Captain Smith was minded that she should be satisfied, so far as
her curiosity was concerned, for when the dinner had come to an
end, and I had given this king's daughter some dry, sweet grass
on which to wipe her hands and mouth, he conducted her around the
village, allowing that she look in upon the tents and houses at
her pleasure.
She stayed with us until the sun was within an hour of setting,
and then darted off into the forest as does a startled pheasant,
stopping for a single minute when she had got among the trees, to
wave her hand, as if bidding us goodbye, or in plain mischief.
CAPTAIN KENDALL'S PLOT
It is not possible my memory will serve me to tell of all that was
done by us in Jamestown after we were come to our senses through
the efforts of my master; but the killing of Captain Kendall is
one of the many terrible happenings in Virginia, which will never
be forgotten so long as I shall live.
After our people were relieved from the famine through the gifts
from the Indians and the coming of wild fowl, Captain Smith set
about making some plans to provide us with food during the winter,
and to that end he set off in the shallop to trade with the savages,
taking with him six men.
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