They left with him a small supply of biscuit and of flour to last him until he should be picked up.

Then, having passed a bend in the river, they ran their canoe ashore in a little cove where the whortleberry and cranberry bushes grew right down to the water's edge, and the sward was bright with the white euphorbia, the blue gentian, and the purple balm.

There they laid out their small stock of provisions, and ate a hearty breakfast while discussing what their plans should be for the future..