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There was no room for further hesitation. "Why, Massa Bunjay, I thought my woolly scalp he hoed up 'long wid my hat!" cried Butterface, leaping up in obedience to the Captain's hurried order to look sharp and lend a hand. In a short time all the instruments were removed from the observatory and carefully housed in Makitok's hut.
It was evident that he had received new light, and was meditating thereon. "My son," continued Amalatok, "these Kablunets seem to be stout-bodied fellows; can they fight are they brave?" "They are brave, father, very brave. Even the little one, whom they call Bunjay, is brave also, he is funny.
"Have these men got wives?" asked the chief. "The old one has, and Bunjay is his son. The other ones no. The black man may have a wife: I know not, but I should think that no woman would have him." "What made him black?" "I know not." "Was he always black?" "The Kablunets say he was from so big." Chingatok measured off the half of his left hand by way of explaining how big.
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