[Young Lion of the Woods by Thomas Barlow Smith]@TWC D-Link bookYoung Lion of the Woods CHAPTER V 8/15
May the great good Spirit bless and help you on the big, broad waters and in the lonely woods.
You, Paul, ask him to guide you.
I shall always ask the Great Spirit to look after you, and, if it be the Great Chief's will, I may come back to see you again." A smile played over his face as she uttered the last words, and he brushed the tears from her pale hand with his long flowing hair.
She asked him for a lock of his hair; he cut off a piece and handed it to her.
She then went to the boat, but the Indian did not leave the cabin. Margaret was so completely overcome with emotion that she laid her head on her husband's shoulder and quietly wept, as they were being rowed to the shore. Captain Godfrey knew that his wife admired the Indian for his courage and honour, but was entirely ignorant of those warmer feelings that Paul expressed for Mrs.Godfrey during his leave-taking. The Godfreys remained at Halifax four months after Paul Guidon had sailed, and Margaret never ceased to praise the actions of the noble red man.
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