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Chapter 26
TheinstantHawkeyefoundhimselfundertheobservationoftheHurons,hedrewuphistallformintherigidmannerofDavid,threwouthisarmintheactofkeepingtime,andcommencedwhatheintendedforanimitationofhispsalmody.Happilyforthesuccessofthisdelicateadventure,hehadtodealwithearsbutlittlepractisedintheconcordofsweetsounds,orthemiserableeffortwouldinfalliblyhavebeendetected.Itwasnecessarytopasswithinadangerousproximityofthedarkgroupofthesavages,andthevoiceofthescoutgrewlouderastheydrewnigher.Whenatthenearestpoint,theHuronwhospoketheEnglishthrustoutanarm,andstoppedthesupposedsinging-master.
"TheDelawaredog!"hesaid,leaningforward,andpeeringthroughthedimlighttocatchtheexpressionoftheother’sfeatures;"isheafraid?willtheHuronshearhisgroans?"
Agrowlsoexceedinglyfierceandnaturalproceededfromthebeast,thattheyoungIndianreleasedhisholdandstartedaside,asiftoassurehimselfthatitwasnotaveritablebear,andnocounterfeit,thatwasrollingbeforehim.Hawkeye,whofearedhisvoicewouldbetrayhimtohissubtleenemies,gladlyprofitedbytheinterruption,tobreakoutanewinsuchaburstofmusicalexpressionaswould,probably,inamorerefinedstateofsocietyhavebeentermed"agrandcrash."Amonghisactualauditors,however,itmerelygavehimanadditionalclaimtothatrespectwhichtheyneverwithholdfromsuchasarebelievedtobethesubjectsofmentalalienation.
