Note 24 — Chapter XXXV · Completion of two farm-houses;—a lake;—the beast with a bill.
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The beast with a bill was next examined with eager curiosity24, and then laid aside for the plan I had formed. My wife proceeded to pluck and salt the birds we had killed, reserving one fresh for our supper, which we partook of together upon the benches before the door of our new habitation. We filled the stable with forage, laid a large provision of grain for the fowls within their house, and began arrangements for our departure.