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Chapter 8

           TheelderMohicanheardhimwithdeepgravity,andappearedtoponderonhiswords,asthoughhefelttheimportanceoftheirimport.Afteramomentofhesitation,hewavedhishandinassent,andutteredtheEnglishword"Good!"withthepeculiaremphasisofhispeople.Then,replacinghisknifeandtomahawkinhisgirdle,thewarriormovedsilentlytotheedgeoftherockwhichwasmostconcealedfromthebanksoftheriver.Herehepausedamoment,pointedsignificantlytothewoodsbelow,andsayingafewwordsinhisownlanguage,asifindicatinghisintendedroute,hedroppedintothewater,andsankfrombeforetheeyesofthewitnessesofhismovements.

           Thescoutdelayedhisdeparturetospeaktothegenerousgirl,whosebreathingbecamelighterasshesawthesuccessofherremonstrance.

           "Wisdomissometimesgiventotheyoung,aswellastotheold,"hesaid;"andwhatyouhavespokeniswise,nottocallitbyabetterword.Ifyouareledintothewoods,thatissuchofyouasmaybesparedforawhile,breakthetwigsonthebushesasyoupass,andmakethemarksofyourtrailasbroadasyoucan,when,ifmortaleyescanseethem,dependonhavingafriendwhowillfollowtotheendsof‘arthaforehedesartsyou."

           HegaveCoraanaffectionateshakeofthehand,liftedhisrifle,andafterregardingitamomentwithmelancholysolicitude,laiditcarefullyaside,anddescendedtotheplacewhereChingachgookhadjustdisappeared.

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