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But Duddeley was the first Englishman, as far as I am aware, who marched, 'for his experience and pleasure, four long marches through the island; the last fifty miles going and coming through a most monstrous thicke wood, for so is most part of the island; and lodging myself in Indian townes. Poor Sir Robert 'larding the lean earth as he stalked along' in ruff and trunk hose, possibly too in burning steel breastplate, most probably along the old Indian path from San Fernando past Savannah Grande, and down the Ortoire to Mayaro on the east coast.
He shot a glance of lightning intelligence at me, then instantly his features became smoothly composed and blank again. "Has my brother never before seen the Spirit Bear?" he asked coldly. "Is that a clan, Mayaro?" "Among the Siwanois only." "That is strange," I muttered. "I have never before seen a Siwanois. Where could I have seen a Siwanois? Where?" But he only shook his head.
Why not admit that from the moment he joined us you have had your eye on him have been furtively studying him?" "Mayaro has two eyes. For what are they unless to observe?" "And what has my brother observed?" "That no two people are perfectly similar," he said blandly.
"They have done so, Loskiel." "Very well. Our order of march will be the same as yesterday. We keep the Wyandotte between us." "That is wisdom." "Is it to be a running fight, Mayaro?" "Perhaps, if their main body comes up." "Then we had best start across the Ouleout, unless you mean to ford the Susquehanna."
"It is the chant of the Stone Throwers the Little People!" said Mayaro, laughing. "Ye two are fit to hear it." "They are singing the Song of the Hidden Children," I whispered to Lois. "Is it not strangely pretty?" "It is wild music, but sweet," she murmured, " the music of the Little People che-kah-a-hen-wah." "Can you catch the words?" "Aye, but do not understand them every one."
And here the nature of the country changed entirely, for beyond it was all one vast swamp, as still and dark as death. A little way along this blackish stream Mayaro halted, and for a while stood motionless, his powerful arms folded, gazing straight in front of him with the half-closed eyes of a dreaming wolf. Never had I looked upon so sinister a country or a swamp so vast and desolate.
"More war, O Mayaro, my brother?" I asked in a bantering voice. "Every day you prepare for battle with a confidence forever new; every night the army snores in peace. Yet, at dawn, when you have greeted the sun, you renew your war-paint. Such praiseworthy perseverance ought to be rewarded." "It has already been rewarded," remarked the Indian, with quiet humour. "In what manner?" I asked, puzzled.
I demanded in astonishment. "It was ever the burden of her piping this rosy-throated pigeon of the woods." "That is most strange," said I. "It is doubtless sorcery that she should ask of me an interview with you who came two hundred miles to ask of me the very question." "But, Mayaro, she did not then know why I had come to seek you." "I knew as quickly as I heard your name."
Behind her filed the Cat-People, Amochol's hideous acolytes, each wearing the Nez Perce ridge of porcupine-like hair, the lynx-skin cloak and necklace of claws; and all howling to the measure of the little painted drum. I could feel Mayaro beside me, quivering with eagerness and fury; but the time was not yet, and he knew it, as did his enraged comrades.
And to me he added bluntly: "Translate, Mr. Loskiel." "I think the Sagamore has understood, sir," said I. "Is it not so, Sagamore?" "Mayaro has understood," said the Indian quietly. "Does the great Mohican Sagamore accept?" "My elder brother," replied the Sagamore calmly, "Mayaro has pledged his word to his younger brother Loskiel. A Mohican Sagamore never lies. Loskiel is my friend.
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