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Chapter 45

           TheguideSpanglerpartookofthegeneralsentiment,asdidtheirleaderCalhoun.

           Thelatterappearedmoreaffectedbyitthananyoftheparty!Seated,withmoodybrow,undertheshadowofthetrees,atsomedistancefromthefire,hehadnotspokenawordsincethedepartureofthedragoons.Nordidheseemdisposedtojointhecircleofthosewhowerebaskingintheblaze;butkepthimselfapart,asifnotcaringtocomeunderthescrutinyofhiscompanions.

           Therewasstillthesamewildlookinhiseyesthesamescaredexpressionuponhisfeaturesthathadshownitselfbeforesunset.

           "Isay,CashCalhoun!"criedoneoftheyoungfellowsbythefire,whowasbeginningtotalk"tall,"undertheinfluenceoftheoft-repeatedpotations"comeup,oldfellow,andjoinusinadrink!Weallrespectyoursorrow;andwilldowhatwecantogetsatisfaction,foryouandyours.Butamanmustn’talwaysmope,asyou’redoing.Comealonghere,andtakea‘smile’oftheMonongaheela!It’lldoyouapowerofgood,Ipromiseyou."

           Whetheritwasthathewaspleasedattheinterpretationputuponhissilentattitudewhichthespeechtoldhimhadbeenobservedorwhetherhehadbecomesuddenlyinclinedtowardsafeelingofgoodfellowship,Calhounacceptedtheinvitation;andsteppinguptothefire,fellintolinewiththerestoftheroysterers.Beforeseatinghimself,hetookapullattheprofferedflask.

           Fromthatmomenthisairchanged,asifbyenchantment.

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