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The individual who interrupted the conversation, and who had elicited
the foregoing remark of Paul, was seen advancing along the margin of
the run with a deliberate pace, in a direct line for the two
revellers. As there was nothing formidable nor hostile in his
appearance, the bee-hunter, instead of suspending his operations,
rather increased his efforts, in a manner which would seem to imply
that he doubted whether the hump would suffice for the proper
entertainment of all who were now likely to partake of the delicious
morsel. With the trapper, however, the case was different. His more
tempered appetite was already satisfied, and he faced the new comer
with a look of cordiality, that plainly evinced how very opportune he
considered his arrival.
"Come on, friend," he said, waving his hand, as he observed the
stranger to pause a moment, apparently in doubt. "Come on, I say, if
hunger be your guide, it has led you to a fitting place. Here is meat,
and this youth can give you corn, parch'd till it be whiter than the
upland snow; come on, without fear.


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