Though Teanyi's voice was muffled, Shotaye still overheard the word Cayamo several times.

Straining her sense of hearing, she caught the words tupoge, tema quio, finally Shotaye also.

The tuyo listened, smiled, winked slyly, and at last laughed aloud.

At the same time he turned his face to her and nodded most pleasantly; thereupon he said a few words to Teanyi aloud, and the latter turned to his family, which had little by little congregated in the room, and repeated, as appeared to Shotaye, his statements.

At the close of his talk all broke out in a joyful laugh.