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Chapter 10
"What!hashenotseenthatthewoodswerefilledwithoutlyingpartiesoftheenemies,andthattheSerpentcouldnotstealthroughthemwithoutbeingseen?Then,didhenotlosehispathtoblindtheeyesoftheHurons?Didhenotpretendtogobacktohistribe,whohadtreatedhimill,anddrivenhimfromtheirwigwamslikeadog?And,whenwesawwhathewishedtodo,didwenotaidhim,bymakingafalseface,thattheHuronsmightthinkthewhitemanbelievedthathisfriendwashisenemy?Isnotallthistrue?AndwhenLeSubtilhadshuttheeyesandstoppedtheearsofhisnationbyhiswisdom,didtheynotforgetthattheyhadoncedonehimwrong,andforcedhimtofleetotheMohawks?Anddidtheynotleavehimonthesouthsideoftheriver,withtheirprisoners,whiletheyhavegonefoolishlyonthenorth?DoesnotRenardmeantoturnlikeafoxonhisfootsteps,andtocarrytotherichandgray-headedScotchmanhisdaughters?Yes,Magua,Iseeitall,andIhavealreadybeenthinkinghowsomuchwisdomandhonestyshouldberepaid.First,thechiefofWilliamHenrywillgiveasagreatchiefshouldforsuchaservice.
