it
was something improper, on her account. Her eyes had a bright,
slightly-bewildered look as she turned from one face to another.
Ciccio had let go her hand, and was wiping his lips with his
fingers. He too was a little self-conscious.

"Assez de cette eternelle voix italienne," said Madame. "Courage,
courage au chemin d'Angleterre."

"Assez de cette eternelle voix rauque," said Ciccio, looking round.
Madame suddenly pulled herself together.

"They will not have my name. They will call you Allay!" she said to
Alvina. "Is it good? Will it do?"

"Quite," said Alvina.

And she could not understand why Gigi, and then the others after
him, went off into a shout of laughter. She kept looking round with
bright, puzzled eyes. Her face was slightly flushed and tender
looking, she looked naive, young.

"Then you will become one of the tribe of Natcha-Kee-Tawara, of the
name Allaye? Yes?"

"Yes," said Alvina.

"And obey the strict rules of the tribe. Do you agree?"

"Yes."

"Then listen." Madame primmed and preened herself like a black
pigeon, and darted glances out of her black eyes.

"We are one tribe, one nation--say it."

"We are one tribe, one nation," repeated Alvina.

"Say all," cried Madame.

"We are one tribe, one nation--" they shouted, with varying accent.

"Good!" said Madame. "And no nation do we know but the nation of the
Hirondelles--"

"No nation do we know but the nation of the Hirondelles," came the
ragged chant of strong male voices, resonant and gay with mockery.

"Hurons--Hirondelles, means _swallows_," said Madame.

"Yes, I know," said Alvina.

"So! you know! Well, then! We know no nation but the Hirondelles. WE
HAVE NO LAW BUT HURON LAW!"

"We have no law but Huron law!" sang the response, in a deep,
sardonic chant.

"WE HAVE NO LAWGIVER EXCEPT KISHWEGIN."

"We have no lawgiver except Kishwegin," they sang sonorous.

"WE HAVE NO HOME BUT THE TENT OF KISHWEGIN."

"We have no home but the tent of Kishwegin."

"THERE IS NO GOOD BUT THE GOOD OF NATCHA-KEE-TAWARA."

"There is no good but the good of Natcha-Kee-Tawara."

"WE ARE THE HIRONDELLES."

"We are the Hirondelles."

"WE ARE KISHWEGIN."

"We are Kishwegin."

"WE ARE MONDAGUA."

"We are Mondagua--"

"WE ARE ATONQUOIS--"

"We are Atonquois--"

"WE ARE PACOHUILA--"

"We are Pacohuila--"

"WE ARE WALGATCHKA--"

"We are Walgatchka--"

"WE ARE ALLAYE--"

"We are Allaye--"

"La musica! Pacohuila, la mus