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Chapter 14

           Hist!seeyounothingwalkingontheshoreofthepond?"

           "’Tisnotprobablethatanyareashouselessasourselves,inthisdrearyforest."

           "Suchashemaycarebutlittleforhouseorshelter,andnightdewcanneverwetabodythatpassesitsdaysinthewater,"returnedthescout,graspingtheshoulderofHeywardwithsuchconvulsivestrengthastomaketheyoungsoldierpainfullysensiblehowmuchsuperstitiousterrorhadgotthemasteryofamanusuallysodauntless.

           "Byheaven!thereisahumanform,anditapproaches!Standtoyourarms,myfriends;forweknownotwhomweencounter."

           "Quivive?"demandedastern,quickvoice,whichsoundedlikeachallengefromanotherworld,issuingoutofthatsolitaryandsolemnplace.

           "Whatsaysit?"whisperedthescout;"itspeaksneitherIndiannorEnglish!"

           "Quivive?"repeatedthesamevoice,whichwasquicklyfollowedbytherattlingofarms,andamenacingattitude.

           "France!"criedHeyward,advancingfromtheshadowofthetreestotheshoreofthepond,withinafewyardsofthesentinel.

           "D’oùvenez-vousallez-vous,d’aussibonneheure?"demandedthegrenadier,inthelanguageandwiththeaccentofamanfromoldFrance.

           "Jeviensdedécouverte,etjevaismecoucher."

           "Etes-vousofficierduroi?"

           "Sansdoute,moncamarade;meprends-tupourunprovincial!Jesuiscapitainedechasseurs(Heywardwellknewthattheotherwasofaregimentintheline);j’aiici,avecmoi,lesfillesducommandantdefortification.

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