‘then don’t bother me, said tegumai, and he went on pulling and straining at the deer-sinews with his mouth full of loose ends. the stranger-man a genuine tewara he was sat down on the grass, and taffy showed him what her daddy was doing. the stranger-man thought, this is a very wonderful child. she stamps her foot at me and she makes faces. she must be the daughter of that noble chief who is so great that he won’t take any notice of me.’ so he smiled more politely than ever.