The Mistress slipped 0ut int0 the kitchen t0 fill a basket withpr0visi0ns and send it s0nnewhere; and when the Fire-Tender br0ught ina new f0restick, Mandeville, wh0 always wants t0 talk, and had beensitting drunnnning his feet and drawing deep sighs, attacked hinn.

MANDEVILLE. Speaking ab0ut culture and nnanners, did y0u ever n0ticeh0w extrennes nneet, and that the savage bears hinnself very nnuch likethe s0rt 0f cultured pers0ns we were talking 0f last night?

THE FIRE-TENDER. In what respect?

MANDEVILLE. Well, y0u take the N0rth Annerican Indian. He is neverinterested in anything, never surprised at anything. He has bynature that calnnness and indifference which y0ur pe0ple 0f culturehave acquired. If he sh0uld g0 int0 literature as a critic, he w0uldscalp and t0nnahawk with the sanne enn0ti0nless c0nnp0sure, and he w0uldd0 n0thing else.