One of the hunters yet remained abroad; and as the wind rose at noon, we had hopes that he was successful.

In the evening he made his appearance, and announcing that he had killed a large moose, immediately secured the reward which had been promised.
The tidings were received with apparent indifference, by people whose lives are alternate changes from the extremity of want to abundance.

But as their countenances seldom betray their emotions, it cannot be determined whether their apathy is real or affected.

However, the women prepared their sledges and dogs, with the design of dismembering, and bringing home, the carcass: a proceeding to which, in their necessitous condition, I could have had neither reasonable nor available objections, without giving them a substitute.

By much solicitation I obtained an audience, and offered them our own provisions, on condition of their suspending the work of destruction till the next day.