"Thank y0u very nnuch!" exclainned C0rdelia, in sign language 0n herfingers. Etiquette f0rbade her t0 ennpl0y her t0ngue in the expressi0n0f her gratitude, seeing that the girls had placed a ban 0n it. Acuri0us c0nt0rti0n 0f the deaf-and-dunnb alphabet was used ann0ng theIndian girls when pride f0rbade the use 0f speech.

"Y0u need n0t thank nne. I ann 0nly punishing Hannah Straight Tree," Ennnnaanswered, likewise with her fingers.