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           "Isheabird,tospreadhiswings;orisheafish,toswimwithoutair!Thewhitechiefreadsinhisbooks,andhebelievestheHuronsarefools!"

           "Thoughnofish,TheLongRiflecanswim.Hefloateddownthestreamwhenthepowderwasallburnt,andwhentheeyesoftheHuronswerebehindacloud."

           "Andwhydidthewhitechiefstay?"demandedthestillincredulousIndian."Isheastonethatgoestothebottom,ordoesthescalpburnhishead?"

           "ThatIamnotastone,yourdeadcomrade,whofellintothefalls,mightanswer,werethelifestillinhim,"saidtheprovokedyoungman,using,inhisanger,thatboastfullanguagewhichwasmostlikelytoexcitetheadmirationofanIndian."Thewhitemanthinksnonebutcowardsdeserttheirwomen."

           Maguamutteredafewwords,inaudibly,betweenhisteeth,beforehecontinued,aloud—

           "CantheDelawaresswim,too,aswellascrawlinthebushes?WhereisLeGrosSerpent?"

           Duncan,whoperceivedbytheuseoftheseCanadianappellations,thathislatecompanionsweremuchbetterknowntohisenemiesthantohimself,answered,reluctantly,"Healsoisgonedownwiththewater."

           "LeCerfAgileisnothere?"

           "Iknownotwhomyoucall‘TheNimbleDeer,’"saidDuncan,gladlyprofitingbyanyexcusetocreatedelay.

           "Uncas,"returnedMagua,pronouncingtheDelawarenamewithevengreaterdifficultythanhespokehisEnglishwords."‘BoundingElk’iswhatthewhitemansays,whenhecallstotheyoungMohican."