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"I think," said the Mohican deliberately, "that there may be a tree-cat in their vicinity." A dead silence followed. The Wyandotte's countenance was still smiling, but I thought the smile had stiffened and become fixed, though not a tremour moved him.
Wyandotté don't know rum, when he see him. Wyandotté beg not'in'; no, not his scalp." "All this sounds well, and I am both willing and glad, chief, to receive you in the character in which you give me to understand you have now come. A warrior of Wyandotté's high name is too proud to carry a forked tongue in his mouth, and I shall hear nothing but truth.
Perceiving that a clot of blood had collected at the junction with the handle, it was carefully removed by the use of water. His look next passed over his whole person, in order to ascertain if any more of these betrayers of his fearful secret remained; after which he seemed more at ease. "Wyandotté's back don't ache now," he growled to himself. "Ole sore heal up. Why Cap'in touch him?
Estill had had his arm broken the preceding summer in an engagement with the Indians; and, in the conflict with the warrior on this occasion, that arm gave way, and in an instant his savage foe buried his knife in Captain Estill's breast; but in the very same moment, the brave Proctor sent a ball from his rifle to the Wyandotte's heart. The survivors then drew off as by mutual consent.
What was my disgust, then, to observe that the Wyandotte's moccasins were soaking wet, and that he left at every step his mark for the morning sun to dry at leisure. Stooping stealthily, I laid my hand flat in his wet tracks, and felt the grit of sand. Accidentally or otherwise, he had stepped into some spring brook which we had crossed in the darkness.
"There is evil in the wind." "There is no wind stirring." "A witch-wind came slyly while you slept. Did you not dream, Loskiel?" In spite of me I shivered again. "That is foolishness," said I. "The Wyandotte's silly talk has made us wakeful. Our sentinels watch. Sleep, Mayaro." "Have you need of sleep, Loskiel?" "I? No. Sleep you, then, and I will sit awake if it reassures you."
Did you see nothing that might indicate it, Black-Snake, my brother?" There was a furtive flicker of the Wyandotte's eyes which seemed to include everybody before him, then he said very coolly that he had seen no riffle that might indicate shallow water, but that there was a ford not far below, and we ought to strike it before sunset. "Halt here," said I, pretending to remain still unconvinced.
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