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In that way it will help us . '' `` Yes ; and to carry the game , '' said George , with a laugh . `` If you bag as big game as you did on the last trip , you will need the wagon , '' replied the Professor . They were on the way early in the morning , with the guns and plenty of ammunition , and before nine o'clock reached the river . Scarcity of rains had considerably lowered the stream , and they discussed the advisability of fording the team across . `` I am in favor of the idea , if the stream is n't too deep . It seems to be shallow enough . ''