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Chapter 8
TheelderMohicanheardhimwithdeepgravity,andappearedtoponderonhiswords,asthoughhefelttheimportanceoftheirimport.Afteramomentofhesitation,hewavedhishandinassent,andutteredtheEnglishword"Good!"withthepeculiaremphasisofhispeople.Then,replacinghisknifeandtomahawkinhisgirdle,thewarriormovedsilentlytotheedgeoftherockwhichwasmostconcealedfromthebanksoftheriver.Herehepausedamoment,pointedsignificantlytothewoodsbelow,andsayingafewwordsinhisownlanguage,asifindicatinghisintendedroute,hedroppedintothewater,andsankfrombeforetheeyesofthewitnessesofhismovements.
Thescoutdelayedhisdeparturetospeaktothegenerousgirl,whosebreathingbecamelighterasshesawthesuccessofherremonstrance.
"Wisdomissometimesgiventotheyoung,aswellastotheold,"hesaid;"andwhatyouhavespokeniswise,nottocallitbyabetterword.Ifyouareledintothewoods,thatissuchofyouasmaybesparedforawhile,breakthetwigsonthebushesasyoupass,andmakethemarksofyourtrailasbroadasyoucan,when,ifmortaleyescanseethem,dependonhavingafriendwhowillfollowtotheendsof‘arthaforehedesartsyou."
HegaveCoraanaffectionateshakeofthehand,liftedhisrifle,andafterregardingitamomentwithmelancholysolicitude,laiditcarefullyaside,anddescendedtotheplacewhereChingachgookhadjustdisappeared.
