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our   supper   disgusting   his   nostrils。      'And   on   this   fare   we   cannot   thrive。 

We   have   nothing   save   the   bottle   of   ;pain´   killer�察─  �which   will   not       fill 

emptiness�察  �so   we   must   bend   to   the   yoke   of   the   unbeliever   and   become 

hewers   of   wood   and   drawers   of   water。 And   there be good   things   in  this 

place�察�the which we may not have。 Ah�察�master�察�never has my nose lied to 

me�察�and I have followed it to secret caches and among the fur´bales of the 

igloos。     Good provender did these people extort from the poor whalemen�察�

and this provender has wandered into few hands。                      The woman Ipsukuk�察�

who   dwelleth   in   the   far   end   of   the   village   next   she   igloo   of   the   chief�察�

possesseth   much   flour   and   sugar�察  �and   even   have   my   eyes   told   me   of 

molasses smeared on her face。             And in the igloo of Tummasook�察�the chief�察�

there   be   teahave   I   not   seen   the   old   pig   guzzling�拭    �And   the   shaman 

owneth a   caddy of   ;Star; and two buckets of prime smoking。 And   what 



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have we�拭      �Nothing�      �Nothing��' 

     ;But I was stunned by the word he brought of the tobacco�察�and made 

no answer。 

     ;And Moosu�察  �what   of   his   own desire�察 �broke silence�此          �'And   there   be 

Tukeliketa�察  �daughter   of   a   big   hunter   and   wealthy   man。      A   likely   girl。 

Indeed�察�a very nice girl。' 

     ;I figured hard during the night while Moosu snored�察�for I could not 

bear the thought of the tobacco so near which I could not smoke。                     True�察�

as he had said�察�we had nothing。           But the way became clear to me�察�and in 

the morning I said to him�此         �'Go thou cunningly abroad�察�after thy fashion�察�

and procure me some sort of bone�察�crooked like a goose´neck�察�and hollow。 

Also�察�walk humbly�察�but have eyes awake to the lay of pots and pans and 

cooking   contrivances。 And   remember�察  �mine   is   the   white   man's   wisdom�察�

and do what I have bid you�察�with sureness and despatch。' 

     ;While he was away I placed the whale´oil cooking lamp in the middle 

of the igloo�察�and moved the mangy sleeping furs back that I might have 

room。     Then     I  took   apart   his  gun   and   put   the  barrel   by   handy�察  �and 

afterwards   braided   many   wicks   from   the   cotton   that   the   women   gather 

wild   in   the   summer。    When   he   came   back�察  �it   was   with   the   bone   I   had 

commanded�察�and with news that in the igloo of Tummasook there was a 

five´gallon kerosene can and a big copper kettle。               So I said he had done 

well and we would tarry through the day。              And when midnight was near I 

made harangue to him。 

     ;'This chief�察�this Tummasook�察�hath a copper kettle�察�likewise a kerosene 

can。'    I   put   a   rock�察  �smooth   and   wave´washed�察  �in   Moosu's   hand。      'The 

camp is hushed and the stars are winking。              Go thou�察�creep into the chief's 

igloo   softly�察  �and   smite   him  thus   upon   the   belly�察  �and   hard。 And   let   the 

meat   and   good   grub   of   the   days   to   come   put   strength   into   thine   arm。 

There will be uproar and outcry�察�and the village will come hot afoot。                  But 

be thou unafraid。       Veil thy movements and lose thy form in the obscurity 

of the night and the confusion of men。             And when the woman Ipsukuk is 

anigh thee�察�she who smeareth her face with molasses��do thou smite her 

likewise�察�and whosoever else that possesseth flour and cometh to thy hand。 



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Then do thou lift thy voice in pain and double up with clasped hands�察�and 

make   outcry  in   token   that   thou�察  �too�察 �hast   felt  the  visitation   of the   night。 

And in this way shall we achieve honour and great possessions�察�and the 

caddy of ;Star; and the prime smoking�察�and thy Tukeliketa�察�who is a likely 

maiden。' 

