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"Yes, yes; they destroyed everything." "I shpose your folks will feel bad when dey finds dese Shawnees have got you, won't dey?" "Oh, yes, yes; do not speak of it." At this point Hans Vanderbum began to get a sort of dim, vague idea that his style of conversation was not exactly calculated to soothe the feelings of the unfortunate prisoner; so he determined, if possible, to make amends for it.
"I shpose I can; if my Keewaygooshturkumkankangewock t'inks so, I can." "Well, she thinks so." The fact that his wife "thought so" was equivalent to a command with Hans. He manifested no unwillingness or reluctance in obeying. Accordingly, he furnished himself with a hook, line and bait, and set out for the river. It was now getting well along in the forenoon, the sun being above the tree-tops.
"Oh, no; there were several servants, and I saw them tomahawked, and heard their piercing cries." The captive covered her face, and her frame shook like an aspen at the remembrance of the dreadful scenes through which she had so recently passed. It was several minutes before she recovered her self-command. When she did, Hans Vanderbum proceeded with his questions. "Dey burnt de place, I shpose?"
Unt ich ish hoong unt troundt unt darrdt unt vedderd unt drakt out indoo de ribber, unt dolt if I ko back do mein vrau unt kinder I zhall pe kilt vunst more already. Unt I shpose if ich shtays here der Gainduckee beobles vill hang me unt dar me unt trown me all over in der ribber, doo, already, pekoz I ish Deutsch.
"I'm glad for to hear it, Oonomoo. I shpose you'll be back this way ag'in one dese days." "Be back soon have somebody with me tell gal so look out fur whistle keep ears open hear dis time." "Yaw, I will. I heerd you dis oder time, too; but didn't t'ink 'twas you. I'll know de next time. You going now?" The Huron signified that he was, and took his departure as quietly as he had come.
"Well, boys, I shpose you are hungry," said Tim, "If yez isn't I begins to howld a very strong suspicion that it's meself that is." "Yes," replied Elwood, "we are both very hungry, but we had little appetite so long as we knew you were in danger." "It was very kind of yez to restrain your appetite out of respict to me, and I'll not forgit to do the same when yez git into throuble."
I's got a wife, Keewaygooshturkumkankangewock, dat is de same shape all de way down, and a little Dutchman, Madokawandock; so dey hasn't to watch, like I shpose dey will have to you." "Can any of these around me understand English?" asked the girl, in a low tone. "No; de women don't know notting about it, except my wife, and she ain't here; and de men know notink.
"Was dat you on de tree out dere?" "Yeh, me Oonomoo out dere on log." "And did you make dem pieces of bark to come swimming down by me?" "Yeh, me made 'em." "And shtirred de water wid yer hand and moved de limb?" "Yeh, Oonomoo do all dat." "I shpose you wanted to see me?" "Yeh, wanted to see you want talk wid you," said the Huron, motioning for Hans to follow him.
Then, having made a hurried whispered consultation, young Jack stepped forth alone and tackled Mr. Mole. "Taking the air, sir?" "Yes, Jack hiccup yes, my dear boy, and I have come to look out for land." "Land?" "Yes." "Are we near?" "Sho sho I mean so I shpose s'pose " Mr. Mole was conscious of his speech being a little bit thick, and he hastened to add that he was suffering from toothache.
"I shpose I know that," said Dick feebly. "You know too, that if I could be induced mind, I don't say I can to hold my tongue and stay on here and look after you and keep you from betraying yourself by any more of these schoolboy follies, there's not much fear that anyone else will ever find out the secret " "Which are you going to do, then?" said Dick.
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