128 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



Adam was in rather better spirits, but he 

 could not bear to be left alone. Our stopk" 

 of bones was exhausted by a small quantity 

 of soup we made this evening. The toil 

 of separating the hair from theygkins, which 

 in fact were our chief support, had now 

 become so wearisome as to prevent us from 

 eating as much as we should otherwise have 

 done. 



November 4. — Calm and comparatively 

 mild weather. The Doctor and Hepburn, 

 exclusive of their usual occupation, gathered 

 some tripe de roche. I went a few yards 

 from the house in search of bones, and re- 

 turned quite fatigued, having found but 

 three. The Doctor again made incisions in 

 Adam's leg, which discharged a considerable 

 quantity of water, and gave him great relief. 

 We read j^r-ayers^ajid a portion of theNew 

 Testament in the morning and^evening, as 

 had been our practice since Dr. Richard- 

 son's arrival ; and I may remark that the 

 performance of these duties always afforded 

 us the greatest consolation, serving to re- 

 animate our hope in the mercy of the 



