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waiting for them half an hour.  While awaiting them the sun set.  The
sky was a mass of glow.  As soon as they arrived we started for the camp.
The path was still discernible and we reached the spring safely.  It
was now though very dark and I could no longer make out the path.
I lit my lamp and soon found the path but almost as soon lost it.
I now called for Mr. W. but no answer was returned.  I called 
again and again but still no answer.  I now had made up my mind to
enter the ravine and thus reach the camp.  I was thus proceeding down the
hillside when suddenly the camp-fire flashed into sight.  We were 
all glad and it did not take us very long to reach it.  K. & B.
were both hungry, so we at once prepared coffee and began eating our 
supper.  B. had brought oysters, some in the shell and some already
freed; the latter were warmed but the former were roasted.  Supper over
we put on the Yule log.  It soon blazed up beautifully.  The camera was
now gotten into position, flash-lights were tied to a near-by tree and
when all was ready touched off with a burning ember.  Three plates
were exposed.  After the pictures were taken, friend K. read to us
a short extract of the origin of the celebration.  Mr. W. also read
a paper.  It was then half past eight.  Several times it had
rained, and now it seemed as if it might continue.  So we decided
        