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Chapter 13

           Heywardlenthisattentionforasinglemomenttohiscompanion,butwithoutreplying,heagainturnedtowardsthosewhojusttheninterestedhimmore.HeheardthetwoHuronsleavethebushes,anditwassoonplainthatallthepursuersweregatheredaboutthem,indeepattentiontotheirreport.Afterafewminutesofearnestandsolemndialogue,altogetherdifferentfromthenoisyclamorwithwhichtheyhadfirstcollectedaboutthespot,thesoundsgrewfainterandmoredistant,andfinallywerelostinthedepthsoftheforest.

           HawkeyewaiteduntilasignalfromthelisteningChingachgookassuredhimthateverysoundfromtheretiringpartywascompletelyswallowedbythedistance,whenhemotionedtoHeywardtoleadforththehorses,andtoassistthesistersintotheirsaddles.Theinstantthiswasdone,theyissuedthroughthebrokengateway,andstealingoutbyadirectionoppositetotheonebywhichtheyhadentered,theyquittedthespot,thesisterscastingfurtiveglancesatthesilentgraveandcrumblingruin,astheyleftthesoftlightofthemoon,toburythemselvesinthegloomofthewoods.

           

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