490 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [ETH. ANN. 85 
28 Indians call | ‘milky sea-eggs.’’ The milky sea-eggs are not eaten 
raw by the Indians. | They keep them; that is one of the number of 
30 those who are || eating sea-eggs. The woman gathers the | milky 
sea-eggs that have been thrown away by the eaters. After the 
people have eaten the | good sea-eggs, she takes the milky sea-eggs 
and washes out the | large empty sea-egg shells. Then she takes the 
milky sea-eggs and | pulls out the edible insides. She washes them 
35 in salt water; || and after she has done so, she squeezes them so that 
the water comes out, | and she puts them back into the empty sea- 
egg shells. She continues doing this | with the others; and as soon 
as they are all done, there may be five | empty sea-egg shells filled 
with milky sea-eggs. She | carries them up the beach into the 
40 house. || Then she puts them down by the side of the fire. Then she 
roasts them. Some | Indians call this ts/ésa. They are almost | 
under the side-logs of the fire. Sometimes it takes almost | half a 
day to cook them. ‘They are not taken off the fire | until they are 
burnt black. Then they are done. The one who is roasting them || 
45 invites her numaym to come and eat the | roasted sea-eggs; and as 
soon as the guests come and sit down, | the one who invited his numaym 
takes the roasted sea-eggs and! puts them down in front of the guests. 
There are two men to each| sea-egg shell containing roasted sea-eges. 
28 dzédaq merséqwa. Wai, hérm k:!és_ k-lilx'k-lax'sd‘sa bak!tima 
dzédaqé mrséqwa. Wai, li axélaq yixa ‘nemodkwé lax ‘waxaasasa 
30 memséx’g'ixa meEséqwé. Wi, li ql!ap!énaktla  ts!eqrlaydsa 
meEmséx"g'‘ixa mEséqwe, yixa dzédaqgé. Wa, li gwal memséx"g-ixa 
eyax'sé meséqitxs laé Ax*édxa dzédaqé meséqwa qa‘s ts!dxiig-‘indéxa 
‘walasé la‘x"mot mEséqwa. Wa, li &x‘édxa dzédaqé muséq" qa‘s 
gelx"qodéx himts!4was. Wa, li ts!ox‘wideq laxa demsxé. Wa, 
35 gilfmésé gwalexs laé q!wés‘édeq qa lawiyés ‘wapagatyas. Wii, 
lexts!ots laxa lopts!4 ta‘x"mot mrEséqwa. Wa, li hanal hé gwée- 
gilaxa wadkwé. Wa, gilfmésé ‘wi‘laxs laé ‘nal*nemp!mna sek: !éx- 
Léda tafx*moté meséq* qodqtit!laxa dzédaqé meséq'. Wa, la 
kalaq qa‘s li kosdésplaq qa‘s li k‘aételas laxés gdkwé. Wa, 
40 k‘andliszlas laxés Imgwilte. Wai, lamm L!dpaq. Wéi, la ‘nékéda 
waokwé bak!timqéxs ts!ésaaq. Wa, lanm hilselarm k-!és nuga- 
balits k‘ak-Edrenwa‘yasés Imgwilé. Wa, li ‘nal‘nemp!ena halsr- 
lanm k'!és neqilag ila k:'lés Liopa. Wa, alfmésé &xsanoxs laé 
klimk‘tyax“ida. Wa, lanm L!dpa laxéq. Wa, gil’mésé L!opEexs 
45 laé velaléda ts!ésaq laxés nE‘mémoté qa g’axés ts!nts!édzeg‘ixa 
ts!edzekwé merséqwa. Wa, gil‘mésé gax k!ts‘alila Lé‘lanemaxs 
laéda 1é‘lalixés ‘nemémoté, 4x*edxa tsédzekwé meséq" qa‘s la 
k-ag‘imlitelas laxés Lé‘lanrmé. Wé, li maématelaxa ‘nal*neméxia 
ts'édzngwats!€ mxrséqwa. Wa, laxda‘xwé xamax'ts!analaxs laé 