     ;When he had departed on this errand�察�I bided patiently in the shack�察�

and the tobacco seemed very near。            Then there was a cry of affright in the 

night�察�that became an uproar and assailed the sky。 I seized the 'pain´killer' 

and ran forth。      There was much noise�察�and a wailing among the women�察�

and fear sat heavily on all。 Tummasook and the woman Ipsukuk rolled on 

the ground in pain�察�and with them there were divers others�察�also Moosu。 

I thrust aside those that cluttered the way of my feet�察�and put the mouth of 

the bottle to Moosu's lips。         And straightway he became well and ceased 

his howling。       Whereat there was a great clamour for the bottle from the 

others   so   stricken。   But   I   made   harangue�察  �and   ere   they  tasted   and   were 

made   well   I had   mulcted Tummasook   of   his   copper kettle   and   kerosene 

can�察�and the woman Ipsukuk of her sugar and molasses�察�and the other sick 

ones of goodly measures of flour。           The shaman glowered wickedly at the 

people around my knees�察�though he poorly concealed the wonder that lay 

beneath。     But I held my head high�察�and Moosu groaned beneath the loot 

as he followed my heels to the shack。 

     ;There   I   set   to   work。 In   Tummasook's   copper   kettle   I   mixed   three 

quarts of wheat flour with five of molasses�察�and to this I added of water 

twenty quarts。       Then I placed the kettle near the lamp�察�that it might sour 

in the warmth and grow strong。           Moosu understood�察�and said my wisdom 

passed understanding and was greater than Solomon's�察�who he had heard 

was a wise man of old time。          The kerosene can I set over the lamp�察�and to 

its   nose   I   affixed   a   snout�察  �and   into   the   snout   the   bone   that   was   like   a 

gooseneck。       I   sent   Moosu   without   to   pound   ice�察  �while   I   connected   the 

barrel of his gun with the gooseneck�察�and midway on the barrel I piled the 

ice he had pounded。 And at the far end of the gun´barrel�察�beyond the pan 

of ice�察�I placed a small iron pot。        When the brew was strong enough ��and 

it was two days ere it could stand on its own legs���察�I filled the kerosene 



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can with it�察�and lighted the wicks I had braided。 

     ;Now that all was ready�察�I spoke to Moosu。                 'Go forth��' I said�察�'to the 

chief men of the village�察�and give them greeting�察�and bid them come into 

my igloo and sleep the night away with me and the gods。' 

     ;The   brew   was   singing   merrily   when   they   began   shoving   aside   the 

skin flap and crawling in�察�and I was heaping cracked ice on the gun´barrel。 

Out of the priming hole at the far end�察�drip�察�drip�察�drip into the iron pot fell 

the   liquorHOOCH�察         �you   know。     But    they'd   never    seen   the  like�察 �and 

giggled nervously when I made harangue about its virtues。                     As I talked I 

noted the jealousy in the shaman's eye�察�so when I had done�察�I placed him 

side   by   side   with   Tummasook   and   the   woman   Ipsukuk。            Then   I   gave 

them to drink�察�and their eyes watered and their stomachs warmed�察�till from 

being   afraid   they   reached   greedily   for   more�察  �and   when   I   had   them   well 

started�察�I   turned   to   the   others。  Tummasook made   a   brag   about how  he 

had once killed   a polar bear�察 �and in the   vigour   of   his pantomime   nearly 

slew   his   mother's   brother。     But   nobody   heeded。        The   woman   Ipsukuk 

fell to weeping for a son lost long years agone in the ice�察�and the shaman 

made   incantation   and   prophecy。         So   it   went�察  �and   before   morning   they 

were all on the floor�察�sleeping soundly with the gods。 

     ;The   story   tells   itself�察  �does   it   not�拭�The   news   of   the   magic   potion 

spread。     It   was   too   marvellous   for   utterance。    Tongues   could tell   but   a 

tithe of the miracles it performed。           It eased pain�察�gave surcease to sorrow�察�

brought back old memories�察�dead faces�察�and forgotten dreams。                       It was a 

fire that ate through all the blood�察�and�察�burning�察�burned not。                 It stoutened 

the heart�察�stiffened the back�察�and made men more than men。                      It revealed 

the future�察�and gave visions and prophecy。               It brimmed with wisdom and 

unfolded   secrets。   There   was   no   end   of   the   things   it   could   do�察  �and   soon 

there    was    a  clamouring      on  all  hands    to  sleep    with   the  gods。    They 

brought   their   warmest   furs�察  �thei
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