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           Ihaveknowngreaterfools,whocouldreadandwrite,thananexperiencedoldbeaver;butasforsqualling,theanimalsareborndumb!Whatthinkyouofsuchasongasthis?"

           Davidshuthissensitiveears,andevenHeyward,apprisedashewasofthenatureofthecry,lookedupwardsinquestofthebird,asthecawingofacrowrangintheairaboutthem.

           "See!"continuedthelaughingscout,ashepointedtowardstheremainderoftheparty,who,inobediencetothesignal,werealreadyapproaching:"thisismusicwhichhasitsnaturalvirtues;itbringstwogoodriflestomyelbow,tosaynothingoftheknivesandtomahawks.Butweseethatyouaresafe;nowtelluswhathasbecomeofthemaidens."

           "Theyarecaptivestotheheathen,"saidDavid;"andthoughgreatlytroubledinspirit,enjoyingcomfortandsafetyinthebody."

           "Both?"demandedthebreathlessHeyward.

           "Evenso.Thoughourwayfaringhasbeensoreandoursustenancescanty,wehavehadlittleothercauseforcomplaint,excepttheviolencedoneourfeelings,bybeingthusledincaptivityintoafarland."

           "Blessyefortheseverywords!"exclaimedthetremblingMunro;"Ishallthenreceivemybabesspotlessandangel-like,asIlostthem!"

           "Iknownotthattheirdeliveryisathand,"returnedthedoubtingDavid;"theleaderofthesesavagesispossessedofanevilspiritthatnopowershortofOmnipotencecantame.Ihavetriedhimsleepingandwaking,butneithersoundsnorlanguageseemtotouchhissoul."

           "Whereistheknave?"bluntlyinterruptedthescout.