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able, during that time,, to crawl from the spot ; 

 subsisting wholly on shell fish and sea-weed. 

 By means of a dog of Harmer's, they caught a 

 young calf, on which they lived some time, 

 and recovered their strength a little. Next 

 they found a dead penguin, which was es- 

 teemed a great luxury, though raw, and, of 

 course, not over fresh. Often, in the morn- 

 ing, they found themselves so frozen, being 

 then huddled close together for warmth, that 

 they could not separate without pain and effort. 



Barefooted^ lame, and worn out with these 

 privations, all, but the gaucho and midshipman, 

 expressed themselves unable to bear up any 

 longer, and actually laid down to die. The two 

 who still held out, accompanied by the dog, 

 crawled on for another day in search of the 

 settlement, when, overcome with hunger, they 

 enticed him to come within their reach, and, 



