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religious objected to loading and unloading on 

 Sunday, so the sailing was changed to Wednes- 

 day, and their consciences were satisfied. 

 They forgot, however, that they made some 

 smaller port of call further west break the 

 Sabbath, but being one of the most important 

 shipping centres in the cod season their views 

 had to be met. 



We arrived at Belleoram at 6 a.m. on the 

 26th, feeling our way along the coast with our 

 foghorn. 



I and my belongings were turned out on the 

 pier and I felt my trip had at last begun. 



The Caribou was in harbour and a boat put 

 off with Steve Bernard, who had come down to 

 meet me and help Mr. Ryan, who was laid up 

 on board with a bad leg. I at once went out 

 to call on Mr. Ryan, as I wanted to get away as 

 soon as possible. I found a sturdy Irishman 

 of about sixty, full of go and energy, and in the 

 cheeriest spirits, only extremely annoyed at 

 the bad leg, which made him pretend to lie up, 

 for lie up he never did, his restless nature 

 would not allow it, and he was always on the 

 move. 



His illness began with a boil, but he would 

 go off into the woods after caribou and so 

 irritated it, that the boil had developed into a 

 large sloughing ulcer with considerable inflam- 



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