He did everything decently and in order.
He took the pelt from the bear, carved the body properly, and then, just as the Indians had done, he broiled strips over the coals.

He ate them one after another, slowly, and tasting all the savor, and, intense as was the mere physical pleasure, it was mingled with a deep thankfulness.
Not only was the life nourished anew in him, but he would now regain the strength to seek his comrades.
When he had eaten enough he fastened the body of the bear, now in several portions, on hooks high upon the walls, hooks which evidently had been placed there by the former owner of the hut for this very purpose.

Then, sure that the savor of the food would draw other wild animals, he brought one of the stepping stones and placed it on the inside of the door.

The door could not be pushed aside without arousing him, and, secure in the knowledge, he went to sleep before the coals..