The beards of the Doctor and Hepburn had been untouched since they left the sea-coast and were become of a hideous length and peculiarly offensive to the Indians.

The Doctor and I suffered extremely from distension and therefore ate sparingly.* Hepburn was getting better and Adam recovered his strength with amazing rapidity.
(*Footnote.

The first alvine discharges after we received food were, as Hearne remarks on a similar occasion, attended with excessive pain.
Previous to the arrival of the Indians the urinary secretion was extremely abundant and we were obliged to rise from bed in consequence upwards of ten times in a night.

This was an extreme annoyance in our reduced state.

It may perhaps be attributed to the quantity of the country tea that we drank.) November 9.
This morning was pleasantly fine.