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           "Totellthemthis,"hesaid,"wouldbetotellthemthatthesnowscomenotinthewinter,orthatthesunshinesfiercestwhenthetreesarestrippedoftheirleaves."

           Thenturningtothewomen,hemadesuchacommunicationoftheother’sgratitudeashedeemedmostsuitedtothecapacitiesofhislisteners.TheheadofMunrohadalreadysunkuponhischest,andhewasagainfastrelapsingintomelancholy,whentheyoungFrenchmanbeforenamedventuredtotouchhimlightlyontheelbow.Assoonashehadgainedtheattentionofthemourningoldman,hepointedtowardsagroupofyoungIndians,whoapproachedwithalightbutcloselycoveredlitter,andthenpointedupwardtowardsthesun.

           "Iunderstandyou,sir,"returnedMunro,withavoiceofforcedfirmness;"Iunderstandyou.ItisthewillofHeaven,andIsubmit.Cora,mychild!iftheprayersofaheartbrokenfathercouldavailtheenow,howblessedshouldstthoube!Come,gentlemen,"headded,lookingabouthimwithanairofloftycomposure,thoughtheanguishthatquiveredinhisfadedcountenancewasfartoopowerfultobeconcealed,"ourdutyhereisended;letusdepart."

           Heywardgladlyobeyedasummonsthattookthemfromaspotwhere,eachinstant,hefelthisself-controlwasabouttodeserthim.Whilehiscompanionsweremounting,however,hefoundtimetopressthehandofthescout,andtorepeatthetermsofanengagementtheyhadmade,tomeetagainwithinthepostsoftheBritisharmy.