ABSTRACT
Theytookafancytoteachmetosing,andasIhadalreadyabeginningoftheir hooping,itwasaneasythingformetolearn,ourAlgonquins125makingthesame noise.Theytookanexceedingdelighttohearme.Often[I]havesungedinFrench towhichtheygaveearswithadeepersilence.Wepassedthatdayandnight followingwithlittlerestbyreasonoftheirjoyandmirth.Theyledadanceandtied mycomradesboththeirheadsattheendofastick,andhoppedit;thisdone, everyonepackedandembarkedhimself,somegoingonewaysomeanother;being separated,oneoftheboatsthatwemetbeforecomesbackagainandapproaches theboatwhereinIwas;Iwondered,awomanofthesaidcompanytakingholdon myhair,signifyinggreatkindness.Shecombsmyhairwithherfingersandtiedmy wristwithabracelet,andsunged.Mywishwasthatshewouldproceedinourway. Afterbothcompaniesmadeashoutweseparated.Iwassorryforthiswoman's departureforhavingshowedmesuchfavouratherfirstaspect,doubtlessbutshe mightifneedrequiredsavedmylife....Inthisplacetheycutoffmyhairinthe front,anduponthecrownofthehead,andturningupthelocksofthehairthey dabbedmewithsomethickgrease.Sodone,theybroughtmealooking-glass.I viewingmyselfallinapickle,smearedwithredandblack,coveredwithsucha cap,andlockstiedupwithapieceofleather,andstunkedhorridly.Icouldnotbut fallinlovewithmyself,ifnotthatIhadbetterinstructionstoshunthesinofpride. Soafterrepastingthemselves,theymadethemreadyforthejourneywithtaking reposethatnight.ThiswasthetimeIthoughttohaveescaped,forinvain,forI beingalone,fearedlestIshouldbeapprehended,anddealtwithmoreviolently; andmoreoverIwasdesiroustohaveseentheircountry.
