"Yes."
"Is that your last word?"
The Indian bowed his head in affirmation.
"Very good, as it is so," Bright-eye said all at once, striking the ground with the butt of his rifle, "I will tell it you."
"You?"
"Yes, listen to me carefully; it will not be long, and will interest you I hope."
The chief smiled ironically.
"My ears are open," he said.
"All the better, for I shall fill them with news which, perhaps, will not please you."
"I listen," the impassive Indian repeated.