She was idle too, while the others plaited busily, and there was a subdued look of sadness about her countenance, contrasting strangely with the merry faces of the others.
"Why did you not tell Shah-co-pee what we were laughing at, Wenona ?" said Wanska.

"Your secret is known now.

The Deer-killer told all at the Virgin's feast.

Why did you not make him promise not to come?
If I had been you, I would have lain sick the day of the feast, I would have struck my foot, so that I could not walk, or, I would have died before I entered the ring.
"The Deer-killer promised to marry me," replied Wenona.

"He said that when he returned from his hunt I should be his wife.