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The imaginary bear -- The sledge -- A lesson in natural philosophy.
I had remarked the evening before, on our return to the seashore, a quantity of wood, of which I thought I could make a kind of conveyance for our cask of butter and other provisions from Tent-House to Falcon's Stream. I had secretly determined to go early the next morning, before my family should be awake, to the spot. I had fixed upon Ernest for my assistant, thinking that his indolent temper required to be stimulated to exertion. I made him feel as a great favour the preference I gave him, and he promised to be ready at a very early hour. I was also desirous to leave Fritz with the family, as, being the tallest and strongest, he was more able to protect the rest.