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Soon they indicated their desire to stop & go into encampment there - I told them I desired to arrive at their vessel to-night It was near VI - P.M. Sun nearly ready to hide its face behind the high land, but I felt with smart pulling the 7 miles distance could be made in 2 or 3 hours. [[strikethrough]] As [[/strikethrough]] Koo-jes-se & his Innuit friends seeing my purpose became [[underlined]] ^[[muleish]] [[strikethrough]] dogish [[/underlined]] [[/strikethrough]] (I can use no milder term). I told them if the wind left we could pull there in 3 hours. After making a mile under sail [[strikethrough]] with [[/strikethrough]] it became calm. It was cold & growing more so. The Innuits thought to change my purpose by refusing to do anything in way of pulling at the oars. But I made up my mind I could endure the [[strikethrough]] op [[/strikethrough]] exposure [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] ^[[through]] the night if they preferred it. For 1/2 hour the Innuits continued their evil conduct - my expected reference in way of condemnation is to the men Innuits the women being all the time ready to do the right if the males would allow it - I occasionally spoke kindly but if I got any reply it was short & gruff. At length, the Innuits made up their minds that I was the one to consent to turning back - so they down jib & unwrapped Sail Mast. The females commenced pulling at the oars - our progress very slow - I said nothing Koo-per-ne-ung & Kood-loo sat quietly smoking & Koo-jes-se the same but steering. Innuits are [[strikethrough]] either [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] Devils [[/underlined]] very much of the time the rest of the time [[underlined]] Innuits [[/underlined]] Ere we got across the Bay darkness was over us - [[strikethrough]] yet [[/strikethrough]] But not long this for the Aurora stretching its band of light from E. to W. enlightened our way. Now was this all our light. As the oars ^[[were]] plied each stroke was followed by showers of flashing gold. I felt anxious for a sight of the vessel a mast, but this [[strikethrough]] was [[strikethrough]] had to give place to [[strikethrough]] speed [[/strikethrough]] the more pressing anxieties for our immediate safety. There were shoals about us & these required to be carefully avoided or we might have had our boat stove. As we rounded the point leading into the harbor all was excitement.  The Innuits seemed glad that they were so near the "George Henry". The could not express their joy so they loaded