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Chapter 26
ButIthoughtIwouldmaketheoffer,seeingthatyouthcommonlyloveslife.Well,whatcan’tbedonebymaincourage,inwar,mustbedonebycircumvention.Putontheskin;Idoubtnotyoucanplaythebearnearlyaswellasmyself."
WhatevermighthavebeentheprivateopinionofUncasoftheirrespectiveabilitiesinthisparticular,hisgravecountenancemanifestednoopinionofhisownsuperiority.Hesilentlyandexpeditiouslyencasedhimselfinthecoveringofthebeast,andthenawaitedsuchothermovementsashismoreagedcompanionsawfittodictate.
"Now,friend,"saidHawkeye,addressingDavid,"anexchangeofgarmentswillbeagreatconveniencetoyou,inasmuchasyouarebutlittleaccustomedtothemake-shiftsofthewilderness.Here,takemyhuntingshirtandcap,andgivemeyourblanketandhat.Youmusttrustmewiththebookandspectacles,aswellasthetooter,too;ifweevermeetagain,inbettertimes,youshallhaveallbackagain,withmanythanksintothebargain."
Davidpartedwiththeseveralarticlesnamedwithareadinessthatwouldhavedonegreatcredittohisliberality,hadhenotcertainlyprofited,inmanyparticulars,bytheexchange.Hawkeyewasnotlonginassuminghisborrowedgarments;andwhenhisrestlesseyeswerehidbehindtheglasses,andhisheadwassurmountedbythetriangularbeaver,astheirstatureswerenotdissimilar,hemightreadilyhavepassedforthesingerbystar-light.Assoonasthesedispositionsweremade,thescoutturnedtoDavid,andgavehimhispartinginstructions.