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Chapter 21

           "Houndneverranonamorebeautifulscent,"respondedthescout,dashingforward,atonce,ontheindicatedroute;"wearefavored,greatlyfavored,andcanfollowwithhighnoses.Ay,herearebothyourwaddlingbeasts:thisHurontravelslikeawhitegeneral.Thefellowisstrickenwithajudgment,andismad!Looksharpforwheels,Sagamore,"hecontinued,lookingback,andlaughinginhisnewlyawakenedsatisfaction;"weshallsoonhavethefooljourneyinginacoach,andthatwiththreeofthebestpairofeyesontheborders,inhisrear."

           Thespiritsofthescout,andtheastonishingsuccessofthechase,inwhichacircuitousdistanceofmorethanfortymileshadbeenpassed,didnotfailtoimpartaportionofhopetothewholeparty.Theiradvancewasrapid;andmadewithasmuchconfidenceasatravellerwouldproceedalongawidehighway.Ifarock,orarivulet,orabitofearthharderthancommon,severedthelinksofthecluetheyfollowed,thetrueeyeofthescoutrecoveredthematadistance,andseldomrenderedthedelayofasinglemomentnecessary.TheirprogresswasmuchfacilitatedbythecertaintythatMaguahadfounditnecessarytojourneythroughthevalleys;acircumstancewhichrenderedthegeneraldirectionoftheroutesure.NorhadtheHuronentirelyneglectedtheartsuniformlypractisedbythenativeswhenretiringinfrontofanyenemy.

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