"Waubeno, I can not teach you as I would while you carry malice in your heart. The soul does not see clearly that is dark with evil. Do you see? I wish it for your good."
"The white man punishes his enemies, does he not? Why should not I avenge a wrong? The white fathers at Malden" (the trade-post on Lake Erie) "avenge every wrong that is done them by the Indians, do they not?"
"Christ died for his enemies. He forgave them, dying. You have heard."
"Then why do his followers not do the same?"
"They do."
"I have never seen one who did."
"Not one?"
"No, not one."
"Then they are false to the cross. Waubeno, I love you. I am seeking your good. Trust me. I would make you any promise that I could. Make me this promise, and then we will be brothers. Your vow rises between us like a cloud."
"Parable, listen. I will promise, on one condition."