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half-circle. They were vociferating as if to attract our 
attention, or perhaps only to give vent to their sur¬ 
prise ; but I could make nothing out of their cries, 
except “Iloah, lia, ha!” and “ Ka, kaah! ka, kaah!” 
repeated over and over again. 
MEETING THE ESQUIMAUX. 
There was light enough for me to see that they 
brandished no weapons, and were only tossing their 
heads and arms about in violent gesticulations. A 
more unexcited inspection showed us, too, that their 
numbers were not as great nor their size as Pata- 
