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           "Youheardwhatthesingersaid,asheleftus—‘Sheisathand,andexpectsyou’?"

           "Ihavebeencompelledtobelievehealludedtothisunhappywoman."

           "Thesimpletonwasfrightened,andblunderedthroughhismessage;buthehadadeepermeaning.Herearewallsenoughtoseparatethewholesettlement.Abearoughttoclimb;thereforewillItakealookabovethem.Theremaybehoney-potshidintheserocks,andIamabeastyouknow,thathasahankeringforthesweets."

           Thescoutlookedbehindhim,laughingathisownconceit,whileheclamberedupthepartition,imitating,ashewent,theclumsymotionsofthebeastherepresented;buttheinstantthesummitwasgainedhemadeagestureforsilence,andsliddownwiththeutmostprecipitation.

           "Sheishere,"hewhispered,"andbythatdooryouwillfindher.Iwouldhavespokenawordofcomforttotheafflictedsoul;butthesightofsuchamonstermightupsetherreason.Thoughforthatmatter,major,youarenoneofthemostinvitingyourselfinyourpaint."

           Duncan,whohadalreadysprungeagerlyforward,drewinstantlybackonhearingthesediscouragingwords.

           "AmI,then,soveryrevolting?"hedemanded,withanairofchagrin.

           "Youmightnotstartleawolf,orturntheRoyalAmericansfromacharge;butIhaveseenthetimewhenyouhadabetter-favoredlook;yourstreakedcountenancesarenotill-judgedofbythesquaws,butyoungwomenofwhitebloodgivethepreferencetotheirowncolor.