Ten months among the tents of the Tuski, with incidents of an Arctic boat expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, as far as the Mackenzie River, and Cape Bathurst . es dress. Every prepa-ration that a hearty welcome could suggest was putin force for our comfort; we were divested of ourheavy dresses, and reclined at ease in a moderatetemperature, for Ahmoleen saw at once our distressin great heat, and instantly reduced it. In a verybrief space of time a delightful, because clean, mealof boiled venison was served, upon which our hostwould have had us surfeit ourselves. He seemedvery desirous
Ten months among the tents of the Tuski, with incidents of an Arctic boat expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, as far as the Mackenzie River, and Cape Bathurst . es dress. Every prepa-ration that a hearty welcome could suggest was putin force for our comfort; we were divested of ourheavy dresses, and reclined at ease in a moderatetemperature, for Ahmoleen saw at once our distressin great heat, and instantly reduced it. In a verybrief space of time a delightful, because clean, mealof boiled venison was served, upon which our hostwould have had us surfeit ourselves. He seemedvery desirous that we should remain some time withhim, counting five upon his fingers, to denote thedays he would have us stay, and seeming greatlydisappointed when we intimated our inability toaccept his kind invitation. We smoked our pipes inquiet conversation, after which our host, with 158 COMFORTABLE C^UAKTERS. delicate perception, seeing that we were fatiguedwith our journey and the cold air, which is mightilyconducive to sleep, forbore to weary us more withmany interrogatories, which he must have been eagerto satisfy, and having our couches arranged, left usto TUSKI MAN. CHAPTER XL Vexatious detention.—Attempts at instruction.— delicacy.—Enmityexplained.—The coat of mail.—Yandangah.—Noonahmone.—Startlinginformation.—Farewell to Ahmoleen.—Tragic tidings.—Return to the Plover. We were greatly annoyed to find the 25th thereverse of its predecessor: the wind blew fiercely,and snow fell heavily, quite marring all hopes ofinspection and advance. Thus disappointed in ourdesires, we sought occupation in-doors, first bymaking observations with the magnet, and afterwardsbecoming sufficiently engaged in the society of ourhost. He was full of conversation, and never ceasedto ply us with questions respecting our visit, ourcountry, and our possessions, displaying greatshrewdness in his queries, and, generally, a readyperception of our explanations. On the subject
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