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Chapter 17
Louiswhichwassuspendedathisbreast,Montcalmsternlydemanded—
"Whatmeansthis!DoesnotmysonknowthatthehatchetisburiedbetweentheEnglishandhisCanadianFather?"
"WhatcantheHuronsdo?"returnedthesavage,speakingalso,thoughimperfectly,intheFrenchlanguage."Notawarriorhasascalp,andthepale-facesmakefriends!"
"Ha!LeRenardSubtil!Methinksthisisanexcessofzealforafriendwhowassolateanenemy!HowmanysunshavesetsinceLeRenardstruckthewar-postoftheEnglish?"
"Whereisthatsun!"demandedthesullensavage."Behindthehill;anditisdarkandcold.Butwhenhecomesagain,itwillbebrightandwarm.LeSubtilisthesunofhistribe.Therehavebeenclouds,andmanymountainsbetweenhimandhisnation;butnowheshines,anditisaclearsky!"
"ThatLeRenardhaspowerwithhispeople,Iwellknow,"saidMontcalm;"foryesterdayhehuntedfortheirscalps,andto-daytheyhearhimatthecouncil-fire."
"Maguaisagreatchief."
"Lethimproveit,byteachinghisnationhowtoconductitselftowardsournewfriends."
"WhydidthechiefoftheCanadasbringhisyoungmenintothewoods,andfirehiscannonattheearthenhouse?"demandedthesubtleIndian.
"Tosubdueit.Mymasterownstheland,andyourfatherhasbeenorderedtodriveofftheseEnglishsquatters.Theyhaveconsentedtogo,andnowhecallsthemenemiesnolonger."
"’Tiswell.Maguatookthehatchettocoloritwithblood.Itisnowbright;whenitisred,itshallbeburied."
