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times to make B3rnfr7 hear me, who could 
not be far oiT, and who had probably lod hiin- 
felfalfo. 
Now and then I faw Ibme groufe pafs over 
my head ; and 1 killed a few, as much to pafs 
away the time as to fatisfy my hunger. By 
means of the pan of my gun, and at the ex- 
pence of one of my fleeves which ferved me 
for tinder, I contrived to light a fire, and broil- 
ed my birds. 
Though this employed me two hours, it 
did not prevent my making melancholy re- 
flexions. How tedioLifiy do the minutes pafs 
in fuch fituations ! At length, when I found it 
was five o'clock by my watch, and faw my-^ 
felf obliged to fpend the night there, expofed 
to the attacks of wild beafts, I began to employ 
what day-light remained in colleding all the 
brufliwood round, to keep up a fire during the 
night. 
This precaution was unneceffary. The mo- 
ment when I moil defpaired of fuccour, I fan-i 
cied I heard at a diftance the report of guns. 
I need not exprefs the joy I^felt at this fignal. 
I anfvvered by firing both the barrels of my 
piece. In fad it was made by feme of my 
people. 
