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him。 

     〃When I came among you people of the Mackenzie; I was of one mind。 

As I listened in the council and thought of the swift legs of El…Soo; I was 

of many minds。         Now am I of one mind again but it is a different mind 

from the one I brought to the council。           Let me tell you my mind。          When 

a dog runs once away from a master; it will run away again。                   No matter 

how   many   times   it   is   brought   back;   each   time   it   will   run   away   again。 

When we have such dogs; we sell them。                El… Soo is like a dog that runs 

away。     I will sell her。    Is there any man of the council that will buy?〃 

     The old men coughed and remained silent 

     〃Akoon      would    buy;〃   Porportuk     went    on;  〃but   he  has   no   money。 

Wherefore I will give El…Soo to him; as he said; without price。               Even now 

will I give her to him。〃 

     Reaching   down;   he   took   El…Soo   by   the   hand   and   led   her   across   the 

space to where Akoon lay on his back。 

     〃She has a bad habit; Akoon;〃 he said; seating her at Akoon's feet。 〃As 

she has run away from me in the past; in the days to come she may run 

away from you。        But there is no need to fear that she will ever run away; 

Akoon。      I shall see to that。      Never will she run away from youthis is 

the word of Porportuk。         She has great wit。      I know; for often has it bitten 

into me。     Yet am I minded myself to give my wit play for once。                 And by 

my wit will I secure her to you; Akoon。〃 

     Stooping; Porportuk crossed El…Soo's feet; so that the instep of one lay 

over that of the other; and then; before his purpose could be divined; he 

discharged his rifle through the two ankles。             As Akoon struggled to rise 

against the  weight   of  the  young   men;  there  was   heard the  crunch   of  the 

broken bone rebroken。 

     〃It is just;〃 said the old men; one to another。 

     El…Soo made no sound。           She sat and looked at her shattered ankles; 



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on which she would never walk again。 

     〃My legs are strong; El…Soo;〃 Akoon said。              〃But never will they bear 

me away from you。〃 

     El…Soo   looked   at   him;   and   for   the   first   time   in   all   the   time   he   had 

known her; Akoon saw tears in her eyes。 

     〃Your eyes are like deer's eyes; El…Soo;〃 he said。 

     〃Is it just?〃 Porportuk asked; and grinned from the edge of the smoke 

as he prepared to depart。 

     〃It is just;〃 the old men said。      And they sat on in the silence。 



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