Outfield West executed a war-dance and whooped ecstatically.

Must they whoop inarticulately?

It was on one of these days that we were sitting at the windows which looked out over the Portageindeed, we seldom sat anywhere else, our almost sole occupation being to look abroad and see what was coming nextwhen a loud, long, shrill whoop from a distance gave notice of something to be heard.

Mr. Dale pulled a gun and, still whooping cheerily, shook five shots into the atmosphere.