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           LetthedaughteroftheEnglishchieffollow,andliveinhiswigwamforever."

           HoweverrevoltingaproposalofsuchacharactermightprovetoCora,sheretained,notwithstandingherpowerfuldisgust,sufficientself-commandtoreply,withoutbetrayingtheweakness.

           "AndwhatpleasurewouldMaguafindinsharinghiscabinwithawifehedidnotlove;onewhowouldbeofanationandcolordifferentfromhisown?ItwouldbebettertotakethegoldofMunro,andbuytheheartofsomeHuronmaidwithhisgifts."

           TheIndianmadenoreplyfornearaminute,butbenthisfiercelooksonthecountenanceofCora,insuchwaveringglances,thathereyessankwithshame,underanimpressionthat,forthefirsttime,theyhadencounteredanexpressionthatnochastefemalemightendure.Whileshewasshrinkingwithinherself,indreadofhavingherearswoundedbysomeproposalstillmoreshockingthanthelast,thevoiceofMaguaanswered,initstonesofdeepestmalignancy—

           "WhentheblowsscorchedthebackoftheHuron,hewouldknowwheretofindawomantofeelthesmart.ThedaughterofMunrowoulddrawhiswater,hoehiscorn,andcookhisvenison.Thebodyofthegray-headwouldsleepamonghiscannon,buthisheartwouldliewithinreachoftheknifeofLeSubtil."

           "Monster!welldostthoudeservethytreacherousname!"criedCora,inanungovernableburstoffilialindignation.