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Chapter 19

           Placinghimselfatanangleoftheworks,wherehemightbeaspectatorofthescenewithin,whilehekeptawatchfuleyeagainstanydangerfromwithout,heawaitedtheresultwithasmuchpatienceashecouldsummon.

           Afterashortandimpressivepause,Chingachgooklightedapipewhosebowlwascuriouslycarvedinoneofthesoftstonesofthecountry,andwhosestemwasatubeofwood,andcommencedsmoking.Whenhehadinhaledenoughofthefragranceofthesoothingweed,hepassedtheinstrumentintothehandsofthescout.Inthismannerthepipehadmadeitsroundsthreeseveraltimes,amidthemostprofoundsilence,beforeeitherofthepartyopenedhislips.ThentheSagamore,astheoldestandhighestinrank,inafewcalmanddignifiedwords,proposedthesubjectfordeliberation.Hewasansweredbythescout;andChingachgookrejoined,whentheotherobjectedtohisopinions.ButtheyouthfulUncascontinuedasilentandrespectfullistener,untilHawkeye,incomplaisance,demandedhisopinion.Heywardgatheredfromthemannersofthedifferentspeakers,thatthefatherandsonespousedonesideofadisputedquestion,whilethewhitemanmaintainedtheother.Thecontestgraduallygrewwarmer,untilitwasquiteevidentthefeelingsofthespeakersbegantobesomewhatenlistedinthedebate.

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