been making another
collection for you from my brother-officers, which you were not provided
with, and will find very useful--I may say absolutely necessary."

"What may that be, Captain Sinclair?" said Mr Campbell.

"A variety of dogs of every description. I have a pack of five; and
although not quite so handsome as your pet dogs in England, you will
find them well acquainted with the country, and do their duty well. I
have a pointer, a bull-dog, two terriers, and a fox-hound--all of them
of good courage, and ready to attack catamount, wolf, lynx, or even a
bear, if required."

"It is, indeed, a very valuable present," replied Mr Campbell, "and you
have our sincere thanks."

"The cows you had better select before you go, unless you prefer that I
should do it for you," observed Colonel Forster.

"They shall be driven over in a day or two, as I presume the ladies will
wish to have milk. By-the-bye, Mr Campbell, I must let you into a
secret. The wild onions which grow so plentifully in this country, and
which the cattle are very fond of, give a very unpleasant taste to the
milk. You may remove it by heating the milk as soon as it has been
drawn from the cows."

"Many thanks, Colonel, for your information," replied Mr Campbell, "for
I certainly have no great partiality to the flavour of onions in milk."

A summons to breakfast broke up the conversation. During the day, Henry
and Alfred, assisted by Captain Sinclair and Martin Super, were very
busy in loading the two _bateaux_ with the stores, tents, and various
trunks of linen and other necessaries which they had brought with them.
Mr and Mrs Campbell, with the girls, were equally busy in selecting
and putting on one side articles for immediate use on their arrival at
the allotment. As they were very tired, they went to bed early, that
they might be ready for the next day's re-embarkation; and after
breakfast, having taken leave of the kind commandant and the other
officers, they went down to the shore of the lake, and embarked with
Captain Sinclair in the commandant's boat, which had been prepared for
them. Martin Super, Alfred, and Henry, with the five dogs, went on
board of the two _bateaux_, which were manned by the corporal and twelve
soldiers, lent by the commandant to Mr Campbell. The weather was
beautifully fine, and they set off in high spirts. The distance by
water was not more than three miles, although by land it was nearly
five, and in half-a