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           See,"hesaid,pointingthroughthetreestowardsaspotwherealittlebasinofwaterreflectedthestarsfromitsplacidbosom,"hereisthe‘bloodypond’;andIamonthegroundthatIhavenotonlyoftentravelled,butoverwhichIhavefou’ttheenemy,fromtherisingtothesettingsun."

           "Ha!thatsheetofdullanddrearywater,then,isthesepulchreofthebravemenwhofellinthecontest.Ihavehearditnamed,butneverhaveIstoodonitsbanksbefore."

           "ThreebattlesdidwemakewiththeDutch-Frenchmaninaday,"continuedHawkeye,pursuingthetrainofhisownthoughts,ratherthanreplyingtotheremarkofDuncan."Hemetushardby,inouroutwardmarchtoambushhisadvance,andscatteredus,likedrivendeer,throughthedefile,totheshoresofHorican.Thenweralliedbehindourfallentrees,andmadeheadagainsthim,underSirWilliam—whowasmadeSirWilliamforthatverydeed;andwelldidwepayhimforthedisgraceofthemorning!HundredsofFrenchmensawthesunthatdayforthelasttime;andeventheleader,Dieskauhimself,fellintoourhandssocutandtornwiththelead,thathehasgonebacktohisowncountry,unfitforfurtheractsinwar."

           "’Twasanoblerepulse!"exclaimedHeyward,intheheatofhisyouthfulardor;"thefameofitreachedusearly,inoursouthernarmy."

           "Ay!butitdidnotendthere.IwassentbyMajorEffingham,atSirWilliam’sownbidding,tooutflanktheFrench,andcarrythetidingsoftheirdisasteracrosstheportage,tothefortontheHudson.