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Later , she helped Batoche to prepare the liniments for the young officer 's bruises . Batoche was as expert as any medicine man among the Indians , from whom indeed he had learned the virtues of the various seeds and herbs which hung in bunches from the rafters of his hut . A couple of hours thus passed away almost unnoticed . As eight o'clock struck , Zulma arose from her seat and announced her intention of remaining with her friend till the next day , when the nature of his wounds would be better known . Cary remonstrated gently , renewing the assurance that within a very few days he would be in perfect possession of his limbs . On the other hand , Batoche encouraged Zulma in her resolution . He declared he would regard it as a great favor if she would accept the scant hospitality of his hut for one night .