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Henry knew full well that the rascally French trader could be in that vicinity for no good purpose. The enmity between Jean Bevoir and the Morrises was of too long standing to admit of any other conclusion.
He could not hear what was being said, but from the appearance of things saw that the Frenchman and his companions were on good terms with the red men who had attacked the trading-post. An animated discussion was going on, in which Jean Bevoir and Black Ear were taking the principal parts.