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Chapter 20
Inanotherinstantseveralsavageswereseenrushingintothecanoes,whichweresoondancingoverthewater,inpursuit.Thesefearfulprecursorsofacomingstruggleproducednochangeinthecountenancesandmovementsofhisthreeguides,sofarasDuncancoulddiscover,exceptthatthestrokesoftheirpaddleswerelongerandmoreinunison,andcausedthelittlebarktospringforwardlikeacreaturepossessinglifeandvolition.
"Holdthemthere,Sagamore,"saidHawkeye,lookingcoollybackwardoverhisleftshoulder,whilehestillpliedhispaddle;"keepthemjustthere.ThemHuronshaveneverapieceintheirnationthatwillexecuteatthisdistance;but‘Killdeer’hasabarrelonwhichamanmaycalculate."
ThescouthavingascertainedthattheMohicansweresufficientofthemselvestomaintaintherequisitedistance,deliberatelylaidasidehispaddle,andraisedthefatalrifle.Threeseveraltimeshebroughtthepiecetohisshoulder,andwhenhiscompanionswereexpectingitsreport,heasoftenloweredittorequesttheIndianswouldpermittheirenemiestoapproachalittlenigher.Atlengthhisaccurateandfastidiouseyeseemedsatisfied,andthrowingouthisleftarmonthebarrel,hewasslowlyelevatingthemuzzle,whenanexclamationfromUncas,whosatinthebow,oncemorecausedhimtosuspendtheshot.
