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and the natives were at this season engaged in their 
summer hunt, collecting them. Four thousand had 
already been sent to Denmark, and more were on 
hand. I bought a stock of superior quality for fifty 
cents a piece. These furs are valuable for their 
lightness and wanntli. They form the ordinary upper 
clothing of both sexes the seal being used only for 
pantaloons and for waterproof dresses. I purchased 
also all that I could get of the crimped seal-skin boots 
or moccasins, an admirable article of walking gear, 
much more secure against the wet than any made by 
sewing. I would have added to my stock of fish; but 
the cod had not yet reached this part of the coast, and 
would not for some weeks. 
Bidding good-bye to the governor, whose hospitality 
we had shared liberally, we put to sea on Saturday, the 
10th, beating to the northward and westward in the 
teeth of a heavy gale. 
