Both the Cuirana Naua and Tyame, the delegate of the Eagle clan, could not refrain from expressing their approval in an audible manner by the customary "[=A]-[=a]," and the Shikama Chayan slightly nodded assent.
It was already late, but nobody thought of the hour.

On such occasions the Indian can sit up whole nights without ever thinking of rest.

Not only was everybody interested, but the excitement, although barely visible on the surface, was rapidly growing; and personal ill-feeling and spite cropped out more and more.
Tyame having expressed himself in favour of the opinion of the delegate from Huashpa hanutsh, the tapop could not refrain from going out of the ordinary routine in order to slight him, and to give the floor to the member from Hiits Hanyi.

This flattered the popular delegate, and he accordingly spoke so strongly in favour of the claim presented by Shyuamo that at the close of his speech several voices at once grunted assent.

Both parties were growing decidedly bitter.
Tyame noticed the intended slight; so when Hoshkanyi called him up he opened his talk with the remark,-- "One can see that you are Shyuamo." "That is what I am," the little fellow bragged.
"But you are tapop also," Tyame objected.
"Why do you speak thus?
Are you angry that you could not be used for the place ?" venomously inquired the governor.
[Illustration: The Hishtanyi Chayan, or Chief Medicine Man] "If I were in your place," retorted the Eagle, "I should do as is customary, and call upon each one in turn." "You have time enough left to speak against Shyuamo," said the chief of the Delight Makers in a wicked manner.
"That I shall do, most assuredly," exclaimed Tyame.