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           Ah!Uncas,Uncas,yourbehaviorwasmorelikethatofacuriouswomanthanofawarrioronhisscent."

           Uncaspermittedhiseyestoturnforaninstantonthesturdycountenanceofthespeaker,butheneitherspokenorgaveanyindicationofrepentance.Onthecontrary,HeywardthoughtthemanneroftheyoungMohicanwasdisdainful,ifnotalittlefierce,andthathesuppressedpassionsthatwerereadytoexplode,asmuchincomplimenttothelisteners,asfromthedeferenceheusuallypaidtohiswhiteassociate.

           "Yousawourcapture?"Heywardnextdemanded.

           "Weheardit,"wasthesignificantanswer."AnIndianyellisplainlanguagetomenwhohavepassedtheirdaysinthewoods.Butwhenyoulanded,weweredriventocrawl,likesarpents,beneaththeleaves;andthenwelostsightofyouentirely,untilweplacedeyesonyouagain,trussedtothetrees,andreadyboundforanIndianmassacre."

           "OurrescuewasthedeedofProvidence.Itwasnearlyamiraclethatyoudidnotmistakethepath,fortheHuronsdivided,andeachbandhaditshorses."

           "Ay!therewewerethrownoffthescent,andmight,indeed,havelostthetrail,haditnotbeenforUncas;wetookthepath,however,thatledintothewilderness;forwejudged,andjudgedrightly,thatthesavageswouldholdthatcoursewiththeirprisoners.Butwhenwehadfolloweditformanymiles,withoutfindingasingletwigbroken,asIhadadvised,mymindmisgaveme;especiallyasallthefootstepshadtheprintsofmoccasins."