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the tent of her people to the tent of his people. That is all there is 

 to it. And, very often, the little romance connected with this per- 

 formance is annihilated by the fact that the bride is so conducted 

 against her will. You will notice that the Eskimos are mated, so to 

 speak, while they are yet children. That is to say, the parents of 

 the girl and the parents of the boy agree that, when the proper 

 time comes, they — the two — shall live together as man and wife. 

 This agreement, of course, comes to the knowledge of the girl and 

 boy concerned while they are yet very young, and it may be that 

 they grow up to think very much of each other, and become happily 

 joined together; but it may also happen that the girl will take a 

 hearty dislike of the choice made on her behalf, and grow up to 

 thoroughly hate and despise him. All the same, when he becomes 

 old enough to maintain her by the chase, he demands his property, 

 as it were, and she is compelled to submit. But we must not sup- 

 pose the latter to have been the case with the marriage in question. 



