It happened, to my further misfortune, that the weather proved hazy for three or four days while I was in the valley, and not being able to see the sun, I wandered about very uncomfortably, and at last was obliged to find the seaside, look for my post, and come back the same way I went: and then, by easy journeys, I turned homeward, the weather being exceeding hot, and my gun, ammunition, hatchet, and other things very heavy.
Comme il ne m'était pas possible de voir le soleil, je rôdai très-malencontreusement, et je fus enfin obligé de regagner le bord de la mer, de chercher mon jalon et de reprendre la route par laquelle j'étais venu. Alors je retournai chez moi, mais à petites journées, le soleil étant excessivement chaud, et mon fusil, mes munitions, ma hache et tout mon équipement extrêmement lourds.