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71 They went and sat down inside of the door of the house. . Then | the 

 chief of the numaym GigUgam, Sewid, spoke, and said, | "Now turn 

 your face this way. Chief Qliimxod (IV 4), and | listen to what 

 brought us here!" (That is the way they talk in great orations.) || 



75 "Now we have come to ask in marriage your | princess TslEndE- 

 gEmg'i^lak" (IV 3) , Chief Q !umx"6d (IV 4) , for the prince of our chief | 

 L!as6tIwa1is(III ll),SesaxS,las (IV 8)." Thus he said, and he stopped 

 speaking. Then | Q!umx'6d (IV 4) replied, and said, "Tell | Chief 



80 L lasoti walls (III 11) that I accept his prince || Sesaxalas (IV 8), 

 because he is of the same rank as my princess." Thus he said, and 

 he stopped speaking. | Then the chief GwayolElasEme^ arose and | 

 spoke. He said, "Indeed, I never fail to get | what I want and what I 

 try to get. Thank }^ou. Chief Qlumx'od (IV 4), | that you do not 



85 refuse what we offered. Now |! I shall turn back and take your good 

 word, great chief, | to my chief Llasotiwalis (III 11). Now, come. 

 Chief Sewid, — and | you, PEngwid, — and let us go now!" Thus he 

 said. Wlien they had | stopped speaking. Chief Qlilmx'od (IV 4) 



90 spoke again, and | said, "Please wait a while, chiefs, and 11 carry 

 along my princess TslEndEgEmg'i^lak" (IV 3) !" Thus he said, and 

 took I three pairs of blankets, and he gave each | of them one pair. 



71 k!us^alil lax itwiLElas tlExilasa g'okwe. Wii, he^mis yaqlEg'a^le 

 gug^ma^yasa ^nE^memotasa G'Ig'ilgame, ylx Sewide. Wa, lit ^nek'a: 

 "Wag'il la helgEmlllLE gwasgEmllLol g igame Qliimx'od, qa^s hoLela- 

 6saxg"anu^x" g'fixenek"." Laxox gwegwasaxsa ^wa^walatsllax waklE- 



75 ma. "Wa, g'ax^niEuu^x" waLaqag'illlEla laL, g'Igame Qlilmx'od, qaos 

 k"!edelax laxox TslEudEgEmg'i^lakwax, qa Lftwulg'ama^yasa g'lga- 

 ma^ye Llasotiwalise, yix Sesax§,lase, " ^nek'Exs lae q!wel^ida. Wa, 

 la Qlflmx'ode na^naxmeq. Wa, la ^nek"a: " Wiiga, aEm axa g'lga- 

 ma^yae Llasotiwalisaxgin daeLa^meg'ax Lawulgama^yase, lax Se- 



80 saxalasa, ylxs ^namalaso-maa Logiin k'ledelEk'," ^nek'Exs lae q!wel- 

 ^ida. Wa, he^mis la Lax^fdilatsa g'Igama-ye GwayoiElasEma^ye, qa's 

 yaq!Eg'a^le. Wa, la ^nek'a: "Qeu wale, qaxg'ln kMesek" wiyoLle- 

 nox"xEn gwE-'y&, qEn laloLlasE-'wa. Wa, gelak'as^la, g'lgame Q!um- 

 x'od, qaxs k'lesaex aEm Liilagwalaxg'in waldEmk'. Wa, la- 



85 ^mesEn lal qwesgEmalalsg'as ex'g'os waldEmag'os ^walas g'igame 

 laxEn nosa g'lgiima^ye Llasotiwalisa. Wa, gelag'a g'igame Sewid 

 Lo^s PEngwid qEns lalag'I," nek'Exs lae q Iwag-Uila. Wa, g'il^mese 

 qlweFidExs lae edzaqwa yaqlEg'a^le g"igS,ma^ye Qliimx-ode. Wa, 

 la ^nek'a: "Weg'aEmsL esElax, gugigilmc, qa^s lE^maos q!ElElqE- 



90 laxg'ui k"!edelEk', laxg-a TslEndEgEmg'i'lakuk"," ^nekExs lae ax^ed- 

 xa yiiduxiixsa p !ELxElasgEma, qa^s la ts!EwanaqElasa ^nal-nEmxsa 

 laqexs yudukwae. Wa, g'll^mese gwalExs lae hoquwElseda yudu- 



