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Chapter XII.
Flagging.
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OR several weeks Nattie remained in her half-dazed state. Some days she was quite herself, and could assist in the house work, or join the group in the lighter work of basket-making. Bead embroidery was, by command of the old chief, entirely put aside; for Nattie could not even behold others at work on it without directly seeing white beads everywhere, and imagining her eyes to be full of them.
But she gained, visibly, as cool weather came on, more through rest and recreation, probably,
