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Chapter 29
"Itisso,"saidCora,drawingalongbreath,asifrevivingfromatrance,raisingherface,andshakingbackhershiningveil,withakindlingeye,thatcontradictedthedeath-likepalenessofhercountenance;"butwhy—itisnotpermittedustoinquire.Thereisyetoneofthineownpeoplewhohasnotbeenbroughtbeforethee;beforethoulettesttheHurondepartintriumph,hearhimspeak."
ObservingTamenundtolookabouthimdoubtingly,oneofhiscompanionssaid—
"Itisasnake—aredskininthepayoftheYengeese.Wekeephimforthetorture."
"Lethimcome,"returnedthesage.
ThenTamenundoncemoresankintohisseat,andasilencesodeepprevailed,whiletheyoungmenpreparedtoobeyhissimplemandate,thattheleaves,whichflutteredinthedraughtofthelightmorningair,weredistinctlyheardrustlinginthesurroundingforest.
