During the night Karana leaves Rontu in the cave and climbs again to the headland, where she watches the fires and debates moving her hiding spot to another part of the island. She decides that she is afraid of the girl more then the men, as the men spend their days hunting. She believes the girl might be out gathering food and come across her home at the spring. She watches until the fires are out before she returns to her cave.
Karana and Rontu and go for a walk. She sees that three of the whale ribs have been cut away from her house. They gather some food and return to the cave before light. Every night she goes out only to gather roots to eat. She sees none of the Aleuts, including.....
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