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第5章LoveofLife

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Themanhadfallenintothedhadsprainedhisankle.

&ohisfriend,"Isay,Bill,waitthere.I'vesprainedmya;

Therewasnoanswer.Billhaddisappearedinthedampfog.AlthoughitwasstillAugust,thewildernesslaydloheweaklightoftheafternoonsuhedullskylihehillswerealllow-lying.Therewereherewasnothiiofearintotheman'sheart.

"Bill!"hecalledagain."Bill!"There>

Themaohisfeet,shakingasifhehadafever.Hefoughtagainstthefeari.Hefoundhisgunwherehehaddroppeditiheinuedhiswayslowly.Thegunwasnowuseless,forhehadnoammunitionforit,buthedid.

&edhispacktohisleftshouldersoasthtankleahetopofahill.Fromtherehesawabroadvalley,emptyoflife.

&omofthevalleyy.Hepushedtofollowthetrapanion.

Thoughhewasnowalolost.Fartheraloofirail.Hewouldfollowituntilitcametotheriver,wheretheyhadlefttheiroe,weighteddownwithrodertheoewasaunitionforhisemptygun,fishhooksandlines,andasmall.Hewouldalsofindsomeflour,badbeans-notmuch,fortheyhadtakenmostoftheirfoodwiththemoripihtrylold.

Hekneaitforhimthere;thentheywouldpaddledowoaHudsonBaypanypost,wheretherewouldbewarmshelterayoffood.

&hethoughtsofthemanashelimpedalohehinkthatperhapsBillhaddesertedhiThemanhadwodays,andnowwastheaddedfearofstarvatiooppedafewtimestoeatsomewildberries,buttheyweremostlyseedsandbitter.Hishuhehour.

&hesunhadslippedbeyondthehorizoruckhisteaillforsometimewithoutmovement.Thenheslippedoutofhispackstrapsanddraggedhimselftoasittingposition.Itwasdark,andintheliwilighthegatheredsomemoss.Whenhehadagood-sizedpile,hebuiltafireaasmallpailofwateroverthefiretoboil.

Heunedhispadthefirstthinghedidwastoatches.Thereweresixty-seveedthemthreetimestomakesure.Hedividedthemintothreesmallpacks,ingthemiingonebunhisemptytobaccopouotherbuntheinsidebandofhishat,ahirdbunderhisshirto.Hewasafraidthatifhefellieragain,allofhismatewetanduseless.

Hedriedhisfootgearbythefire.Thewetmoshadbeencuttopieces.Thesockswerewhinpladhisanklehadswollentothesizeofhiskstripfromoneofhisblasandbouightly.Hetoreotherstripsandbouhisfeetforfootwear.Hewasdhekherewouldsoohedangerofsnowandfrost.Afterthewaterheated,hedrahenhewoundhiswatdcrawledbetweenhisblalikeadeadman.

Atsixo'clockheawoke,lyingonhisback.Hegazedstraightupintothegrayskyahewashungry.Asherolledoveronhiselbow,heheardaloudsnortandsawacariboulookingathimstraheanimalwashaaway,andinstantlythemanhadthoughtsofacaribousteakfryingoverafire.Hereaptygun,aimed,arigger.Theanimalsheptygunandrana>

Themandgroanedaloudashedraggedhimselftohisfeet.Slowlyherolledhispacktogether.Helookedatthemoose-hidebagthathehispack.Itwasextraweight,aowovalueitstshadnow.However,herolledittogetherwithhispadstartedout.

Thepaininhisaerrific,butitwashatiomagerhadbeefrightful.Inalittlewhileheavalleywheresomebirdsrs,"Ker...ker...ker,"theycriedastheyflewaway.Hethrewstoheothitaone.Heplacedhispathegroualkthebirdslikeacat.

Thesharprockscutthroughhispaillhiskdbleediawareofhishurtsashishungerwassogreat.Hecursedthebirdsahemwiththeirowncry.

Asthedayworeooavalleywheregamelentiful.Aherdoftassedbywithinrifleralikeruhem,butheknewsueffortwouldbesenseless.Oncehesawafoxwithabirdinitsmouth.Hecalledloudly,hopingthtethebird;butthefox,leapingawayinfright,didnotdropthebird.

Hewaswearyandofte-toliedo,buthewasdrivenonbyhishunger.Hesearchedlittlepsandduguptheearthwithhisfingernailsfhhekherfrogsnorwormslivedthatfarnorth.

Inoneareahewalkedalongacreek,lookingforfish.Inapoolhefoundasmallone.Hedippedhisarmieruptohisshoulder,butthefishgotaway.Thenhereachedforitwithbothhands,stirrihebottoIhefelliihewaist.Sinceheolohefish,hehadtowaituercleared.

&riedagaierbecamemuddy.Theookhistinpailaobailthepool.Hebailedwildlyatfirst,ahewaterranbatothepool.Thenheworkedmorecarefully,thoughhisheartoundingiandhishandswereshaking.Attheendofhalfanhourthepoolwasnearlydry.Buttherewasnofish.Ithadescapedbetweentheroterpool.

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