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This threat produced silence, and a sniff from Arbalik's mother. Mrs Okiok went on: "The land, Ridroonee says, is very rich. They have all that they wish and more!" "Poo! I would not care to live there," said Pussimek. "And no walruses at all," added Mrs Okiok. "Boo! a miserable country!" exclaimed Ippegoo's mother. "Then they have villages so big! oh!"
Toothache one of the diseases to which Greenlanders are peculiarly liable invariably drew forth Ippegoo's tenderest feelings for himself, accompanied by touching lamentations. "Come, Ippe, be more of a man. Even your mother would scold you for groaning like that." "But it is so shriekingly bad!" returned the afflicted youth, with increasing petulance. "Of course it is. I know that; poor fellow!
From infancy Ippegoo had rejoiced in his wise little mother's decisions. To be saved the trouble of thinking; to have a straight and simple course clearly pointed out to him, so that he should have nothing to do but shut his eyes and walk therein or, if need be, run was the height of Ippegoo's ambition next to solid feeding. But be not hard on him, good reader.
He must be very much finer when he is fat, for he is broad and tall, and looks strong; but he is thin just now oh, so thin! as thin almost as Ippegoo!" Ippegoo's mother took this in good part, as, indeed, it was intended. "But that will soon mend with stuffing," continued Nuna.
"Ye-a-a-o-o-u!" exclaimed Nuna, turning on her other side; "go, then," and she collapsed. Seeing that his wife was unfit just then to enter into conversation, Okiok got up, accomplished what little toilet he deemed necessary in half a minute, and took his way to the hut of Ippegoo's mother. It is not usual in Eskimo land to indulge in ceremonious salutation.
Presently he took to groaning by way of variety; then he puffed and gasped, and in a quavering voice entreated his torngak to come. Spirits, however, like human creatures, are not always open to entreaty. At all events, Ippegoo's torngak refused to appear.
He shooks Ip'goo an' bose hoed out degidder." Okiok looked at Kunelik, Kunelik looked at Okiok, and both gravely shook their heads. Before they could resume the conversation, Ippegoo's voice was heard outside asking if his mother was in. "Go," said Kunelik; "though he is a fool, he is wise enough to hold his tongue when any one but me is near."
It was to this residence that Okiok drove on the afternoon of the day that he missed Ippegoo's visit. On finding that most of the men had gone southward to hunt, he resolved to follow them, for his purpose was to consult about the Kablunet, who had so recently fallen like a meteor from the sky into their midst.
Still, his position was unsatisfactory, for, in addition to the fact that his credit as a genuine angekok had been sadly shaken because of Ippegoo's failure, he was well aware that the combat which had been interrupted was only postponed. What was to be done in the circumstances became, therefore, the urgent question of the hour.
The reverberating echoes had not ceased when a clap as of the loudest thunder seemed to burst their ears. It was followed for a few seconds by a pattering shower, as of giant hail, and Ippegoo's very marrow quailed.
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