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When I had finished the whole apparatus, I tried it first upon myself, and finding great reason to believe it would perfectly answer the intention, I ran directly to Youwarkee. "Come," says I, "my dear, will you go with me to the water-rill; for I must fetch some this morning?" She shook her head, and, with tears in her eyes, wished she could. "But," says she, "let me see how light it is abroad."
Youwarkee with child Their stock of provisions No beast or fish in Youwarkeis country The voices again Her reason for not seeing those who uttered them She bears a son A hard speech in her lying-in Divers birds appear Their eggs gathered How Wilkits kept account of time
Reflections on mankind The Author wants to be with his ship Projects going, but perceives it impracticable Youwarkee offers her service y and goes An account of her transactions on board-Remarks on her sagacity She despatches several chests of goods through the gulf to the lake An account of a danger she escaped The Author has a fit of sickness
"Well," says I, "my Youwarkee, I am now come to take you with me; and that you may not suffer by it, turn about, and let me apply the remedy I told you of for your sight" She wanted much to see first what it was, but I begged her to forbear till she tried whether it would be useful or not She told me she would absolutely submit to my direction, so I adjusted the thing to her head.
Alas! thinks I, what narrow-hearted creatures are mankind! After what I had heard from Youwarkee, I grew much more cheerful; which she, poor creature, was remarkably pleased with.
"Indeed, my dear Youwarkee," says I, "you had the best of reasons for saying you was not fearful I should discover anything in you displeasing; for if my bosom glowed with love before, you have now therein raised an ardent flame, which neither time, nor aught else, will ever be able to extinguish.
Youwarkee could not tell what to say to this, the fact seeming against her. I then asked her if she thought the image itself could hear her petitions. She replied, "Yes." "And can he," says I, "return you an answer?" She told me he only did that to his best servants.
After tiring myself with looking for them, I marched home with those eight I had got. I told Youwarkee what I had done, and how I intended to manage the little brood, and, if I could, to bring them up tame.
I sometimes amused myself with whimsical conjectures, as, whether the child would have a graundee or not; which of us it would be most like; how we should do without a midwife; and what must become of the infant, as we had not milk, in case Youwarkee could not suckle it.
Youwarkee eyed me attentively. "Pr'ythee, my dear Peter," says she, "set your heart at rest about that. I can only try; if no good is to be done, you shall soon know it, and must rest contented under the disappointment." I told her if I was there, I could take all the things out of the chests, and then melt some pitch and pour into every crack, to keep out the water when they were set afloat.
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