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that his free-hearted soul could think & dictate.  My clothing & every thing I desingn to carry have been in readiness for 2 or 3 days.  Nought but passable - [[underlined]] allowable [[/underlined]] Weather is wanting.
Now hVII-m30 AM.  Wind strong from S.W. & a severe Snow Storm - Ther. 32°.
Had not Koo-jes-se played the [[underlined]] D-l's [[/underlined]] part while we were encamped at Oo-pung-ne-wing in keeping Koo-ter-ne-ung ("Susy") from communicating to me about that important relic she had seen on the Island Oo-pung-ne-wing, a share of my duty to return there would have been removed.  Koo-ter-ne-ung should have told me - notwithstanding his (K's) desire for keeping the information from me.  She (Koo-ter-ne-ung) seems now to regret that she did not tell me.  The perplexities - the almost [[underlined]] insufferable [[/underlined]] conduct oft times - of the Innuits can be imagined & appreciated only by those who have had experiences with them.  Koo-jes-se knew if I became aware of a relic - or relics being on Oo-pung-ne-wing,

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that I would visit there - therefore consuming a little additional time - delaying him & people awhile.
At X A.M. wind lulled & shifted to N.W. - still remaining thick weather with light snow.  One of the Boats put off for water at IX.  An hour after, Koo-per-neu-ung came running down into the Cabin, raising the alarm - if such I may call it - that a Whale was just SW out in the Bay.  An Innuit crew was at once sent off - others following soon after.  The Ship's crews, who were after water (fresh water for Ship's use) soon came aboard, but were immediately sent off in pursuit of said Whale.  Capt. B., who is ever on the alert, a short time after, with his spy saw the whale turn flukes, a short distance from 2 Boats, going down about midway.  At one PM 4 Boats (Ship's crews) came in, when Capt. B. with spy looking down toward "Look-Out" Island, saw a Boat with "waif" up, wh. indicates: 'A Whale in view - & we are giving him chase! also symbol-speaking to the other Boats: 'Come & help us'.  Immediately, orders were given for said Boats to put off with all haste to the assistance called for by "Waif".  Capt. B. went out in one.  The officers &