"The young blue-eyed maiden is the friend of my pale brothers; I would lay down my life for her."
"You must not die, chief," she said, in her soft clear tones; "you shall not!"
"Why not? I do not dread torture; my sister shall see how a chief can die."
"Listen to me. You have heard the threats of that woman; my life is in no danger."
He replied by a gesture of assent.
"But," she continued, "if you remain with me, if you are taken, they will kill you."
"Yes," he remarked, coolly.
"Then who will inform my friends of my fate? If you die, chief, what can they do to deliver me?"
"That is true; they can do nothing."
"You must live, then, chief, for my sake."