But Makoki knew nothing of their adventures, and on this morning when they came down to the feast he was a hundred miles away, haggling with a white man who wanted a guide.

He would never know that Iskoo Wapoo was at his side that very moment, planning the thing that was to mean so much in the lives of Neewa and Miki.
Meanwhile Neewa and Miki went at their breakfast as if starved.

They were immensely practical.

They did not look back on what had happened, but for the moment submerged themselves completely in the present.

The few days of thrill and adventure through which they had gone seemed like a year.