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Chapter 13

           Itwouldseembythevoicesthattwentymenweresooncollectedatthatonespot,minglingtheirdifferentopinionsandadviceinnoisyclamor.

           "Theknavesknowourweakness,"whisperedHawkeye,whostoodbythesideofHeyward,indeepshade,lookingthroughanopeninginthelogs,"ortheywouldn’tindulgetheiridlenessinsuchasquaw’smarch.Listentothereptiles!eachmanamongthemseemstohavetwotongues,andbutasingleleg."

           Duncan,braveashewasinthecombat,couldnot,insuchamomentofpainfulsuspense,makeanyreplytothecoolandcharacteristicremarkofthescout.Heonlygraspedhisriflemorefirmly,andfastenedhiseyesuponthenarrowopening,throughwhichhegazeduponthemoonlightviewwithincreasinganxiety.Thedeepertonesofonewhospokeashavingauthoritywerenextheard,amidasilencethatdenotedtherespectwithwhichhisorders,orratheradvice,wasreceived.Afterwhich,bytherustlingofleaves,andcrackingofdriedtwigs,itwasapparentthesavageswereseparatinginpursuitofthelosttrail.Fortunatelyforthepursued,thelightofthemoon,whileitshedafloodofmildlustreuponthelittleareaaroundtheruin,wasnotsufficientlystrongtopenetratethedeeparchesoftheforest,wheretheobjectsstilllayindeceptiveshadow.Thesearchprovedfruitless;forsoshortandsuddenhadbeenthepassagefromthefaintpaththetravellershadjourneyedintothethicket,thateverytraceoftheirfootstepswaslostintheobscurityofthewoods.

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