Chapter 2

           Havingtravelledaboutthreemiles,wecametoalongkindofbuilding,madeoftimberstuckintheground,andwattledacross;theroofwaslowandcoveredwithstraw.Inowbegantobealittlecomforted;andtookoutsometoys,whichtravellersusuallycarryforpresentstothesavageIndiansofAmerica,andotherparts,inhopesthepeopleofthehousewouldbetherebyencouragedtoreceivemekindly.Thehorsemademeasigntogoinfirst;itwasalargeroomwithasmoothclayfloor,andarackandmanger,extendingthewholelengthononeside.Therewerethreenagsandtwomares,noteating,butsomeofthemsittingdownupontheirhams,whichIverymuchwonderedat;butwonderedmoretoseetherestemployedindomesticbusiness;theseseemedbutordinarycattle.However,thisconfirmedmyfirstopinion,thatapeoplewhocouldsofarcivilisebruteanimals,mustneedsexcelinwisdomallthenationsoftheworld.Thegraycameinjustafter,andtherebypreventedanyilltreatmentwhichtheothersmighthavegivenme.Heneighedtothemseveraltimesinastyleofauthority,andreceivedanswers.

           Beyondthisroomtherewerethreeothers,reachingthelengthofthehouse,towhichyoupassedthroughthreedoors,oppositetoeachother,inthemannerofavista.Wewentthroughthesecondroomtowardsthethird.Herethegraywalkedinfirst,beckoningmetoattend:Iwaitedinthesecondroom,andgotreadymypresentsforthemasterandmistressofthehouse;theyweretwoknives,threebraceletsoffalsepearls,asmalllooking-glass,andabeadnecklace.

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