492 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [BTH, ANN, 36 
21 fire of his house. | They keep boiling over the fire a long time, but in 
the evening| they are done. Then he invites his numaym to come and 
eat | boiled sea-eggs. As soon as they have all come in, the man 
takes | a long-handled ladle and puts it down by the side of the | 
25 kettle. He also takes many dishes and puts them down by the side | 
of the kettle in which the sea-eggs are boiling; and he takes a | large 
dish and puts it down on one side of the | kettle. They take hold of 
it on each side, and drain off the liquid from the | sea-eggs into the 
30 large dish; and when the liquid of the sea-eggs is in the dish, || they 
pour it out outside of the house. (The man) takes a | long-handled 
ladle and dips it into the boiled sea-eggs, and | dips them out and 
puts them into the dish. When it is half full, he stops. | He takes a 
cedar-stick and splits it in pieces; and these are thin. | They are each 
35 one span in length, || and they are all of the same length. He gives | 
one to each of his guests. Then he lifts the dish and | puts one down 
in front of each four men. | When the dishes have been placed in 
front of the guests, | they take their sticks and with them begin to 
40 put || the boiled sea-eggs into their mouths. After they finish, | 
they go out. They never drink water, | because they are afraid to 
drink water after eating | the sea-eggs; for, if they drink soon after 
Panes boiled sea-eggs, nese get heaton | Therefore they are 
21 la gex: faint Sie e telaiiln laxa Iegwite. “Wa, hétla ie jae 
laé Llopa. Wa, la 1é‘lalaxés ‘nE’mémoté qa gaxés mEmséx"gtixa 
hinxLaakwé meséqwé. Wi, gil'mésé g-Ax ‘wi‘laéexs laé dx‘edéda 
brgwanbmaxa gilt!exiala tséxie qa’s g’axé handlitas laxa hinx’- 
25 Lanowé. Wai, laxaé Ax‘édxa q!éxia lorlq!wa qa‘s li k-andlitelas 
lax mag‘inwalilasa meséqwé‘lats!é hinx'Landé. Wa, li &x‘édxa 
‘walasé toq!wa qa‘s k-anolilés lax &psandlilasa meséqwé‘lats!é 
hinx'Lanowa. Wa, li dadanddmq qas x‘ats!osés ‘wapalisa mmEsé- 
qwé laxa ‘walasé loq!wa. Wi, gilfmésé ‘wi‘losa ‘wapalisa meEsé- 
30 qwaxs laé giiqoyo lax Liasanf‘yasa gokwe. Wa, li Axtédxa 
gilt!mxiala tséxta qa‘s tséx‘idés laxa hinx'Laakwé mrséqwa qa‘s 
1a tséts!alas laxa forlq!we. Wa, g‘il‘mésé narngoyalaxs laé gwala. 
Wa, la ax‘edxa khwa‘'xtawe qa‘s x0xEx"sEndéq qa wiswilétowés. 
Wa, la ‘nalnmemp!enk’é fwisgemasas laxens q!waq!wax'ts!ana- 
35 ‘yaxs laé L!ei!ex"salaq qa sanitee iwdsgemasas. Was, li yax‘witsa 
‘nalnemts!aqé laxés Lé‘lanemé. Wai, la k-ag‘ilitxa loq!we qa‘s la 
k-ag‘imlitelas laxa mokwe bébrgwanrm laxa ‘nalfneméxia toq!wa. 
Wai, gilsmésé la ‘witla la k-ax-dzamalitéda lorlq !wiixa k!wélaxs laéda 
klwelé héx-‘idarm &x‘édxés k!wédayowé k!wa*xLiwa qa‘s k!wétq !E- 
49 splésa hinxLaakwé muséq" laxés spmsé. Wai, g-ilf’mésé ‘witlaxs 
laé héx*‘idazem hdqtwelsa. Wa, larm héwixa nax‘idex ‘wapa. 
qaxs k‘iflaé nagékilaxa ‘wapé qaxs g‘il‘maé nexwiig'e nagek‘iléda 
mEmséx"etixa hinx Laakwé mEséqiixs ies héxidarm neweq !tip!éda 
