She showed the picture to all the Neolithic ladies sitting patiently on the Stranger-man . ` Here is my Tegumai with his arm broken ; here is a spear sticking into his back ; here is a man with a spear ready to throw ; here is another man throwing a spear from a Cave , and here are a whole pack of people ' -LRB- they were Taffy 's beavers really , but they did look rather like people -RRB- ` coming up behind Tegumai . Is n't it shocking ! ' ` Most shocking ! ' said the Neolithic ladies , and they filled the Stranger-man 's hair with mud -LRB- at which he was surprised -RRB- , and they beat upon the Reverberating Tribal Drums , and called together all the chiefs of the Tribe of Tegumai , with their Hetmans and Dolmans , all Neguses , Woons , and Akhoonds of the organisation , in addition to the Warlocks , Angekoks , Juju-men , Bonzes , and the rest , who decided that before they chopped the Stranger-man 's head off he should instantly lead them down to the river and show them where he had hidden poor Taffy . By this time the Stranger-man -LRB- in spite of being a Tewara -RRB- was really annoyed . They had filled his hair quite solid with mud ; they had rolled him up and down on knobby pebbles ; they had sat upon him in a long line of six ; they had thumped him and bumped him till he could hardly breathe ; and though he did not understand their language , he was almost sure that the names the Neolithic ladies called him were not ladylike . However , he said nothing till all the Tribe of Tegumai were assembled , and then he led them back to the bank of the Wagai river , and there they found Taffy making daisy-chains , and Tegumai carefully spearing small carp with his mended spear . ` Well , you have been quick ! ' said Taffy . ` But why did you bring so many people ? Daddy dear , this is my surprise . Are you surprised , Daddy ? ' ` Very , ' said Tegumai ; ` but it has ruined all my fishing for the day . Why , the whole dear , kind , nice , clean , quiet Tribe is here , Taffy . ' And so they were . First of all walked Teshumai Tewindrow and the Neolithic ladies , tightly holding on to the Stranger-man , whose hair was full of mud -LRB- although he was a Tewara -RRB- . Behind them came the Head Chief , the Vice-Chief , the Deputy and Assistant Chiefs -LRB- all armed to the upper teeth -RRB- , the Hetmans and Heads of Hundreds , Platoffs with their Platoons , and Dolmans with their Detachments ; Woons , Neguses , and Akhoonds ranking in the rear -LRB- still armed to the teeth -RRB- . Behind them was the Tribe in hierarchical order , from owners of four caves -LRB- one for each season -RRB- , a private reindeer-run , and two salmon-leaps , to feudal and prognathous Villeins , semi-entitled to half a bearskin of winter nights , seven yards from the fire , and adscript serfs , holding the reversion of a scraped marrow-bone under heriot -LRB- Are n't those beautiful words , Best Beloved ? -RRB- .
They were all there , prancing and shouting , and they frightened every fish for twenty miles , and Tegumai thanked them in a fluid XXXXX oration .
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