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Chapter 14
Wemustthenturnonourtrailandgetwithoutthelineoftheirlook-outs,whenwewillbendshorttothewest,andenterthemountains;whereIcanhideyou,sothatallthedevil’shoundsinMontcalm’spaywouldbethrownoffthescent,formonthstocome."
"Letitbedone,andthatinstantly."
Furtherwordswereunnecessary;forHawkeye,merelyutteringthemandateto"follow,"movedalongtheroutebywhichtheyhadjustenteredtheirpresentcriticalandevendangeroussituation.Theirprogress,liketheirlatedialogue,wasguarded,andwithoutnoise;fornoneknewatwhatmomentapassingpatrol,oracrouchingpicketoftheenemy,mightriseupontheirpath.Astheyheldtheirsilentwayalongthemarginofthepond,againHeywardandthescoutstolefurtiveglancesatitsappallingdreariness.Theylookedinvainfortheformtheyhadsorecentlyseenstalkingalongitssilentshores,whilealowandregularwashofthelittlewaves,byannouncingthatthewaterswerenotyetsubsided,furnishedafrightfulmemorialofthedeedofbloodtheyhadjustwitnessed.Likeallthatpassingandgloomyscene,thelowbasin,however,quicklymeltedinthedarkness,andbecameblendedwiththemassofblackobjectsintherearofthetravellers.
Hawkeyesoondeviatedfromthelineoftheirretreat,andstrikingofftowardsthemountainswhichformthewesternboundaryofthenarrowplain,heledhisfollowers,withswiftsteps,deepwithintheshadowsthatwerecastfromtheirhighandbrokensummits.
