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Chapter 19
"Itisundeniablethatnowyouspeakthetruth,"returnedthescout,betrayingmoreanxietythanwasusual;"yetwhatcanbedone?Asinglesuspiciouslookmightbringonanattackbeforewearereadytoreceiveit.Heknows,bythecallIgavetoUncas,thatwehavestruckascent:IwilltellhimthatweareonthetrailoftheMingos;hisIndiannaturewillteachhimhowtoact."
Thescoutappliedhisfingerstohismouth,andraisedalowhissingsound,thatcausedDuncan,atfirst,tostartaside,believingthatheheardaserpent.TheheadofChingachgookwasrestingonahand,ashesatmusingbyhimself;butthemomentheheardthewarningoftheanimalwhosenamehebore,itarosetoanuprightpositionandhisdarkeyesglancedswiftlyandkeenlyoneverysideofhim.Withthissuddenandperhapsinvoluntarymovement,everyappearanceofsurpriseoralarmended.Hisriflelayuntouched,andapparentlyunnoticed,withinreachofhishand.Thetomahawkthathehadloosenedinhisbeltforthesakeofease,wasevensufferedtofallfromitsusualsituationtotheground,andhisformseemedtosink,likethatofamanwhosenervesandsinewsweresufferedtorelaxforthepurposeofrest.Cunninglyresuminghisformerposition,thoughwithachangeofhands,asifthemovementhadbeenmademerelytorelievethelimb,thenativeawaitedtheresultwithacalmnessandfortitudethatnonebutanIndianwarriorwouldhaveknownhowtoexercise.
