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were two successive glitters, or sharp thaws followed by 
frost, which covered the snow with a hard ice coat and made 
it difficult for the deer to dig down to their food. In spite, 
however, of all difficulties and the long voyage, they 
steadily gained in weight, and so far as we can tell, not 
one of the pregnant does lost her fawn. 
On the following pages is the expense account of the 
enterprise : — 
