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Chapter 6
Astheritesofhospitalitywere,however,consideredsacredamongthem,thislittledeparturefromthedignityofmanhoodexcitednoaudiblecomment.Hadtherebeenonetheresufficientlydisengagedtobecomeacloseobserver,hemighthavefanciedthattheservicesoftheyoungchiefwerenotentirelyimpartial.ThatwhilehetenderedtoAlicethegourdofsweetwaterandthevenisoninatrencher,neatlycarvedfromtheknotofthepepperidge,withsufficientcourtesy,inperformingthesameofficestohersister,hisdarkeyelingeredonherrich,speakingcountenance.Onceortwicehewascompelledtospeak,tocommandtheattentionofthoseheserved.Insuchcases,hemadeuseofEnglish,brokenandimperfect,butsufficientlyintelligible,andwhichherenderedsomildandmusical,byhisdeep,gutturalvoice,thatitneverfailedtocausebothladiestolookupinadmirationandastonishment.Inthecourseofthesecivilities,afewsentenceswereexchanged,thatservedtoestablishtheappearanceofanamicableintercoursebetweentheparties.
Inthemeanwhile,thegravityofChingachgookremainedimmovable.Hehadseatedhimselfmorewithinthecircleoflight,wherethefrequentuneasyglancesofhisguestswerebetterenabledtoseparatethenaturalexpressionofhisfacefromtheartificialterrorsofthewar-paint.Theyfoundastrongresemblancebetweenfatherandson,withthedifferencethatmightbeexpectedfromageandhardships.
