330 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [RTH. ANN. 33 
10 selects the chiefs whom he intends to invite in. It is not long before 
they all come into | his house. [I have forgotten that his wife | at 
once spreads out mats for the guests to sit down on the floor. | Those 
who have been invited go right in and sit down on | the spread mats.] 
15 As soon as they are all in, the || man takes a kettle and pours water 
into it, | and he puts it on the fire in his house; but his wife goes on 
with her work. | She takes a basket, and takes the “plucked cheeks” 
out of the water and puts them into the | basket, and pours them 
into the kettle which | is boiling over the fire in the house. Then the 
20 woman takes dishes and || puts them down where she is sitting, and 
she also takes tongs; | and when she thinks that (the “plucked 
cheeks’’) are done, her husband takes | the kettle from the fire. 
Immediately the woman takes her tongs | and takes out the “ plucked 
cheeks”? and puts them into the dishes; | and when they are all in 
25 the dishes, she places || one dish in front of each four men. As soon | 
as this is done, she takes a bucket with water in it and places | it in 
front of the guests; then they drink; | and when they finish drinking, 
they begin to eat; | and when they begin to eat, the woman takes 
30 another || dish and pours the liquid of the “plucked cheeks” into it. 
Then she counts one | spoon for each guest, and she goes and gives 
them each one. She | takes up the dish with the liquid in it and 
10 qr‘waxa g'i’g'igimatyé. Wai, k:!é’st!a gii’laxs g-a’xaé ‘wi’‘la ho’gwi- 
LEla lax g° oie Wi, hé’xoien 1!nlé’wésr’we gENnE/masexs hé’- 
x“ida‘maé Lep!a‘litrlaxa té/rlwa‘yé qa k!tidzndza/litlastesa k!wé/tn- 
La; wi, la’gilas hé&na’ktlatfma Léflanrmé qa‘s lé k!tidzedza/li- 
taxa LEbEgwi'lkwé te’elfwatya. Wa, gi’lfmésé ‘wi’‘laétexs la’éda 
15 begwa’nemé ax‘é’dxa hi’nx'Lanowé qa‘s giixts!o’désa ‘wa’pé laq. 
Wa, la hi’nxtents 1la’xés Imgwi'lé. Wai, la’La a’x"silé grnr’mas, 
ixté’dxa lexa’yé qa‘s lé k-!6’stendxa p!8ld’sé qa‘s k‘!ats!0/dés la’xa 
Inxa’‘yé qa‘s li giixts!0’ts la’xa hi’nx Lala hi’nx'Land. Wi, laf‘mé’sé 
mak/mdelqtila gé’gvilila, la’asa ts!eda’qé ax‘é’dxa 10’rlq!we qa‘s 
99 ga/x@ x‘a’lilas la’xés k!waé’lasé; wi, hé’misé ts!é’stila. Wa, 
ef/lfinésé kd’taq lan’m L!6d’pa ine fa’/'wtinemas h&’nx’sendxa 
hi’nx Lanowé. Wa, hé’x*ida‘méséda ts!eda’qe ax‘é’dxés ts!é’siala 
qa k !ipwista’léxa p!rlo’sé qa‘s k:!ipts!4’lés la’xa lo’Elq!weé. Wa, 
gi/lfmése ‘wi'‘lts!& 1la’xa to’Elq!wixs la’é k-axdzamO6’lilas 1a’xa 
25 maé’mokwe bé’begwanrma 1la’xa ‘na’ineméxta 16’q!wa. Wa, g‘i’l- 
smésé ‘wi'laxs la’é ix‘é’dxa ‘wa’bets!Ala na’gats!a qa‘s lé hi’nx-- 
dzamolilas la’xés k!we’lékwe. Wi, hé’x‘idafmésé na’x‘idex:da- 
‘xwa. Wi, g'i’l'mésé gwal na’qaxs 1a’x'da‘xwaé hi‘mx“i’da. Wa, 
o{lfmésé nee *7/dexs la’éda ts!edaqé &x‘é’dxa 36’gtifla‘maxat! 10’- 
30 q!wa qa‘s gixts!o’dés ‘wa’paliisa p!l0’sé laq. Wa, ia’ xaa ho’spmtsa 
k-a’/k'ets!enagé la’xa k!we’lé qa‘s lé ts!4s liq. Wa§, la’xaa k-a’- 
gilitxa ‘wa’brts!ila 1lo’q!wa qa‘s lé k-ax'dzamo’lilas laq qa yo’- 
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