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           Isitnotbetterthanthisplace?"

           "Away!"criedCora,veilinghereyesfromhisrevoltingaspect.

           TheIndianlaughedtauntingly,ashehelduphisreekinghand,andanswered—"Itisred,butitcomesfromwhiteveins!"

           "Monster!thereisblood,oceansofblood,uponthysoul;thyspirithasmovedthisscene."

           "Maguaisagreatchief!"returnedtheexultingsavage;"willthedarkhairgotohistribe?"

           "Never!strike,ifthouwilt,andcompletethyrevenge."

           Hehesitatedamoment;andthencatchingthelightandsenselessformofAliceinhisarms,thesubtleIndianmovedswiftlyacrosstheplaintowardsthewoods.

           "Hold!"shriekedCora,followingwildlyonhisfootsteps;"releasethechild!wretch!whatis’tyoudo?"

           ButMaguawasdeaftohervoice;orratherheknewhispower,andwasdeterminedtomaintainit.

           "Stay—lady—stay,"calledGamut,aftertheunconsciousCora."Theholycharmisbeginningtobefelt,andsoonshaltthouseethishorridtumultstilled."

           Perceivingthat,inhisturn,hewasunheeded,thefaithfulDavidfollowedthedistractedsister,raisinghisvoiceagaininsacredsong,andsweepingtheairtothemeasure,withhislongarm,indiligentaccompaniment.Inthismannertheytraversedtheplain,throughtheflying,thewounded,andthedead.