Soon they began to upbraid themselves for putting both tents and
all the axes into the same canoe; but there was no mention made of
turning back. All seemed only thankful that no lives were lost.
While Job and Joe were changing their wet clothing, George and
Gilbert, as quickly as possible, prepared lunch. Job, however, was
very quiet during the meal, and ate almost nothing. Later,
however, I could bear George and Joe in fits of laughter. Job was
entertaining them with an account of his visit to the fishes.
According to his story, he had a most wonderful time down there.
CHAPTER V
TO THE BEND OF THE RRVER
Beyond this point our progress was slow and difficult. There were
days when we made less than two miles, and these were the
discouraging days for me, because there was ever hanging over me
the thought of the necessity of reaching Ungava by the last week in
August--if I meant to catch the ship there. However, by poling and
tracking, by lifting and dragging the canoe through the shallow
waters near the shore, or again by carrying the entire outfit over
the sand-hills or across boulder-strewn valleys, we won gradually
forward.
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