Section 42. THE INDIAN CHIEF. II.
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The[1] old man then took the officer by the hand, soothed him into confidence by caresses, and, having conducted him to his hut, treated him with a kindness which did honour to his professions[2]. He made (S. 27, N. 4) him less a[3] slave than a[3] companion, taught[4] him the language of the country, and instructed him in[5] the rude arts that were practised by the inhabitants. They[6] lived together in the most perfect harmony, and the young officer, in[7] the treatment he met with, found nothing to regret, but[8] that (App. § 16) sometimes the old man fixed his eyes upon him, regarded[9] him for some minutes with steady and silent attention, and then burst into tears.
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Note 4 · When he was appointed (see N. 7). The verbs machen (to make), ernennen (to appoint), and erwählen (to choose, to elect), and other verbs denNote 1 · Say ‘Hereupon the old man seized the hand of the officer, sought by caresses to gain his (dessen) confidence, conducted him to (in) his hut,Note 2 · Versprechung, f.Note 3 · [1] Say ‘Hereupon the old man seized the hand of the officer, sought by caresses to gain his (dessen) confidence, conducted him to (in) his Note 4 · The verb lehren, to teach (old German lêran, Gothic laisjan), etymologically signifies ‘to cause a person to know a thing’. This is the reasNote 5 · in — arts, in den geringen Geschicklichkeiten; to practise, üben; by, von; ‘inhabitants’, here Eingebornen.Note 6 · They = both; together = with one another, which place after ‘harmony’ (Eintracht, f.).Note 7 · in — with, in der ihm zuteil werdenden Behandlung. Where must the verb be placed? Supply the word ‘anderes’ after ‘nothing’; ‘to regret’, heNote 8 · Say ‘regarded him silently for a while (App. § 9, A) with steady (unverwandt) attention’.