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Updated: June 21, 2025
"Now," says I, "you have it on, let us go out and try it, and let me know the moment you find the light offensive, and take particular notice how you are affected." Hereupon away we marched, and I heard no complaint in all our walk to the lake. "Now, my dear Youwarkee," says I, when we got there, "what do you think of my contrivance? Can you see at all?" "Yes, very well," says she.
At last a project started, that as there were so many chests on board, Youwarkee should fill some of them and send them through the gulf to take their chance for the lake.
My head, as well as my hands, had now been employed for five months in adjusting all things in the most suitable manner for the reception of Youwarkee and her friends; but nobody coming, and light days getting forward apace, I begin to grow very uneasy, and had formed divers imaginations of what might occasion her stay.
Youwarkee was quite alert at the success of her packing, but left me to ring her praises, which I did not fail of doing more than once at unpacking each chest, and could see her eyes glow with delight to see she had so pleased me.
I went in, therefore, as had been agreed; and upon mentioning the name of Youwarkee, my father fetched a deep sigh and turned away from me in tears. At that instant Hallycarnie came in as by accident.
You shall see Youwarkee with her; for all our discourse, I'll assure you, has but been concerted to prepare you for her reception, with three of her children. 'And am I then, says he, in a transport, 'still to be blessed? 'You are, sir, says I, 'assure yourself you are.
Seeing my fire piled up very high, and burning fierce, and the children about it, they wondered where they were got, and who they had come to, and turned their faces from it; but I setting some chairs, so that the light might not strike on their eyes, they liked the warmth well enough; though, I remarked, the light did not affect them so much as it had done Youwarkee.
Upon this I stopped, and heard it repeated; and it was as if the speaker approached nearer and nearer. I cried out, "Who's that?" And they immediately called again, "Peter! Peter!" After a short obeisance, they asked me if I was the glumm Peter, barkett* to Youwarkee. I answered I was.
"So, so, my dear," says Youwarkee, "you would roll in riches, I find; but you have mentioned never a new gown for me." "Why, aye!" says I, "I would have that too." "But how would you melt the pitch?" says she. "Oh," says I, "there is a tinder-box and matches in a room below, upon the side of the fire-hearth."
At length we concluded I should go tell him that some strangers had arrived desiring to see him; but on inquiry, finding their business was too trifling to trouble him upon, I had despatched them; I was then to say how like one of them was to my sister Youwarkee; and whilst I was speaking, Hallycarnie was to enter, and keep up the discourse till we should find a proper opportunity of discovery.
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