The men who had carried the flour had received a few kopecks for their trouble, and had gone off as soon as they had laid down their burdens. Directly the things were handed into the boat, Luka stepped in and they pushed off into the stream.
"I have bought plenty of arrow-heads, and two steel spear heads and shafts."
"I wondered what those short poles were."
"They are of tough wood and the right length, ten feet long. They are good for seal-hunting and for bears."
"Well, I think you have done capitally, Luka. You have made the money go a long way. I suppose you have spent the hundred roubles you took with you?"
"I have four left. I think I have done very well. We have everything we shall want through the winter."
"Well, we are fairly off for the north now," Godfrey said, in high spirits that everything was settled, and that for eight months at least there would not be the slightest risk of meeting with a Russian policeman or soldier. "Hurrah for the north, Luka, and for shooting and adventures!"
Luka smiled. It was rarely he laughed, but he was always ready to smile when Godfrey addressed him.
"The air feels brisk and cold to-day. We shall soon have winter upon us."