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Crusoe acts a conspicuous1 and humane2 part--A friendgained--A great feast.
When the foot-race was concluded the threehunters hung about looking on at the variousgames for some time, and then strolled towards the lake.
"Ye may be thankful yer neck's whole," said Joe,grinning, as Henri rubbed his shoulder with a ruefullook. "An' we'll have to send that Injun and his familya knife and some beads3 to make up for the fright theygot.""Ha! an' fat is to be give to me for my brokeshoulder?""Credit, man, credit," said Dick Varley, laughing.
"Credit! fat is dat?""Honour and glory, lad, and the praises of themsavages.""Ha! de praise? more probeebale de ill-vill of derascale. I seed dem scowl6 at me not ver' pritty.""That's true, Henri; but sich as it is it's all ye'll git.""I vish," remarked Henri after a pause--"I vish Icould git de vampum belt de leetle chief had on. Itvas superb. Fat place do vampums come from?""They're shells--""Oui," interrupted Henri; "I know fat dey is. Deyis shells, and de Injuns tink dem goot monish, mais Iask you fat place de come from.""They are thought to be gathered on the shores o'
the Pacific," said Joe. "The Injuns on the west o' theRocky Mountains picks them up and exchanges themwi' the fellows hereaway for horses and skins--so I'mtold."At this moment there was a wild cry of terror hearda short distance ahead of them. Rushing forward theyobserved an Indian woman flying frantically8 down theriver's bank towards the waterfall, a hundred yardsabove which an object was seen struggling in the water.
"'Tis her child," cried Joe, as the mother's frantic9 cryreached his ear. "It'll be over the fall in a minute!
Run, Dick, you're quickest."They had all started forward at speed, but Dick andCrusoe were far ahead, and abreast10 of the spot in a fewseconds.
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fluency
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digestion
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