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Chapter 19

           "No,no,thesarpentknewhiserrand;norwasthereanygreatmistakeinthematter,forthereisbutlittleloveatweenaDelawareandaMingo,lettheirtribesgoouttofightforwhomtheymay,inawhitequarrel.Forthatmatter,thoughtheOneidasdoservehissacredmajesty,whoismyownsovereignlordandmaster,Ishouldnothavedeliberatedlongaboutlettingoff‘Killdeer’attheimpmyself,hadluckthrownhiminmyway."

           "Thatwouldhavebeenanabuseofourtreaties,andunworthyofyourcharacter."

           "Whenamanconsortsmuchwithapeople,"continuedHawkeye,"iftheyarehonestandhenoknave,lovewillgrowupatwixtthem.Itistruethatwhitecunninghasmanagedtothrowthetribesintogreatconfusionasrespectsfriendsandenemies;sothattheHuronsandtheOneidas,whospeakthesametongue,orwhatmaybecalledthesame,takeeachother’sscalps,andtheDelawaresaredividedamongthemselves;afewhangingabouttheirgreatcouncil-fireontheirownriver,andfightingonthesamesidewiththeMingos,whilethegreaterpartareintheCanadas,outofnaturalenmitytotheMaquasthusthrowingeverythingintodisorder,anddestroyingalltheharmonyofwarfare.Yetarednatur’isnotlikelytoalterwitheveryshiftofpolicy;sothattheloveatwixtaMohicanandaMingoismuchliketheregardbetweenawhitemanandasarpent."

           "Iregrettohearit;forIhadbelievedthosenativeswhodweltwithinourboundarieshadfoundustoojustandliberal,nottoidentifythemselvesfullywithourquarrels."

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