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The Shell and the Glasses
"Soleavethemountainalone,"saidthechief,solemnly,"andgiveittheheadifyougohunting."
Stanleyflickedhisfingeragain.
"Iexpectthebeastdisguiseditself."
"Perhaps,"saidthechief.Atheologicalspeculationpresenteditself."We’dbetterkeepontherightsideofhim,anyhow.Youcan’ttellwhathemightdo."
Thetribeconsideredthis;andthenwereshaken,asifbyaflowofwind.Thechiefsawtheeffectofhiswordsandstoodabruptly.
"Buttomorrowwe’llhuntandwhenwe’vegotmeatwe’llhaveafeast—"
Billputuphishand.
"Chief."
"Yes?"
"What’llweuseforlightingthefire?"
Thechief’sblushwashiddenbythewhiteandredclay.Intohisuncertainsilencethetribespilledtheirmurmuroncemore.Thenthechiefhelduphishand.
"Weshalltakefirefromtheothers.Listen.Tomorrowwe’llhuntandgetmeat.TonightI’llgoalongwithtwohunters—who’llcome?"
MauriceandRogerputuptheirhands.
"Maurice—"
