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Updated: June 23, 2025
It was nearly evening before Okiok and his sons returned. "No sign anywhere," he said in reply to his poor wife's mute inquiry. "Ippegoo," he added, turning to the youth, whose woe-begone expression at another time would have been ludicrous, "I will sleep for some time. Let the dogs be well fed all round, and be ready to start with me when the moon rises."
There seems little doubt that the mere exertion of great muscular effort, coupled with a resolute wish and intention to succeed in some object, has a powerful tendency to brace the energies of the human mind. Ippegoo had not contorted himself and beaten his drum for many minutes when his feeling of warmth and physical power began to increase.
"What is it? take time, lad," said Rooney quietly. "A b-bear! a bear!" cried Ippegoo. "What! did it run at you?" asked Rooney, becoming slightly excited in his turn, and keeping his eye on the ice-point. "N-no; no. It was sitting on on its tail l-looking at the the s-sea."
The surprise and pleasure of this meeting was still at its height when two shrill cries were heard. These were instantly followed by the bursting of Pussi and Tumbler on the scene, the former of whom rushed into the ready arms of Pussimek, while the latter plunged into the bosom of Nuna. Ippegoo, unable to contain himself for joy, began an impromptu and original waltz round his own mother.
But observing that Nuna and her daughter did not share their alarm, they soon recovered, and when Rooney at last sat up and began to look grave, they evidently felt somewhat ashamed of themselves. Pussimek at last seized the mother of Ippegoo by the legs, and with a strong pull extracted her from the tunnel. Issek, being thus set free, quickly made her exit.
As it is, I don't care a puff of wind what they make of poor Ippegoo so long as they don't kill him; but I'm uneasy because I'm afraid the rascal Ujarak has some bad end in view in all this." "I'm quite sure of it," muttered Nuna, making a stab with her stick at the contents of her pot, as if Ujarak's heart were inside.
Over he went and shot down into the water like an eel, just as the tail came down like a thunder-clap on his kayak, and reduced it to a jumble of its shattered elements, while Rooney paddled out of danger. Arbalik swam ashore, and landed just in time to see the whale rise out of the water, lifting Ippegoo in his kayak on its shoulders.
The mother of Ippegoo, fearing he had divined her thoughts, was overwhelmed, and tried to hide her blushing face behind Issek. "They don't believe me," said the seaman in a low voice to Okiok. "Of course they don't. You might as well tell us that the world is round, when we see that it is flat!" Rooney sighed. He felt depressed.
At this amazing depth of slyness on his part, Ippegoo fell into another hearty though inaudible laugh, after which he went off to communicate his news to Okiok and Angut, but these worthies having gone out to visit some snares and traps, no one knew whither, he was obliged to seek counsel of Simek.
To-night you must be prepared to go through the customs that will admit you to the ranks of the wise men." "Don't you think," interposed the youth, with a shiver, "that it would be better to try it on some one else on Angut, or Okiok, or even Norrak? Norrak is a fine boy, well-grown and strong, as well as clever, and I am such a fool, you know." "You have said truth, Ippegoo.
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