“Let us light the fire,” said Teni.
They walked to a hole in the center of the floor and sat down beside it.
Then they rubbed two pieces of flint together to make a spark.
They lighted the cedar wood that was in the hole, and watched the flames grow brighter and brighter.
“Hush!” said Teni, “we must be very quiet. I can hear the spirits talking in the fire.”
“The spirits say that Mavo and I will soon be at home with father and mother and we shall be glad, too.”
By and by the boys went quietly from the still room.
CHAPTER VI
THE DRESS OF THE CLIFF PEOPLE
“Let us race back,” said Teni, “and I will tell Mavo what the spirits in the fire said.”