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went out in the morning, unlike a hunter, 

 who makes use only of his knife when he 

 kills a deer, seem to indicate that he took 

 it for the purpose of cutting up something 

 that he knew to be frozen. These opi- 

 nions, however, are the result of subsequent 

 consideration. We passed this night in the 

 open air. 



On the following morning the tent was 

 pitched ; Michel went out early, refused my 

 offer to accompany him, and remained out 

 the whole day. He would not sleep in the 

 tent at night, but chose to lie at the fire- 

 side. 



On the 13th there was a heavy gale of 

 wind, and we passed the day by the fire. 

 Next day, about two P.M., the gale abating, 

 Michel set out as he said to hunt, but re- 

 turned unexpectedly in a very short time. 

 This conduct surprised us, and his con- 

 tradictory and evasory answers to our 

 questions excited some suspicions, but they 

 did not turn towards the truth. 



October 15th. — In the course of this day 

 Michel expressed much regret that he had 



