The Hidden Children by Robert William Chambers Chapter 20 Page 4

abrupt gaiety, as when Mayaro challenged them to pronounce his name, and they could not, there being no letter “M” in the Iroquois language — neither “P” nor “B” either, for that matter — so they failed at “Butler” too, and Philip Schuyler, which aroused all to nervous merriment.

The Yellow Moth finished braiding his trophy first, went to the stream, and washed the blood from his weapons and his hands, polished up knife and hatchet, freshened his priming and covered it, and then, being a Christian, said his prayers on his knees, rolled over on his blanket, and instantly fell asleep.

One by one the others followed his example, excepting the Sagamore, who yawning with repressed excitement, picked up his rifle, mounted the