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I then begged him, as I had so worthy and near a relation of my wife's with me, that he would not delay the happiness I hoped for, in a narrative from his mouth, how it fared with my father, wife, and children, and all their kinsfolks and friends whom I had so often heard mentioned by my dearest Youwarkee, and so earnestly desired to see.
'These, sir, says Youwarkee, 'are three of eight of your grandchildren. 'And where is your barkett? says he.
Youwarkee looked very blank, to think what concern she had given me and the children. "My dearest Peter," says she, kissing me, "pray forgive me the only thing I have ever done to offend you, and the last cause you shall ever have, by my good will, to complain of me; but walk within doors, and I will give you a farther account of my absence.
'My father' said I, 'shall know it immediately; but first, pray inform me of your name? 'Your father! replied Youwarkee; 'are you my brother Quangrollart? 'My name is so, says I, 'but I have only one sister, now with my father, and how I can be your brother, I am not able to guess. 'Have you never had another sister? says she.
I myself hearkened very attentively; and by this time understanding a great deal of their language, I not only could distinguish different speakers, but knew the meaning of several of the words they pronounced. I would have had Youwarkee have gotten up and called to them. "Not for the world," says she; "have you a mind to part with me?
She did so, and had no sooner entered the abb,* but Youwarkee called out, 'My dear sister Hally-carnie! and she as readily recollecting Youwarkee, they in transport embraced each other; and then your wife presenting to us her three children, it proved the tenderest scene, except the following, I ever saw. * Room.
But upon opening the door, and just stepping out, how agreeably was I surprised to meet her coming in, with something on her arm. "My dear Youwarkee," says I, "where have you been? What has befallen you to keep you out so long? The poor children have been at their wits' end to find you; and I, my dear, have been inconsolable, and was now, almost distracted, coming in search of you."
In the height of my soliloquy in comes Youwarkee, and seeing my dejected look, would needs know the meaning of it I told her plainly that I could get no rest from day to day ever since she first went to the ship, to think such a number of good things lay there to be a prey to the sea, as the ship wasted, when they might be of such infinite service here; and that, since her last flight, I had suffered the more, when I thought how near the gulf was to the ship; so that could I but get thither myself with my boat, I would contrive to pack up the goods in the chests that were on board, and carrying them in the boat, drop them near the draught of the water, which of itself would suck them under the rock down the gulf; and when they were passed through the cavern, I might take them up in the lake.
'Yes, says I, 'but she is long since dead; her name was Youwarkee. At my mentioning her name, she fell upon my neck in tears, crying, 'My dear brother, I am that dead sister Youwarkee, and these with me are some of my children, for I have five more; but, pray, how does my father and sister? I started back at this declaration, to view her and the children, fearing it was some gross imposition, not in the least knowing or remembering anything of her face, after so long an absence; but I desired them to walk in, till I told my father.
After supper, Youwarkee looking very earnestly at me, with tears just glittering in her eyes, broke out in these words "What should you have thought, Peter, to have seen me come sailing, drowned, through the cavern, tied to one of your chests?"
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