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then when I returned home the owner of the lodge said, 'Thou hast 

 not accomplished what I said, that thou do not utter a word should 

 anyone soever address words to thee.' And right after this he said, 

 'That there is only one way thou canst make amends, and that is that 

 thou shalt go back to the place whence thou didst come and tell thy 

 mother that she has not yet verily paid a visit to this place and that 

 not yet also has she confirmed thy living here in this place.' " 



Then the Elder Woman said, "Certainly, indeed, I have delayed 

 too long. Now, as to that, I have prepared that by which I shall 

 confirm the matter. Now, as to that, here lies a basket of bread 

 mixed with huckleberries. Now then I will go there to the place 

 where stands the lodge of him who is named Hoda"he' that I may 

 give satisfaction to his mind. Verily his mind has become aggrieved. 

 That then perhaps shall come to pass. Verily thou shalt continue 

 to abide here. I, so weak, will make a visit there first." Then at 

 that time she bore with a forehead strap a basket of bread, marriage 

 bread, and she then departed. 



When then she arrived at the place where stood the lodge of 

 Hoda"he', then the Elder Woman said, "Now behold, I have arrived. 

 Now also I bring the thing that confirms the matter, now then I 

 agree to it that my daughter, Awe°'hai', now lives together with 

 thee." And then she set down the basket in front of the place where 

 Hoda"he' sat. 



Then the lodge owner took out the marriage bread and he said, 

 "Now verily the matter has been adjusted. Now the public have 

 been awaiting this a long while. For that, as is the custom, all will 

 share it by eating." Then he said, "Then I will tell thee that thy 

 daughter verily goes about from place to place* once thou didst depart. 

 That then when thou returnest there thou shalt tell her that she shall 

 depart thence. That then will come to pass. Verily she shall make 

 a straight course kither, that she do not anywhere stand before she 

 arrives here." At that time he said, "Now then I will tell thee 

 that now I will prepare for thee a burden of dried meat, which thou 

 shalt bear away with thee. That too when thou earnest this back 

 into thy lodge, then all thy people shall share it by eating. So then 

 at that time verily the minds of all will be pleased." 



Then at that time verily the dried meat he placed in her basket, 

 and it all was dried meat. When this basket was filled he said, 

 "Now verily thou must return home. When then thou hast re- 

 turned to the place whence thou didst depart, then verily thy daugh- 

 ter must depart thence. Now as to that nothing remains imsettled. 

 Everything is peaceful." 



Now then the Elder Woman again bore a basket by the forehead 

 strap. Then she departed for home. When she returned she said, 

 "My daughter, Awe°'hai', now behold this, I have settled the whole 



See note on p. 609. 



