He gave his reply in a positive tone,-- "I hold it is well, provided Tzitz hanutsh is satisfied." He bent his head again in token that he had said as much as he cared to say for the present.
Hoshkanyi Tihua then interrogated the Shkuy Chayan, who very pointedly answered,-- "It is good." His colleague, the Shikama Chayan, remained non-committal, saying,-- "It may be good, it may not be good; I do not know.

My hanutsh is Shutzuna,"-- he cast a rapid glance to where the delegate of the Prairie-wolf people was sitting,--"and we have enough land for ourselves." The governor now addressed the same question successively to the Koshare Naua and to the leader of the Cuirana.

The dim eyes of the former began to gleam; his shrivelled features assumed a hideous, wolfish expression as he spoke in a voice trembling yet clear,-- "It is well.

Our brethren deserve what they demand.

If the crops ripen, my children from Shyuamo are those who pray and fast most of all.