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746 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL (ETH. ANN. 35 
Then | he pointed his fire-bringer to the mountain up the river, | 
while he was standing on the beach, and continued singing his 
sacred song. Then | the mountain caught fire. Then | the ances- 
tors of the numaym Ts !dts!sna were afraid on account of what was 
done by Q!égéd. || The old men encouraged all | the men, and told 
them not to be afraid. Then all | the men stood in a row, and walked 
together. | 
When they came near him, the | line of men bent around Q!é@géd ; 
and as soon as the || ends of the line of men passed Q!égéd, who was 
standing on the beach, | they encircled him. Then Q leged was in the 
middle of the circle. When | the ring of men was getting small 
Q!égéd disappeared and | stood on the beach farther up the river 
from those who tried to catch him. In vain | the men surrounded 
him again. He did the same || as he had done before. Then an old 
man spoke, | and said, “O Tribe! let us go home for a while.’’ | 
Then all the men agreed | to what he said, and they all started and | 
went into the house of Q!égéd. As soon as they were all in || the old 
man spoke, and said, | ‘Let them call the women to come quickly, 
and the virgins.” | At once four young men | went out of the house 
ét!éd nox‘witsés xtimtxtimtagila laxa neg’, lax ‘nalafyas Lawi- 
dzasas laxés hémendzaqtilaéné'meé yilaqtila. Wa, laemxaé x‘ix- 
sedé ogtimafyasa neg. Wa, lamm‘laé ké@k-alex-‘idéda gala ‘nz- 
‘mémotasa T's!ots!eniis gwiilag‘ilidzasas Ql!égédé. Wa, laslaéda 
qtilsqtilyakwé arm felak!tilax néniqatyasa ‘naxwa béebrgwanem 
qa k!ésés kitela. Wii, larm‘lawisé yipemg-aliséda ‘naxwa bébe- 
ewianrma. Wii, laflaé ‘nemax'd qas‘ida. 
Wa, gilfem‘lawisé @x-atnaktila laqéxs laé wag'ntnakiléda ‘was- 
gpmgitelasasa bébrgwanrméx Ql!egéde. Wa, g'ilfem‘lawisé 
hityaqe ‘wax'sbatyasa bebrgwankmax La‘widzasas Qlégédixs laé 
krmésgemlisaq. Wi, larm‘laé nexts!alisé Qlegedé. Wi, gil- 
‘pm‘lawisé t!oxts'!Anaktiléda bebrgwanem, laé x‘istedé Qlégedé 
qa‘s lii Lax¢walis lax ‘nalalisasa k-rm‘yiiq; wi, laé wax: ét!édéda 
bebrgwanrmeé k'rmésgemlisaq. Wii, iem‘laxaawise hé gwex"‘idés 
ew ilx'dé gweéx‘idaasa. Wii, latlaé yaq!ngattéda q!tlyakwe brgwa- 
nema. Wai, la‘laé ‘nék-a: “eva, g Oktilot, lalag'armasLens niifna- 
kwa,” "néx'laé. Wa, la‘laé héxifda‘ma ‘naxwa bébrgwanrEm éx*‘a- 
k'ex waldemas. Wai, laxdafx"‘laé ‘witla qis‘ida qafs li ‘witla 
hogweéL lax gokwas Qlégédé. Wi, gilfem‘laiwisé ‘witlaétexs laé 
yaq!rg'atleda q!tlyakwé begwanrma. Wa, la‘laé ‘nék'a: “Ha- 
gax'l Lé‘lalase*wa ts!edaqax qa gaxéso ‘wifla Lefwa k !ék !efyalix 
ha‘nak!wala,’”’ la ‘néx‘laé. Wii, héx-‘idarm‘lawisa mokwé hi‘yalfa 
la hoqtwels laxa g'Okwé qa‘s li Lé‘lala ‘wiflaxa ts!edaqé LEfwa k° !é- 
