Chapter 2

           "Sola,sola,wo,ha,ho,sola!"

           Shakespeare.

           Whileoneofthelovelybeingswehavesocursorilypresentedtothereaderwasthuslostinthought,theotherquicklyrecoveredfromthealarmwhichinducedtheexclamation,and,laughingatherownweakness,sheinquiredoftheyouthwhorodebyherside—

           "Aresuchspectresfrequentinthewoods,Heyward;oristhissightanespecialentertainmentonourbehalf?Ifthelatter,gratitudemustcloseourmouths;butiftheformer,bothCoraandIshallhaveneedtodrawlargelyonthatstockofhereditarycouragewhichweboast,evenbeforewearemadetoencountertheredoubtableMontcalm."

           "YonIndianisa‘runner’ofthearmy;and,afterthefashionofhispeople,hemaybeaccountedahero,"returnedtheofficer."Hehasvolunteeredtoguideustothelake,byapathbutlittleknown,soonerthanifwefollowedthetardymovementsofthecolumn:and,byconsequence,moreagreeably."

           "Ilikehimnot,"saidthelady,shuddering,partlyinassumed,yetmoreinrealterror."Youknowhim,Duncan,oryouwouldnottrustyourselfsofreelytohiskeeping?"

           "Say,rather,Alice,thatIwouldnottrustyou.Idoknowhim,orhewouldnothavemyconfidence,andleastofallatthismoment.HeissaidtobeaCanadian,too;andyetheservedwithourfriendstheMohawks,who,asyouknow,areoneofthesixalliednations.