her!

She could not weep as she floated along with no conscious movement. Then
slowly she turned and swam back towards the pinnace, the sailors
wondering if she was in truth returning to them. She let herself be
helped over the side by Captain Argall.

"I will go with thee to Jamestown, now," was all that she said. She gave
no explanation of what had happened and refused to answer their
questions, or to tell them why she had chosen to go with them when she
might have regained her freedom.

They had hoisted the anchor and started off after laying their dead
comrades together. The sun was rising but the air was still chill and
the sailors brought their dry coats to Pocahontas to throw over her and
placed food before her. She would not touch it nor turn her face away
from the river behind her.

As they began to sail slowly down the stream she leaned back over the
gunwale and beheld, borne by a swift eddy, the body of Claw-of-the-Eagle
float by her. She rose to her feet, the sunbeams falling upon her face
and her uplifted arms, and she sang aloud a song of death as her tribe
sang it while the river hurried with its burden seawards.

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CHAPTER XVIII

A BAPTISM IN JAMESTOWN

Very unhappy was Pocahontas the rest of the voyage to Jamestown.
Claw-of-the-Eagle had been dear to her as a brother, and she sorrowed
for him greatly. It was forlorn to be away thus from her own people and
among those whose ways and tongue were strange to her; and she longed
for Nautauquas, whom she had not seen for several moons.

News of their coming had outrun them, and all of Jamestown was at the
wharf to greet them. Captain Argall stepped ashore and explained that he
had brought generous stores and what was of far greater value, the
daughter of Powhatan. Sir Thomas Dale, in all the bravery of his best
purple doublet and new bright Cordova leather boots, came forward and
doffing his plumed hat, said:

"Welcome, Princess, and be not angry with us if we in all courtesy
constrain thee to abide with us awhile. Let it not irk thee to visit us
again, to stay for a few days with those who have been thy debtors since
the time thou didst save the life of Captain Smith."

Pocahontas, whose anger had been rising at the treachery practised on
her by Japezaws and Argall, had intended to show in her manner how she
resented it; but the name of Captain Smith disarmed her. She recalled
her white Brother's parting w