Some husbands however feel more deeply the injury done to their honour and seek revenge even in their sober moments.

In such cases it is not uncommon for the offended party to walk with great gravity up to the other and, deliberately seizing his gun or some other article of value, to break it before his face.

The adulterer looks on in silence, afraid to make any attempt to save his property.

In this respect indeed the Indian character seems to differ from the European that an Indian, instead of letting his anger increase with that of his antagonist, assumes the utmost coolness lest he should push him to extremities.
Although adultery is sometimes punished amongst the Crees in the manner above described yet it is no crime provided the husband receives a valuable consideration for his wife's prostitution.

Neither is chastity considered as a virtue in a female before marriage, that is before she becomes the exclusive property of one hunter.
The Cree women are not in general treated harshly by their husbands and possess considerable influence over them.