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Chapter 23
Heywardprofitedbythefirstopportunitytogazeinhisface,secretlyapprehensivehemightfindthefeaturesofanotheracquaintance;buttheyprovedtobethoseofastranger,and,whatwasstillmoreinexplicable,ofonewhoboreallthedistinctivemarksofaHuronwarrior.Insteadofminglingwithhistribe,however,hesatapart,asolitarybeinginamultitude,hisformshrinkingintoacrouchingandabjectattitude,asifanxioustofillaslittlespaceaspossible.Wheneachindividualhadtakenhisproperstation,andsilencereignedintheplace,thegray-hairedchiefalreadyintroducedtothereader,spokealoud,inthelanguageoftheLenniLenape.
"Delaware,"hesaid,"thoughoneofanationofwomen,youhaveprovedyourselfaman.Iwouldgiveyoufood;buthewhoeatswithaHuronshouldbecomehisfriend.Restinpeacetillthemorningsun,whenourlastwordsshallbespoken."
"Sevennights,andasmanysummerdays,haveIfastedonthetrailoftheHurons,"Uncascoldlyreplied;"thechildrenoftheLenapeknowhowtotravelthepathofthejustwithoutlingeringtoeat."
"Twoofmyyoungmenareinpursuitofyourcompanion,"resumedtheother,withoutappearingtoregardtheboastofhiscaptive;"whentheygetback,thenwillourwisemensaytoyou‘live’or‘die.’"
"HasaHuronnoears?"scornfullyexclaimedUncas;"twice,sincehehasbeenyourprisoner,hastheDelawareheardagunthatheknows.Youryoungmenwillnevercomeback!"
Ashortandsullenpausesucceededthisboldassertion.