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Chapter 20
Buthewassaidtobealone,anddeadmengivenocauseforfear."
"Ay,hewasaloneinhisdeviltry!butanIndianwhosetribecountssomanywarriors,needseldomfearhisbloodwillrun,withoutthedeath-shriekcomingspeedilyfromsomeofhisenemies."
"Butourpresence—theauthorityofColonelMunro—wouldproveasufficientprotectionagainsttheangerofourallies,especiallyinacasewhereawretchsowellmeritedhisfate.ItrustinHeavenyouhavenotdeviatedasinglefootfromthedirectlineofourcourse,withsoslightareason!"
"Doyouthinkthebulletofthatvarlet’sriflewouldhaveturnedaside,thoughhismajestythekinghadstoodinitspath?"returnedthestubbornscout."WhydidnotthegrandFrencher,hewhoiscaptain-generaloftheCanadas,burythetomahawksoftheHurons,ifawordfromawhitecanworksostronglyonthenatur’ofanIndian?"
ThereplyofHeywardwasinterruptedbyagroanfromMunro;butafterhehadpausedamoment,indeferencetothesorrowofhisagedfriend,heresumedthesubject.
"TheMarquisofMontcalmcanonlysettlethaterrorwithhisGod,"saidtheyoungmansolemnly.
"Ay,ay;nowthereisreasoninyourwords,fortheyarebottomedonreligionandhonesty.Thereisavastdifferencebetweenthrowingaregimentofwhitecoatsatwixtthetribesandtheprisoners,andcoaxinganangrysavagetoforgethecarriesaknifeandarifle,withwordsthatmustbeginwithcallinghimyourson.
