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Chapter 20
Godknowswhatthecountrywouldbe,ifthesettlementsshouldeverspreadfarfromthetworivers.Bothhuntingandwarwouldlosetheirbeauty."
"Letusnotdelayamoment,withoutsomegoodandobviouscause."
"Ilittlelikethatsmoke,whichyoumayseewormingupalongtherockabovethecanoe,"interruptedtheabstractedscout."Mylifeonit,othereyesthanoursseeit,andknowitsmeaning.Well,wordswillnotmendthematter,anditistimethatweweredoing."
Hawkeyemovedawayfromthelook-out,anddescended,musingprofoundly,totheshore.Hecommunicatedtheresultofhisobservationstohiscompanions,inDelaware,andashortandearnestconsultationsucceeded.Whenitterminated,thethreeinstantlysetaboutexecutingtheirnewresolutions.
Thecanoewasliftedfromthewater,andborneontheshouldersoftheparty.Theyproceededintothewood,makingasbroadandobviousatrailaspossible.Theysoonreachedawater-course,whichtheycrossed,andcontinuedonward,untiltheycametoanextensiveandnakedrock.Atthispoint,wheretheirfootstepsmightbeexpectedtobenolongervisible,theyretracedtheirroutetothebrook,walkingbackwards,withtheutmostcare.Theynowfollowedthebedofthelittlestreamtothelake,intowhichtheyimmediatelylaunchedtheircanoeagain.Alowpointconcealedthemfromtheheadland,andthemarginofthelakewasfringedforsomedistancewithdenseandoverhangingbushes
