Presently she went on.

"A cry from you, my child, drew the men's attention to us.
'Here's your squaw,' one of them said to Christian, who tried to get up, but could not.

I saw that it was useless to speak to him, and turned to leave the house, intending to ask shelter from Mrs.Strafford or Mary, but before I could pass the door one of the strangers shut and bolted it, while another seized and held me fast.

They made me sit down at the table; they tried to drag you out of my arms, and failing in that, to make you swallow some of the whisky they were drinking.

I defended you as well as I could.