human
The ungrateful wretch, said Edward,
gpt
Good! said the chief;
human
I think not, said Howe.
gpt
But it is a mystery to me how he escaped your vigilant eye and ear. Whirlwind, I think you must have slept during your watch.
human
No, returned the chief, proudly,
gpt
Whirlwind never sleeps when on guard. Whirlwind saw Oudin loose his bands, but kept still, and when he stole softly away, did not pursue him.
human
What! you saw and permitted his escape?
gpt
He pined for the forest even as I should pine in the white man's village. What right had we to detain him in a place, and confine him to a life for which he had no inclination? Let him go; he is free, and it is all he craves.
human
We had the right of the civilized over the savage. It was our place to instruct and enlighten him, and we have done him a great wrong in permitting him to return to the brutish life he led when we found him.
gpt
Would he be happier when civilized, and had learned to curse the Great Spirit, and drink the white man's fire water? Is the red man happier than he was before the white man came?
human
You know, chief, said the trapper,
gpt
The dawn of a never-ending day in the spirit land awaits us--no other. I give you my hand, brother; let there be peace between us,