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Themanbroughthisgunhalfwaytohisshoulderbeforeheremembereditwasnotloaded.Helowereditanddrewhishuntingknife,wifthebearwouldattack.Themandrewhimselfuptohisfullheight,staredatthebearahebearadvaepsaopped.ThemankhebearwouldrunafterhiWithallhismightthemanswungtheknifeandgrowledlikeananimal.Thebeardidhemysteriouscreatureand
Themanpulledhimselftogetheraon,afraidnoay.Therewerewolves.Nowandagainthewolves,inpacksoftwoandthree,crossedhispath.Theystayedan,foritwaseasiertohuntthecaribou.
Iernoohebonesofacariboucalf.Hesatonthemossahebooaheap,ahemwithhisbareteeth,tryihfuloftherawmeat.Thenhepouheboweenrocks,beatioapulpandswallowedit.Inhishastehealmostbrokesomeofhisfihedidnotmi.
Thefuldaysofsnowandraiolivecarriedhimon.Itwasthelifeinhim,unwillidrovehimon.Bythistimehehadbebtopain.Halfalive,hewalked,hestumbled,hetilhecametoariver.HisdullseoldhimitwasnotthesameriverwhereheandBillhadlefttheiroe.HefollowedthecourseoftheriverdownstreaHedidn'tknoas—itdidn'tmattermuyway.Buthestillhadthewilltolive,andhepushedon.
Heawoke,lyingonhisbaarockyledge.Inapai,herolledoveronhisside.Belowhimhecouldseethattheriverflowedouttothesea.Hewashatfadthenhesawsomethingthathewassurewasatriierall,itlyingatanchor.Heclosedhiseyesandtheheshipwasstillthere.Themanotbelieveit.
&hemanheardanoisebehindhim—ahalf-ggasph.Hecouldseehand.Agairangenoises,atherotyfeetawaywasthegrayheadofawolf.Theanimalhadbloodshoteyes.Itseemedsick.Itwasohuntwiththepacks.Itevesownkind,butnowitstalkedtheman,waitingforhimtodie.
Themaowardthesea.Hedecidedtheshipwasreal.Itwasatleastfivemilesaway,butthemaolive.Hehehunger.Hislastblawasgotherifle.
Thoughextremelyweak,hewascalHerippedoffhispahekneesandbouohisfeet.Hismovementswereslow,buthewasdetermiillhadsomematdthetinpail.Hewarmedsomewateranddrankit.lybetter,andhewasabletostaowardtheshipuntilhisweaknessovercamehiThenheallfourslikeananimal.
Iernoonhesatymoose-hidesacklikehis.HereizeditawasBill's.Ahundredyardsfartherwerethebonesofahumahemandidoguess.Billhadalmostmadeit!
Finallythemaiwoorthreetimesdurihesickwolfhadeaeeth,andsniffedihemanflunghisarmsoutahe
&raysofdaylightbroughtthemantolife.Hewasostaocrawltowardtheship.Hecouldseeitnow—lyihebreakers.Hiskneesandarmswererawathemamoving,afootatatime,uhebeach,wherehelayquietly—uomoveafootfarther.Hedreamedoffood,g,andwarmsuheain.
TheshipwastheBedford,onceawhalingvessel.Ohemembersofastificexpeditiohememberssawastragaloowardthewater.Theywereuifytheobjedbeiifi,theytoaship'sboataashoretosee.Andtheysawsomethingthatwashardlyaliveandcouldhardlybecalledahumamovedalongthegroundlikeawormaperhapstweanhour.
ThemanwasbroughtaboardtheBedfivenfood,andcaredforbyadoctor.
Inafewdayshewasabletositupinhisbunk.Withtearsstreamingdowoldhowhehadalmostlosthislifeihealkstrangelyofhisfamilyinsunnysouthernia,andofahomeametreesandtheflowers.
那个男人掉进小溪,扭伤了脚踝。
他叫唤他的朋友:“喂,等我一下,比尔。
我扭伤了脚。”
无人应答,比尔已经消失在潮湿的雾气里。
尽管还只是8月份,在午后惨淡的阳光下,加拿大的荒原显得无比的孤寂和荒凉。
阴沉的天空笼罩着大地:低矮的山峦,没有树木,漫山荒芜,男人周身顿时弥漫着无边的恐惧。
“比尔!”
他又叫道,“比尔!”
依然没人应答。
男人挣扎着站了起来,好像发烧一样浑身颤抖。
他竭力克制住内心的恐惧,找到落入水里的枪,然后慢慢地挪动脚步。
子弹已经用完,枪也没什么用了,不过他还是没有扔掉。
为了减轻右脚踝的压力,他把背包挪到了左肩,然后匆匆爬上了一座小山丘。
他从那儿看到了一个山谷,空阔却沉闷。
山谷的底部松软而潮湿。
他接着赶路,想沿着踪迹追上同伴。
虽然孤身一人,但他并没有迷路,他知道,再走远点,就能找到路了。
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