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Chapter 18

           "Well,boy,"demandedtheattentivescout,"whatdoesitsay?canyoumakeanythingofthetell-tale?"

           "LeRenardSubtil!"

           "Ha!thatrampagingdevilagain!thereneverwillbeanendofhisloping,till‘Killdeer’hassaidafriendlywordtohim."

           Heywardreluctantlyadmittedthetruthofthisintelligence,andnowexpressedratherhishopesthanhisdoubtsbysaying

           "Onemoccasinissomuchlikeanother,itisprobablethereissomemistake."

           "Onemoccasinlikeanother!youmayaswellsaythatonefootislikeanother;thoughweallknowthatsomearelong,andothersshort;somebroad,andothersnarrow;somewithhigh,andsomewithlowinsteps;somein-toed,andsomeout.Onemoccasinisnomorelikeanotherthanonebookislikeanother;thoughtheywhocanreadinoneareseldomabletotellthemarksoftheother.Whichisallorderedforthebest,givingtoeverymanhisnaturaladvantages.Letmegetdowntoit,Uncas;neitherbooknormoccasinistheworseforhavingtwoopinions,insteadofone."Thescoutstoopedtothetask,andinstantlyadded,"Youareright,boy;hereisthepatchwesawsooftenintheotherchase.Andthefellowwilldrinkwhenhecangetanopportunity:yourdrinkingIndianalwayslearnstowalkwithawidertoethanthenaturalsavage,itbeingthegiftofadrunkardtostraddle,whetherofwhiteorredskin.’Tisjustthelengthandbreadthtoo!lookatit,Sagamore:youmeasuredtheprintsmorethanonce,whenwehuntedthevarmintsfromGlenn’stothehealth-springs."

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