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preparation. But the weather may change. I must decide upon something without delay. I have only just enough salt left for my butchering purposes ! February 18.--The cold is intense; it recalls the visit of the wolves to mind. There is nothing now to hinder them from traversing the mountain in all directions. Under these desperate circumstances, it is the only end which makes me shudder. Were an avalanche permitted to crush me to-day, I should hall death as a deliverance. February 20.--I have come to a grand resolution ! I will leave the chalet tomorrow.--Before risking my life, I wish to record in my journal what made me come to this conclusion. Yesterday morning, Blanchette's bleating woke me out of a frightful dream. I thought I was standing, with bloody hands, cutting up the poor animal's quivering flesh; her head lay before me; I could nevertheless hear it utter cries of pain. These were what actually did strike my ear. I awoke with my cheeks streaming with