At the time when the tribal council of the Queres was holding the stormy session which we have described in the preceding chapter, quite a different scene was taking place at the home of the wife of Tyope.

That home, we know, belonged to Hannay, the woman with whom Tyope had consorted after his separation from Shotaye; and it was also the dwelling in which he resided when other matters did not keep him away.
The tie that bound Tyope to his second wife was of rather a sensual nature.

Hannay was a very sensual woman, but in addition to this she possessed qualities that made her valuable to her husband.

She was extremely inquisitive, listened well, knew how to inquire, and was an active reporter.

On her side there was no real affection for Tyope; but her admiration for his intellectual qualities, so far as she was able to appreciate them, knew no bounds.