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Chapter 26

           Theboyswerealreadyburiedinsleep,andallthewomen,andmostofthewarriors,hadretiredtotheirlodgesforthenight.FourorfiveofthelatteronlylingeredaboutthedooroftheprisonofUncas,warybutcloseobserversofthemanneroftheircaptive.

           AtthesightofGamut,accompaniedbyoneinthewellknownmasqueradeoftheirmostdistinguishedconjurer,theyreadilymadewayforthemboth.Stilltheybetrayednointentiontodepart.Ontheotherhand,theywereevidentlydisposedtoremainboundtotheplacebyanadditionalinterestinthemysteriousmummeriesthattheyofcourseexpectedfromsuchavisit.

           FromthetotalinabilityofthescouttoaddresstheHuronsintheirownlanguage,hewascompelledtotrusttheconversationentirelytoDavid.Notwithstandingthesimplicityofthelatter,hedidamplejusticetotheinstructionshehadreceived,morethanfulfillingthestrongesthopesofhisteacher.

           "TheDelawaresarewomen!"heexclaimed,addressinghimselftothesavagewhohadaslightunderstandingofthelanguageinwhichhespoke;"theYengeese,myfoolishcountrymen,havetoldthemtotakeupthetomahawk,andstriketheirfathersintheCanadas,andtheyhaveforgottentheirsex.DoesmybrotherwishtohearLeCerfAgileaskforhispetticoats,andseehimweepbeforetheHurons,atthestake?"

           Theexclamation"Hugh!"deliveredinastrongtoneofassent,announcedthegratificationthesavagewouldreceiveinwitnessingsuchanexhibitionofweaknessinanenemysolonghatedandsomuchfeared.

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