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Chapter 10
ThemedalofMaguawillnolongerbeoftin,butofbeatengold;hishornwillrunoverwithpowder;dollarswillbeasplentyinhispouchaspebblesontheshoreofHorican;andthedeerwilllickhishand,fortheywillknowittobevaintoflyfromtheriflehewillcarry!Asformyself,IknownothowtoexceedthegratitudeoftheScotchman,butI—yes,Iwill—"
"Whatwilltheyoungchiefwhocomesfromtowardsthesun,give?"demandedtheHuron,observingthatHeywardhesitatedinhisdesiretoendtheenumerationofbenefitswiththatwhichmightformtheclimaxofanIndian’swishes.
"Hewillmakethefire-waterfromtheIslandsinthesaltlakeflowbeforethewigwamofMagua,untiltheheartoftheIndianshallbelighterthanthefeathersofthehumming-bird,andhisbreathsweeterthanthewildhoneysuckle."
LeRenardhadlistenedgravelyasHeywardslowlyproceededinhissubtlespeech.WhentheyoungmanmentionedtheartificehesupposedtheIndiantohavepractisedonhisownnation,thecountenanceofthelistenerwasveiledinanexpressionofcautiousgravity.AttheallusiontotheinjurywhichDuncanaffectedtobelievehaddriventheHuronfromhisnativetribe,agleamofsuchungovernableferocityflashedfromtheother’seyes,asinducedtheadventurousspeakertobelievehehadstrucktheproperchord.Andbythetimehereachedthepartwherehesoartfullyblendedthethirstofvengeancewiththedesireofgain,hehad,atleast,obtainedacommandofthedeepestattentionofthesavage.
