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Chapter 12

           "Itmaybeitmaybe,"saidHawkeye,whohadlistenedwithsingularattentiontothisexplanation;"thoughIamamanwhohasthefullbloodofthewhites,myjudgmentindeerandbeaverisgreaterthaninbeastsofburden.MajorEffinghamhasmanynoblechargers,butIhaveneverseenonetravelaftersuchasidelinggait."

           "True;forhewouldvaluetheanimalsforverydifferentproperties.Stillisthisabreedhighlyesteemed,andasyouwitness,muchhonoredwiththeburdensitisoftendestinedtobear."

           TheMohicanshadsuspendedtheiroperationsabouttheglimmeringfire,tolisten;andwhenDuncanhaddone,theylookedateachothersignificantly,thefatherutteringthenever-failingexclamationofsurprise.Thescoutruminated,likeamandigestinghisnewlyacquiredknowledge,andoncemorestoleacuriousglanceatthehorses.

           "Idaretosaythereareevenstrangersightstobeseeninthesettlements!"hesaid,atlength;"natur’issadlyabusedbyman,whenheoncegetsthemastery.But,gosidelingorgostraight,Uncashadseenthemovement,andtheirtrailledusontothebrokenbush.Theouterbranch,neartheprintsofoneofthehorses,wasbentupward,asaladybreaksaflowerfromitsstem,butalltherestwereraggedandbrokendown,asifthestronghandofamanhadbeentearingthem!SoIconcludedthatthecunningvarmintshadseenthetwigbent,andhadtorntherest,tomakeusbelieveabuckhadbeenfeelingtheboughswithhisantlers.

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