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ance of bone, and considerably strong^f' 
With respect to any command over it, 
was out of the question ; and it dragged 
and driver along with the greatest ease wheJ"^ 
ever it pleased.” 
Such instances of resistance to their di'ive'‘"j 
however, are but exceptions in the gen^’'^ 
character of the reindeer. On another 
sion, the same traveller tells us, that 
deer proceeded so steadily and quietly, 
the act of driving them was merely holdi” 
the rein, which became at last so tedious. 
some of the party behind lashed their deet 
the sledge before, the whole keeping up | 
long steady trot. This is the usual pace ^ 
the reindeer in performing long journeys ; 
though occasionally the animal may proc®^* 
at a gallop for some miles on first starti^^^ 
or in those situations where the snow is 
good, it is natural to suppose that it will 
dually relax its pace. The speed of the p^'' 
