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fectly, how else could he answer so intelligently ; of 

 course he does not pronounce yes accurately, but is 

 entirely comprehensible." 



" Well, then, ask him about the canoe he is build- 

 ing ; how many it will hold, what those strings are 

 for, and where he caught that large trout yonder ?" 



" You build ze canoe ?" 



" Ya." 



*'Howmany it hold?'* 



"Ya." 



"It hold one?" 



"Ya." 



" It hold two ?" 



" Ya." 



" You see he says it holds one or two." 



" Well, now about the strings." 



" Zese strings, what for ?" 



"Ya." 



" No no ; what for yese strings ?' 



"Ya." 



" What zay use for ?" raising his voice. 



"Ya." 



" You no understand ; what for, what for ?" 



" Ya." 



" Leave the strings and try the fish ?" 



" You see ze trout, truite .^" 



" Ya." 



" Where you catch him ?" 



" Ya." 



" Up ze river?" 



"Ya." 



