But she was his only child, and ere he placed faith in the suspicion communicated to him in secret by one of the shamans in the tribe, he wanted to satisfy himself from her own behaviour whether it was true or not.

To his deepest sorrow Say Koitza's behaviour seemed to prove that she was not falsely accused.

It was a terrible blow to the old man, who for the first time in his life rose from a task bewildered and hopeless.

Duty was to him paramount, and yet he could not utterly stifle the longing to save his only child from a cruel and ignominious fate.
His daughter too felt utterly wretched, and despondent in the highest degree.

For the accusation against her was true.