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Chapter 29

           Risingwithoutassistance,andseeminglywithoutaneffort,hedemanded,inavoicethatstartleditsauditorsbyitsfirmness

           "Whatartthou?"

           "Awoman.Oneofahatedrace,ifthouwiltaYengee.Butonewhohasneverharmedthee,andwhocannotharmthypeople,ifshewould;whoasksforsuccor."

           "Tellme,mychildren,"continuedthepatriarch,hoarsely,motioningtothosearoundhim,thoughhiseyesstilldweltuponthekneelingformofCora,"wherehavetheDelawarescamped?"

           "InthemountainsoftheIroquois,beyondtheclearspringsoftheHorican."

           "Manyparchingsummersarecomeandgone,"continuedthesage,"sinceIdrankofthewaterofmyownrivers.ThechildrenofMinquonarethejustestwhitemen;buttheywerethirsty,andtheytookittothemselves.Dotheyfollowussofar?"

           "Wefollownone;wecovetnothing,"answeredCora."Captivesagainstourwills,havewebeenbroughtamongyou;andweaskbutpermissiontodeparttoourowninpeace.ArtthounotTamenundthefather,thejudge,Ihadalmostsaid,theprophetofthispeople?"

           "IamTamenundofmanydays."

           "’Tisnowsomesevenyearsthatoneofthypeoplewasatthemercyofawhitechiefonthebordersofthisprovince.HeclaimedtobeofthebloodofthegoodandjustTamenund.‘Go,’saidthewhiteman,‘forthyparent’ssakethouartfree.

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