If only Cayamo had been present! But he dared not approach a woman now, for he was at work purifying himself and fasting, in anticipation of the great day when the scalp which he had taken would be feasted over, danced over, prayed at, and sung to.

Shotaye found herself in a most painful situation.

She noticed how complacently the tuyo smiled, the more she attempted to insist.

At last he turned to Teanyi and said a few words to the latter.
Teanyi shook his head, and Shotaye followed the discussion that ensued between the two men with eager eyes and ears.
It soon became clear to her that they were of different opinions, and that each one persisted in his own.

Finally Teanyi spoke alone, and for quite a while in a low voice; and the governor listened attentively and with growing interest.