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Chapter 28
"Willhethinksowhenhehearsthathisgreatestenemyisfedinthecampofhischildren?WhenheistoldabloodyYengeesmokesatyourfire?Thatthepale-facewhohasslainsomanyofhisfriendsgoesinandoutamongtheDelawares?Go!mygreatCanadafatherisnotafool!"
"WhereistheYengeethattheDelawaresfear?"returnedtheother;"whohasslainmyyoungmen?whoisthemortalenemyofmyGreatFather!"
"LaLongueCarabine."
TheDelawarewarriorsstartedatthewell-knownname,betraying,bytheiramazement,thattheynowlearnt,forthefirsttime,onesofamousamongtheIndianalliesofFrancewaswithintheirpower.
"Whatdoesmybrothermean?"demandedLeCœur-dur,inatonethat,byitswonder,farexceededtheusualapathyofhisrace.
"AHuronneverlies!"returnedMaguacoldly,leaninghisheadagainstthesideofthelodge,anddrawinghisslightrobeacrosshistawnybreast."LettheDelawarescounttheirprisoners;theywillfindonewhoseskinisneitherrednorpale."
Alongandmusingpausesucceeded.Thechiefconsultedapartwithhiscompanions,andmessengersweredespatchedtocollectcertainothersofthemostdistinguishedmenofthetribe.
Aswarriorafterwarriordroppedin,theywereeachmadeacquainted,inturn,withtheimportantintelligencethatMaguahadjustcommunicated.Theairofsurprise,andtheusuallow,deep,gutturalexclamation,werecommontothemall.Thenewsspreadfrommouthtomouth,untilthewholeencampmentbecamepowerfullyagitated.
