"
"Of whom are you speaking? Lieutenant Can--"
"A big nigger dat called himself Cato."
"Oh, I thought--" and the embarrassed girl covered her face to hide her
confusion and disappointment.
"See'd him too," said Hans, pleasantly.
"Who?"
"Lieutenant Canfield," he whispered.
"Where is he? what did he say? when shall I see him? Oh! do not keep
me in suspense."
"De Huron Injin, him and anoder nigger am out in de woods waitin' for
de night to come, when I'm goin' for to take you out to dem."
"But Keeway--your wife?"
"Keewaygooshturkumkankangewock? Yaw, she mine frow; been
married six--seven years. Nice name dat. Know what
Keewaygooshturkumkankangewock means?"
"No, I have never heard," replied Miss Prescott, thinking it best to
humor the whims of her friend.
"It means de 'Lily dat am de Same Shape all de Way Down,' which am her.
What you ax?"
"But will your Lily allow me to depart?"
"Dat am what I'm going for to tell you. I'm going fishing purty soon,
and won't be back till de arternoon. When I come back we'll have fish
for supper. De Huron Injin give me something for to put in de fish,
dat will put mine frow and de little ones to sleep, so dat dey won't
wake up when we go out de wigwam."
"And I suppose you do not wish me to eat of them?"
"No, for you'd get to sleep too, den I shall have to carry you."
"There is no danger of my having much appetite after what you have told
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