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Shefford, growing sick again to his marrow, fought a cold, hateful sense of despair. "Bi Nai!" In his extremity he called to the Indian. "The Navajo has heard," replied Nas Ta Bega, strangely speaking in his own language. With a long, slow heave of breast Shefford felt his despair leave him. In the Indian lay his salvation. He knew it.
"Bi Nai, long ago you told a story to the trader. Nas Ta Bega sat before the fire that night. You did not know he could understand your language. He listened. And he learned what brought you to the country of the Indian.
On this occasion no men except relatives were asked to attend. Yung Pak was directed to seat himself on the floor in the centre of the room, facing the east. This was the point of compass revealed by the astrologer as most favourable to the young candidate for manly honours. With great deliberation and much formality Wu-pom Nai proceeded to loosen the boy's heavy plaits of hair.
Upon one of these ridges, silhouetted against the sky, appeared the stalking figure of the Indian. He had espied the fugitives. He disappeared in a niche, and presently came again into view round a corner of cliff. Here he waited, and soon Shefford and Fay joined him. "Bi Nai, it is well," he said.
"I heard her cry out," replied the Indian, in his slow English. "I waited. When he came I killed him." A poignant why was wrenched from Shefford. Nas Ta Bega stood silent. "BI NAI!" And when that sonorous Indian name rolled in dignity from his lips he silently stalked away into the gloom. That was his answer to the white man.
When Shefford was ready to go in Nas Ta Bega extended his hand. "Good-by Bi Nai!" he said, strangely, using English and Navajo in what Shefford supposed to be merely good night. The starlight shone full upon the dark, inscrutable face of the Indian. Shefford bade him good night and then watched him stride away in the silver gloom. But next morning Shefford understood.
For my part, I believe our souls are adult at twenty as much as they are ever like to be, and as capable then as ever. A soul that has not by that time given evident earnest of its force and virtue will never after come to proof. The natural qualities and virtues produce what they have of vigorous and fine, within that term or never, "Si l'espine rion picque quand nai, A pene que picque jamai,"
The Navajo will call his white friend Bi Nai brother," said Nas Ta Bega, and he spoke haltingly, not as if words were hard to find, but strange to speak. "I was stolen from my mother's hogan and taken to California. They kept me ten years in a mission at San Bernardino and four years in a school. They said my color and my hair were all that was left of the Indian in me.
One of its important points of superiority was its freedom from appeal to magic in any form, and its reliance on sincerity of heart and correctness of conduct. Few foreigners have failed to comment on the universal use by the Japanese of the phrase "Shikataga nai," "it can't be helped."
Where the Adriutha flowing Sings below Oswaya glowing. Where the sunset of Kandaia Paints the meadows of Yndaia, Let them seek my Hidden Son 'Till the sun and moon are one!" * "Nai Shehawa! He shall wake first and behold her Who is given to his keeping; He shall strip her of her leaves Where she sleeps amid the sheaves, Snowy white, without a stain, Nothing marred of wind or rain.
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