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Show - ILI 0 - say what I did. Mv father Plans to execute the men who killed the good pakeha doctor. Their deed was vicious and cowardly, but murdering them is no less unjust. I snoke these thoughts before the tribal council. There were some who agreed with my thinking, however, my father became angry and expelled me from the meeting." Marama nulled him close to her ane cradled his head in her Ian. "E tama, my son, although vou are in the body of a man, you still have much of the boy in you. A mother hates to lose a boy, but a father is anxious to see the boy become a man. Your father has missed much of the joy of fatherhood because he Is a rangatira. He must think of all the oeoole he leads, and this sometimes means he must sacrifice his relationship with his family. He must make lonely decisions entirely without counsel. "The treacherous murder our men committed may have many implications. It may feed the fires of hatred among many of the Pakehas who already do not trust us. It may give them reason to make further war upon us. This is why your father must show them that he acts in good faith by dealing |