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"
Does
the
white
chief
burn
his
powder
in
the
faces
of
his
brothers
?
"
"
Does
he
ever
miss
his
aim
,
when
seriously
bent
to
kill
?
"
returned
Duncan
,
smiling
with
well
acted
sincerity
.
Another
long
and
deliberate
pause
succeeded
these
sententious
questions
and
ready
replies
.
Duncan
saw
that
the
Indian
hesitated
.
In
order
to
complete
his
victory
,
he
was
in
the
act
of
recommencing
the
enumeration
of
the
rewards
,
when
Magua
made
an
expressive
gesture
and
said
--
"
Enough
;
Le
Renard
is
a
wise
chief
,
and
what
he
does
will
be
seen
.
Go
,
and
keep
the
mouth
shut
.
When
Magua
speaks
,
it
will
be
the
time
to
answer
.
"
Heyward
,
perceiving
that
the
eyes
of
his
companion
were
warily
fastened
on
the
rest
of
the
band
,
fell
back
immediately
,
in
order
to
avoid
the
appearance
of
any
suspicious
confederacy
with
their
leader
.
Magua
approached
the
horses
,
and
affected
to
be
well
pleased
with
the
diligence
and
ingenuity
of
his
comrades
.
He
then
signed
to
Heyward
to
assist
the
sisters
into
the
saddles
,
for
he
seldom
deigned
to
use
the
English
tongue
,
unless
urged
by
some
motive
of
more
than
usual
moment
.
There
was
no
longer
any
plausible
pretext
for
delay
;
and
Duncan
was
obliged
,
however
reluctantly
,
to
comply
.
As
he
performed
this
office
,
he
whispered
his
reviving
hopes
in
the
ears
of
the
trembling
females
,
who
,
through
dread
of
encountering
the
savage
countenances
of
their
captors
,
seldom
raised
their
eyes
from
the
ground
.
The
mare
of
David
had
been
taken
with
the
followers
of
the
large
chief
;
in
consequence
,
its
owner
,
as
well
as
Duncan
,
was
compelled
to
journey
on
foot
.
The
latter
did
not
,
however
,
so
much
regret
this
circumstance
,
as
it
might
enable
him
to
retard
the
speed
of
the
party
;
for
he
still
turned
his
longing
looks
in
the
direction
of
Fort
Edward
,
in
the
vain
expectation
of
catching
some
sound
from
that
quarter
of
the
forest
,
which
might
denote
the
approach
of
succor
.
When
all
were
prepared
,
Magua
made
the
signal
to
proceed
,
advancing
in
front
to
lead
the
party
in
person
.
Next
followed
David
,
who
was
gradually
coming
to
a
true
sense
of
his
condition
,
as
the
effects
of
the
wound
became
less
and
less
apparent
.
The
sisters
rode
in
his
rear
,
with
Heyward
at
their
side
,
while
the
Indians
flanked
the
party
,
and
brought
up
the
close
of
the
march
,
with
a
caution
that
seemed
never
to
tire
.
In
this
manner
they
proceeded
in
uninterrupted
silence
,
except
when
Heyward
addressed
some
solitary
word
of
comfort
to
the
females
,
or
David
gave
vent
to
the
moanings
of
his
spirit
in
piteous
exclamations
,
which
he
intended
should
express
the
humility
of
resignation
.
Their
direction
lay
towards
the
south
,
and
in
a
course
nearly
opposite
to
the
road
to
William
Henry
.
Notwithstanding
this
apparent
adherence
in
Magua
to
the
original
determination
of
his
conquerors
,
Heyward
could
not
believe
his
tempting
bait
was
so
soon
forgotten
;
and
he
knew
the
windings
of
an
Indian
path
too
well
,
to
suppose
that
its
apparent
course
led
directly
to
its
object
,
when
artifice
was
at
all
necessary
.
Mile
after
mile
was
,
however
,
passed
through
the
boundless
woods
,
in
this
painful
manner
,
without
any
prospect
of
a
termination
to
their
journey
.
Heyward
watched
the
sun
,
as
he
darted
his
meridian
rays
through
the
branches
of
the
trees
,
and
pined
for
the
moment
when
the
policy
of
Magua
should
change
their
route
to
one
more
favorable
to
his
hopes
.
Sometimes
he
fancied
the
wary
savage
,
despairing
of
passing
the
arm
of
Montcalm
in
safety
,
was
holding
his
way
towards
a
well-known
border
settlement
,
where
a
distinguished
officer
of
the
crown
,
and
a
favored
friend
of
the
Six
Nations
,
held
his
large
possessions
,
as
well
as
his
usual
residence
.
To
be
delivered
into
the
hands
of
Sir
William
Johnson
was
far
preferable
to
being
led
into
the
wilds
of
Canada
;
but
in
order
to
effect
even
the
former
,
it
would
be
necessary
to
traverse
the
forest
for
many
weary
leagues
,
each
step
of
which
was
carrying
him
farther
from
the
scene
of
the
war
,
and
,
consequently
,
from
the
post
,
not
only
of
honor
,
but
of
duty
.
