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whenever food could be procured, but as I was too 
weak to pound the bones, Peltier agreed to do that in 
addition to his more fatiguing task of getting wood. 
We had a violent snow storm all the next day, and 
this gloomy weather contributed to the depression of 
spirits under which Adam and Samandré were laboring. 
Neither of them would quit their beds, and they 
scarcely ceased from shedding tears all day ; in vain 
did Peltier and myself endeavor to cheer them. We 
had even to use much entreaty before we prevailed 
upon them to take the meals we had prepared. Our 
situation was indeed distressing, but in comparison 
with that of our friends in the rear, we considered it 
happy. Their condition gave us unceasing solicitude, 
and was the principal subject of our conversation. 
Though the weather was stormy on the 26th, Sa- 
mandré assisted me to gather tripe de roche. Adam, 
who was very ill, and could not now be prevailed upon 
eat this weed, subsisted principally on bones, though 
he also partook of the soup. The éripe de roche had 
hitherto afforded us our chief support, and we natu- 
rally felt great uneasiness at the prospect of being de- 
prived of it, by its being so frozen as to render it 
impossible for us to gather it. 
We perceived our strength decline every day, and 
every exertion began to be irksome ; when wo were 
once seated the greatest effort was necessary in order 
