Kakaik, who was on my left hand, made signs to me to accompany him towards the spot where we had left one of the canoes.  I also understood him to signify that the dogs would prevent the deer from turning back. On reaching the canoe he lifted me into it, and stepping after me, seized a paddle, and with a few strokes sent it skimming out into the lake.  Rounding a point, we soon caught sight of the deer, which stood on the shore with the dogs barking behind them.  The shouts of some of the people who now came up increased the terror of the poor animals. First one plunged into the water, then another, and another; till the whole herd, with the exception of two which had fallen, were striking out in different directions, making for the opposite bank.