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"The proud savage disdains to answer your question, Master Dudley," observed Endicott, with a smile. "Nay," answered Dudley. "It is because he cannot deny it." "We will see," said Winthrop; and he put the question. "Soog-u-gest is the woman's brother. His wigwam is large. The woman and Neebin, the little sister of Sassacus, live in one part, and Soog-u-gest and his men in the other."
"Thou art a sensible child, Eveline," she said. "Now have I known many a wedding, and generally there are quite as many tears as smiles at them. But, who is to be thy bridesmaid?" "It was my intent to have had little Neebin," replied the young lady.
"Neebin knows two prayers." "Will she say them for me?" The child crossed her arms upon her bosom, after having first made the sign of the cross upon her brow, her lips, and breast; and then, letting fall the long, black lashes of her eye-lids, commenced repeating the "pater-noster." At the sign of the cross, Dudley started; but, as if recollecting himself, sunk back with a groan.
"The warning is unnecessary. Nightly is the blessed cross, whereon the hands of his holiness have been laid, deposited with my missal and rosary in our place of concealment. And as for Neebin, fear not to trust her. She is as jealous of her treasure as could be thou or I. But leave me not until you receive tidings from the heretics. These ill-omened reports I like not.
But if they cannot help, fly, like the swallow over the hills and streams, to the hunting grounds of my tribe, and say to my people that their Sachem is a wolf in a trap, and Neebin a slave to Owanux." "What says he?" inquired Endicott, whose attention had been attracted by the longer speech, and somewhat raised tone of the Sagamore's voice.
Say to all who behold thee, that Soog-u-gest and Sassacus were friends; say that when Owanux put Sassacus into a box, Soog-u-gest and two other white men, and Towanquattick, let him out; say that Soog-u-gest and the other white men, and Towanquattick, remain to watch that no harm shall happen to Neebin, whom Owanux have made a prisoner; and say that Sassacus has gone after his warriors.
The imperial bird darts round the lightning of his eyes, but he knows them to be innocuous, and his head droops at the consciousness. "Remain where ye are," said an Assistant to the soldiers. "The Governor is engaged at this moment." "Can Neebin," said Winthrop, resuming his interrogatories, "tell me where is Sir Christopher Gardiner?"
"Neebin." she called to the Indian girl, who was in the adjoining apartment, and who, at the summons, came running up; "give me now the book, and I will tell thee a story about one of the pictures." The Knight understood this as a signal to withdraw, and accordingly took his leave.
The Knight looked affectionately at the child, and, approaching her, placed his hand upon the raven hair that fell low upon the shoulders, and, caressing the bent head, said gently: "Good little Neebin! Has she learned all about the pretty pictures?"
But I will stay, and if artifice can avail for force we have none Neebin shall be restored to her mother." "My brother speaks well," said the Sagamore, having thus secured another guardian for the sister whom he tenderly loved.
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