The food sacks he slung high in the trees beyond leaping-reach of the huskies.

Next, he chopped down a young spruce tree and trimmed off the boughs.

Close to the fire he trampled down the soft snow and covered the packed space with the boughs.

On this flooring he tossed his own and Daylight's gear-bags, containing dry socks and underwear and their sleeping-robes.

Kama, however, had two robes of rabbit skin to Daylight's one.
They worked on steadily, without speaking, losing no time.