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Chapter 8

           Foraninstanthehungsuspendedbytherock;andlookingabouthim,withacountenanceofpeculiarcare,headded,bitterly,"Hadthepowderheldout,thisdisgracecouldneverhavebefallen!"then,looseninghishold,thewaterclosedabovehishead,andhealsobecamelosttoview.

           AlleyeswerenowturnedonUncas,whostoodleaningagainsttheraggedrock,inimmovablecomposure.Afterwaitingashorttime,Corapointeddowntheriver,andsaid:

           "Yourfriendshavenotbeenseen,andarenow,mostprobably,insafety;isitnottimeforyoutofollow?"

           "Uncaswillstay,"theyoungMohicancalmlyansweredinEnglish.

           "Toincreasethehorrorofourcapture,andtodiminishthechancesofourrelease!Go,generousyoungman,"Coracontinued,loweringhereyesunderthegazeoftheMohican,and,perhaps,withanintuitiveconsciousnessofherpower;"gotomyfather,asIhavesaid,andbethemostconfidentialofmymessengers.Tellhimtotrustyouwiththemeanstobuythefreedomofhisdaughters.Go!’tismywish,’tismyprayer,thatyouwillgo!"

           Thesettled,calmlookoftheyoungchiefchangedtoanexpressionofgloom,buthenolongerhesitated.Withanoiselessstephecrossedtherock,anddroppedintothetroubledstream.Hardlyabreathwasdrawnbythoseheleftbehind,untiltheycaughtaglimpseofhisheademergingforair,fardownthecurrent,whenheagainsank,andwasseennomore.

           Thesesuddenandapparentlysuccessfulexperimentshadalltakenplaceinafewminutesofthattimewhichhadnowbecomesoprecious

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