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           Munroseemedtoshakeoffhisapathy,andlistenedtothewildschemesoftheyoungmanwithadeferencethathisgrayhairsandreverendyearsshouldhavedenied.Butthescout,aftersufferingtheardorofthelovertoexpenditselfalittle,foundmeanstoconvincehimofthefollyofprecipitation,inamatterthatwouldrequiretheircoolestjudgmentandutmostfortitude.

           "Itwouldbewell,"headded,"toletthismangoinagain,asusual,andforhimtotarryinthelodges,givingnoticetothegentleonesofourapproach,untilwecallhimout,bysignal,toconsult.Youknowthecryofacrow,friend,fromthewhistleofthewhippoorwill?"

           "’Tisapleasingbird,"returnedDavid,"andhasasoftandmelancholynote!thoughthetimeisratherquickandill-measured."

           "Hespeaksofthewish-ton-wish,"saidthescout;"well,sinceyoulikehiswhistle,itshallbeyoursignal.Remember,then,whenyouhearthewhippoorwill’scallthreetimesrepeated,youaretocomeintothebusheswherethebirdmightbesupposed——"

           "Stop,"interruptedHeyward;"Iwillaccompanyhim."

           "You!"exclaimedtheastonishedHawkeye;"areyoutiredofseeingthesunriseandset?"

           "DavidisalivingproofthattheHuronscanbemerciful."

           "Ay,butDavidcanusehisthroat,asnomaninhissenseswouldpervertthegift."

           "I,too,canplaythemadman,thefool,thehero;inshort,anyoreverythingtorescueherIlove.Nameyourobjectionsnolonger;Iamresolved."

           Hawkeyeregardedtheyoungmanamomentinspeechlessamazement.