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We seemed to make such an impression on the party that we were given specially into the charge of one of the men, Jules Galdea, and his wife, for the purpose of being educated in their language; and we, on our part, were just as eager to learn as they were to instruct. WE SEEMED TO MAKE SUCH AN IMPRESSION ON THE PARTY THAT WE WERE GIVEN SPECIALLY INTO THE CHARGE OF ONE OF THE MEN JULES GALDEA AND HIS WIFE FOR THE PURPOSE OF BEING EDUCATED IN THEIR LANGUAGE AND WE ON OUR PART WERE JUST AS EAGER TO LEARN AS THEY WERE TO INSTRUCT
he waist line of these people. Each one seemed to vie with the others in extending courtesies and showing kindness to us, but all laughed heartily, I remember, when they had to improvise chairs for my father and myself to sit at table. They were richly attired in a costume peculiar to themselves, and very attractive. The men were clothed in handsomely embroidered tunics of silk and satin and belted at the waist. They wore knee-breeches and stockings of a fine texture, while their feet were encased in sandals adorned with gold buckles. We early discovered that gold was one of the most common metals known, and that it was used extensively in decoration. Strange as it may seem, neither my father nor myself felt the least bit of solicitude for our safety. "We have come into our own," my father said to me. "This is the fulfillment of the tradition told me by my father and my father's father, and still back for many generations of our race. This is, assuredly, the land beyond the North Wind. E TOP OF HIS HEAD ABOVE THE WAIST LINE OF THESE PEOPLE EACH ONE SEEMED TO VIE WITH THE OTHERS IN EXTENDING COURTESIES AND SHOWING A KINDNESS TO US BUT ALL LAUGHED HEARTILY I REMEMBER WHEN THEY HAD TO IMPROVE CHAIRS FOR MY FATHER AND MYSELF TO SIT AT TABLE THEY WERE RICHLY ATTIRED IN A CUSTOM PECULIAR TO THEMSELVES AND VERY ATTRACTIVE THE MEN WERE CLOTHED IN HANDSOMELY EMBROIDERED TUNICS OF SILK AND SATIN AND BELTED AT THE WAIST THEY WORE KNEE BREECHES AND STOCKINGS OF A FINE TEXTURE WHILE THEIR FEET WERE ENCASED IN SANDALS ADORNED WITH GOLD BUCKLES WE EARLY DISCOVERED THAT GOLD WAS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON METALS KNOWN AND THAT IT WAS USED EXTENSIVELY IN DECORATION STRANGE AS IT MAY SEEM NEITHER MY FATHER NOR MYSELF FELT THE LEAST BIT OF SOLICITUDE FOR OUR SAFETY WE HAVE COME INTO OUR OWN MY FATHER SAID TO ME THIS IS THE FULFILLMENT OF THE TRADITION TOLD ME BY MY FATHER AND MY FATHER'S FATHER AND STILL BACK FOR MANY GENERATIONS OF OUR RACE THIS IS ASSUREDLY THE LAND BEYOND THE NORTH WIND
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