And a good fit, eh ?" "Marie ...

did this ...

for me ?" demanded David.
The Missioner nodded.
"And the pay, Father...." "Among friends of the forests, David, never speak of pay." "But this skin! It is beautiful--valuable...." "And it is yours," said Father Roland.

"I am glad you mentioned payment to me, and not to Thoreau or Marie.

They might not have understood, and it would have hurt them.