Page:The white czar; a story of a polar bear (IA whiteczarstoryof00hawk).pdf/218

 "Will Whitie ever come back? Shall I ever see him again?

"I thought he seemed to be saying goodbye. That is what the white men say. I thought Whitie was saying it."

Eiseeyou patted the boy's shoulder and looked lovingly down at him.

"I was just thinking that myself," he said. "Yes, I am certain.

"The God of the wild creatures has called The White Czar and he has answered the call. It is well. His place is on the icefloe among the seal and the walrus. You must not wish him back.

"The winds and the snow and the cold have called him.

"They are what the white man calls Nature, and when they call the animals obey. Even man has to obey her voice. Yes, the winds the cold and the snow have called him, and he has answered. It is well."