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Burns
.
Heyward
,
and
his
female
companions
,
witnessed
this
mysterious
movement
with
secret
uneasiness
;
for
,
though
the
conduct
of
the
white
man
had
hitherto
been
above
reproach
,
his
rude
equipments
,
blunt
address
,
and
strong
antipathies
,
together
with
the
character
of
his
silent
associates
,
were
all
causes
for
exciting
distrust
in
minds
that
had
been
so
recently
alarmed
by
Indian
treachery
.
The
stranger
alone
disregarded
the
passing
incidents
.
He
seated
himself
on
a
projection
of
the
rocks
,
whence
he
gave
no
other
signs
of
consciousness
than
by
the
struggles
of
his
spirit
,
as
manifested
in
frequent
and
heavy
sighs
.
Smothered
voices
were
next
heard
,
as
though
men
called
to
each
other
in
the
bowels
of
the
earth
,
when
a
sudden
light
flashed
upon
those
without
,
and
laid
bare
the
much-prized
secret
of
the
place
.
At
the
farther
extremity
of
a
narrow
,
deep
cavern
in
the
rock
,
whose
length
appeared
much
extended
by
the
perspective
and
the
nature
of
the
light
by
which
it
was
seen
,
was
seated
the
scout
,
holding
a
blazing
knot
of
pine
.
The
strong
glare
of
the
fire
fell
full
upon
his
sturdy
,
weather-beaten
countenance
and
forest
attire
,
lending
an
air
of
romantic
wildness
to
the
aspect
of
an
individual
,
who
,
seen
by
the
sober
light
of
day
,
would
have
exhibited
the
peculiarities
of
a
man
remarkable
for
the
strangeness
of
his
dress
,
the
iron-like
inflexibility
of
his
frame
,
and
the
singular
compound
of
quick
,
vigilant
sagacity
,
and
of
exquisite
simplicity
,
that
by
turns
usurped
the
possession
of
his
muscular
features
.
At
a
little
distance
in
advance
stood
Uncas
,
his
whole
person
thrown
powerfully
into
view
.
The
travellers
anxiously
regarded
the
upright
,
flexible
figure
of
the
young
Mohican
,
graceful
and
unrestrained
in
the
attitudes
and
movements
of
nature
.
Though
his
person
was
more
than
usually
screened
by
a
green
and
fringed
hunting-shirt
,
like
that
of
the
white
man
,
there
was
no
concealment
to
his
dark
,
glancing
,
fearless
eye
,
alike
terrible
and
calm
;
the
bold
outline
of
his
high
,
haughty
features
,
pure
in
their
native
red
;
or
to
the
dignified
elevation
of
his
receding
forehead
,
together
with
all
the
finest
proportions
of
a
noble
head
,
bared
to
the
generous
scalping
tuft
.
It
was
the
first
opportunity
possessed
by
Duncan
and
his
companions
,
to
view
the
marked
lineaments
of
either
of
their
Indian
attendants
,
and
each
individual
of
the
party
felt
relieved
from
a
burden
of
doubt
,
as
the
proud
and
determined
,
though
wild
expression
of
the
features
of
the
young
warrior
forced
itself
on
their
notice
.
They
felt
it
might
be
a
being
partially
benighted
in
the
vale
of
ignorance
,
but
it
could
not
be
one
who
would
willingly
devote
his
rich
natural
gifts
to
the
purposes
of
wanton
treachery
.
The
ingenuous
Alice
gazed
at
his
free
air
and
proud
carriage
,
as
she
would
have
looked
upon
some
precious
relic
of
the
Grecian
chisel
,
to
which
life
had
been
imparted
by
the
intervention
of
a
miracle
;
while
Heyward
,
though
accustomed
to
see
the
perfection
of
form
which
abounds
among
the
uncorrupted
natives
,
openly
expressed
his
admiration
at
such
an
unblemished
specimen
of
the
noblest
proportions
of
man
.
"
I
could
sleep
in
peace
,
"
whispered
Alice
,
in
reply
,
"
with
such
a
fearless
and
generous
looking
youth
for
my
sentinel
.
Surely
,
Duncan
,
those
cruel
murders
,
those
terrific
scenes
of
torture
,
of
which
we
read
and
hear
so
much
,
are
never
acted
in
the
presence
of
such
as
he
!
"
"
This
,
certainly
,
is
a
rare
and
brilliant
instance
of
those
natural
qualities
,
in
which
these
peculiar
people
are
said
to
excel
,
"
he
answered
.
"
I
agree
with
you
,
Alice
,
in
thinking
that
such
a
front
and
eye
were
formed
rather
to
intimidate
than
to
deceive
;
but
let
us
not
practise
a
deception
upon
ourselves
,
by
expecting
any
other
exhibition
of
what
we
esteem
virtue
than
according
to
the
fashion
of
a
savage
.
As
bright
examples
of
great
qualities
are
but
too
uncommon
among
Christians
,
so
are
they
singular
and
solitary
with
the
Indians
;
though
,
for
the
honor
of
our
common
nature
,
neither
are
incapable
of
producing
them
.
Let
us
then
hope
that
this
Mohican
may
not
disappoint
our
wishes
,
but
prove
,
what
his
looks
assert
him
to
be
,
a
brave
and
constant
friend
.
"
"
Now
Major
Heyward
speaks
as
Major
Heyward
should
,
"
said
Cora
;
"
who
,
that
looks
at
this
creature
of
nature
,
remembers
the
shade
of
his
skin
!
"
