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Nextbathed , two noble steaks propped before the fire on skewers stuck upright in the ground, a device enious, and told her so; the which did seery, Martin?"

"'Tis a poor word for it!" says I, sniffing at the roasting steaks

"Alas! Our poor turtle-shell is all perished with the fire Martin, if you could but contrivethe river bank yonder" Here she givesso sharp-set ravely reproves hs thereafter to see e appetite now a bite of plantain, and now a slice of steak cut with er appeased somewhat, "I will set about it as soon as I have made my bow and arrows--"

"There is no need of theoes and presently cooodly bow and quiver full of arrows

"Lord love you!" says I, leaping up in ood weapon!" As indeed it was, being longer than ood power Moreover it was tufted with feathers rare to fancy and garnished here and there with fillets of gold-work, very artificially wrought as were also the arrows Nine of these there were in a quiver of tanned leather, adorned with featherwork and gold beads, so that I did not doubt but that their late owner had been of soo, Martin, but kept theain And this I found too!" And she showed ht All of the which put ood humour and I was , but she prevailed upon h hastily

"There was a knife also," says I suddenly

"Yes, Martin, but I threw it into the lagoon"

"O folly!" says I

"Nay, we have two knives already, and this as I do think was poisoned"

"No oodly knife--why must you throw it away?"

"Because I was soh indeed 'twas goodly knife with handle all gold-work" At this I scowled theme Black Bartle to herself