To beg pardon for an offence committed is to him a very difficult task.

He is a child, and children rarely make atonement unless compelled.

They conceal their guilt, and so does the Indian.

If he has wronged any one, the redman persists in acting as if nothing had happened, or he pouts, or avoids the party offended.

Zashue did not pout, but he avoided his wife's dwelling as much as possible, and felt embarrassed when there, or as had been the case a few days ago, when the matter of Okoya's wooing was discussed, he availed himself of the first pretext to take leave.