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"But very thin," said Pussimek. "No matter; he can stuff," said Kabelaw, with a nod to her sister Sigokow, who was remarkably stout, and doubtless understood the virtue of the process. While this commentary was going on, the object of it was making himself comfortable on a couch of skins which Nuna had spread for him on the raised floor at the upper end of her hut.
"A beast!" exclaimed Pussimek, who had never before seen or heard of scarlet ribbon. "Saw you ever a beast so very red?" said the wife of Okiok doubtfully. "It is no beast," remarked the mother of Ippegoo; "it is only a bit of sealskin dyed red." "No sealskin ever fluttered like that," said the mother of Arbalik sternly. "It is something new and beautiful that some one has lost. We are lucky.
One of these was the wife of Simek, the best hunter of the tribe. Her name was Pussimek. She was round and short, comely and young, and given to giggling. She had a baby a female baby named after her, but more briefly, Pussi, which resembled her in all respects except size. Beside her sat the mother of Ippegoo.
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.
Nuna was quietly cooking the seaman's next meal, and Nunaga was mending one of his garments, when Okiok entered. Both held up a warning finger when he appeared. "Where is Tumbler?" he asked softly, looking round. "Gone to the hut of Pussimek to play with Pussi," replied the wife; "we could not keep him quiet, so we " She stopped and looked solemn, for Rooney moved. The talking had roused him.
She is a pleasant little woman." "But father said we were to ask liars," remarked Nunaga, with a sweet look. "I'm coming to them, child," said Mrs Okiok, with a touch of petulance the result of a gulp of lamp-smoke; "yes, you may ask Pussimek also. The wife of Simek is always full of wise talk, and her baby does not squall, which is lucky, for she cannot be forced to leave Pussi behind."
"And stuff," rejoined Pussimek, with a giggle, "till we can hold no more." "Do you want to grow fatter?" asked the mother of Arbalik in a sharp tone, which drew forth a smothered laugh all round, for Pussimek had reached that condition of embonpoint which rendered an increase undesirable.
Under these conditions the multitude filed into the mansion, where they sat down in rows to gaze their fill in profound silence; and there they sat for more than an hour, rapt in contemplation of the wonderful sight. "He snorts," was on the lips of Pussimek, but a warning glance from Nuna checked the sentence in the bud.
The sisters Kabelaw and Sigokow, each wielding a pronged stick, responded to the signal, and were gazing down into the sea with uplifted weapons when Pussimek uttered an exclamation of surprise and pointed to the shore, where, on a bush, a small piece of what resembled scarlet ribbon or a strip of cloth was seen waving in the wind.
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!"
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