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Chapter 26

           TheingeniousHawkeye,whorecalledthehastymannerinwhichtheotherhadabandonedhispostatthebedsideofthesickwoman,wasnotwithouthissuspicionsconcerningthesubjectofsomuchsolemndeliberation.Firstmakingthecircuitofthehut,andascertainingthatitstoodquitealone,andthatthecharacterofitsinmatewaslikelytoprotectitfromvisitors,heventuredthroughitslowdoor,intotheverypresenceofGamut.Thepositionofthelatterbroughtthefirebetweenthem;andwhenHawkeyehadseatedhimselfonend,nearaminuteelapsed,duringwhichthetworemainedregardingeachotherwithoutspeaking.ThesuddennessandthenatureofthesurprisehadnearlyprovedtoomuchforwewillnotsaythephilosophybutforthefaithandresolutionofDavid.Hefumbledforhispitch-pipe,andarosewithaconfusedintentionofattemptingamusicalexorcism.

           "Darkandmysteriousmonster!"heexclaimed,whilewithtremblinghandshedisposedofhisauxiliaryeyes,andsoughthisnever-failingresourceintrouble,thegiftedversionofthePsalms:"Iknownotyournaturenorintents;butifaughtyoumeditateagainstthepersonandrightsofoneofthehumblestservantsofthetemple,listentotheinspiredlanguageoftheyouthofIsrael,andrepent."

           Thebearshookhisshaggysides,andthenawell-knownvoicereplied

           "Putupthetootingwe’pon,andteachyourthroatmodesty.FivewordsofplainandcomprehensibleEnglishareworth,justnow,anhourofsqualling."

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