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Chapter 14

           Butanarrowopeningbetweenthecrestsofthehillspointedoutthepassagebywhichtheyfoundtheirwaystillfarthernorth,tospreadtheirpureandamplesheetsagain,beforepouringouttheirtributeintothedistantChamplain.Tothesouthstretchedthedefile,orratherbrokenplain,sooftenmentioned.Forseveralmilesinthisdirection,themountainsappearedreluctanttoyieldtheirdominion,butwithinreachoftheeyetheydiverged,andfinallymeltedintothelevelandsandylands,acrosswhichwehaveaccompaniedouradventurersintheirdoublejourney.Alongbothrangesofhills,whichboundedtheoppositesidesofthelakeandvalley,cloudsoflightvaporwererisinginspiralwreathsfromtheuninhabitedwoods,lookinglikethesmokesofhiddencottages;orrolledlazilydownthedeclivities,tominglewiththefogsofthelowerland.Asingle,solitary,snow-whitecloudfloatedabovethevalley,andmarkedthespotbeneathwhichlaythesilentpoolofthe"bloodypond."

           Directlyontheshoreofthelake,andnearertoitswesternthantoitseasternmargin,laytheextensiveearthenrampartsandlowbuildingsofWilliamHenry.Twoofthesweepingbastionsappearedtorestonthewaterwhichwashedtheirbases,whileadeepditchandextensivemorassesguardeditsothersidesandangles.

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