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Chapter 22
Maguahadwaitedonthemountainuntilasafemomenttoretirepresenteditself,whenhehaddescended,andtakentheroutealongthewesternsideoftheHorican,inthedirectionoftheCanadas.AsthesubtleHuronwasfamiliarwiththepaths,andwellknewtherewasnoimmediatedangerofpursuit,theirprogresshadbeenmoderate,andfarfromfatiguing.ItappearedfromtheunembellishedstatementofDavid,thathisownpresencehadbeenratherenduredthandesired;thoughevenMaguahadnotbeenentirelyexemptfromthatvenerationwithwhichtheIndiansregardthosewhomtheGreatSpirithasvisitedintheirintellects.Atnight,theutmostcarehadbeentakenofthecaptives,bothtopreventinjuryfromthedampsofthewoods,andtoguardagainstanescape.Atthespring,thehorseswereturnedloose,ashasbeenseen;andnotwithstandingtheremotenessandlengthoftheirtrail,theartificesalreadynamedwereresortedto,inordertocutoffeverycluetotheirplaceofretreat.Ontheirarrivalattheencampmentofhispeople,Magua,inobediencetoapolicyseldomdepartedfrom,separatedhisprisoners.Corahadbeensenttoatribethattemporarilyoccupiedanadjacentvalley,thoughDavidwastooignorantofthecustomsandhistoryofthenativestobeabletodeclareanythingsatisfactoryconcerningtheirnameorcharacter.
