... , but a Huron sees her doing so and warns her of the consequences. The party continues until they reach the top of a steep hill. . This chapter is primarily a battle of wits between Duncan and Magua. The obscure Indian runner can no longer be ignored, as he has become a leader of a war group. Duncan tries to get out of the situation by bribing Magua. Again the "white" idea of dealing with Indians ... 's killing of the French solider, but Hawkeye is more ambivalent, saying that if it had been a white man who had done it, it might be counted a sin, but that Chingachgook was acting according...

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