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           Unableanylongertoquiethisuneasiness,Duncanspokeinalowvoicetothescout,requestinghimtoascendthemoundtotheplacewherehestood.Hawkeyethrewhisrifleacrossanarm,andcomplied,butwithanairsounmovedandcalm,astoprovehowmuchhecountedonthesecurityoftheirposition.

           "Listen!"saidDuncan,whentheotherplacedhimselfdeliberatelyathiselbow:"therearesuppressednoisesontheplainwhichmayshowthatMontcalmhasnotyetentirelydesertedhisconquest."

           "Thenearsarebetterthaneyes,"saidtheundisturbedscout,who,havingjustdepositedaportionofbearbetweenhisgrinders,spokethickandslow,likeonewhosemouthwasdoublyoccupied."I,myself,sawhimcagedinTy,withallhishost;foryourFrenchers,whentheyhavedoneacleverthing,liketogetback,andhaveadance,oramerry-making,withthewomenovertheirsuccess."

           "Iknownot.AnIndianseldomsleepsinwar,andplundermaykeepaHuronhereafterhistribehasdeparted.Itwouldbewelltoextinguishthefire,andhaveawatch—listen!youhearthenoiseImean!"

           "AnIndianmorerarelylurksaboutthegraves.Thoughreadytoslay,andnotover-regardfulofthemeans,heiscommonlycontentwiththescalp,unlesswhenbloodishot,andtemperup;butafterthespiritisoncefairlygone,heforgetshisenmity,andiswillingtoletthedeadfindtheirnaturalrest.Speakingofspirits,Major,areyouofopinionthattheheavenofaredskinandofuswhiteswillbeoneandthesame?"

           "Nodoubt—nodoubt.