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"The Hunter may ride my horse," proposed Washington, in the morning――and that showed his kind heart.
"No," Tanacharison replied. "It is not seemly. The English chief cannot march afoot in the mud. His feet will wear out. He is too heavy for his horse to bear double; he is a large man. If the boy cannot walk, we will make a litter for him; but I think that with a lift now and then he will suffer no harm. The wounds of the young heal quickly, and he must learn to endure like a warrior."