"Ugh," grunted the native. "Injun no white man. Injun savvey moche."
"But will they know what the fire means? What will they think?"
"Injun come. Injun savvey fire. Injun savvey Hishu Sam. See?"
"Oh, they think the Big Lakes are coming. Is that it?"
"Ah, ah."
"And you stayed behind to keep watch, eh?"
"Ah, ah."
"Did you ever do this before? Did you ever call the Hishus in this way?"
The native looked thoughtfully before him for a few seconds ere replying.