Some weeks before, I had obtained a dog sledge. I began to come closer to my enemy. He wasn't far in front of me. People told me that they had seen the creature. At one village they told me that he had passed through only the night before. They said he carried guns and pistols and frightened everyone he met. He had stolen their food and one of their dog sledge, and set out across the frozen sea. They were sure that was the end of him.