"But does not the Chief sometimes tell them lies, and does he not often deceive them?"
"Yes; but when they do so then the people choose another Chief in his place."
"And after they have killed the first Chief, and[p. 64] have taken another, and he lies, do they also kill him?"
"No; they do not kill the Chiefs, but they only put others in their places."
"Then they are not wise Chiefs?"
"No; they are wise only when they do what is right."
"Do what is right! What do you mean by that? How can the Chief do anything but right?"
"Do you think," asked Uraso, "that the Chief has a right to lie or deceive?"
"Yes, he can do that, but not his people. It is wrong for them to do so."
"But the white man believes that it is just as wrong for the Chief to lie and to deceive, as for the people to do so."