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Chapter 18

           Amidtheunnaturalshower,afewhungryravensstruggledwiththegale;butnosoonerwasthegreenoceanofwoods,whichstretchedbeneaththem,passed,thantheygladlystopped,atrandom,totheirhideousbanquet.

           Inshort,itwasthesceneofwildnessanddesolation;anditappearedasifallwhohadprofanelyenteredithadbeenstricken,atablow,bytherelentlessarmofdeath.Buttheprohibitionhadceased;andforthefirsttimesincetheperpetratorsofthosefouldeedswhichhadassistedtodisfigurethesceneweregone,livinghumanbeingshadnowpresumedtoapproachtheplace.

           Aboutanhourbeforethesettingofthesun,onthedayalreadymentioned,theformsoffivemenmighthavebeenseenissuingfromthenarrowvistaoftrees,wherethepathtotheHudsonenteredtheforest,andadvancinginthedirectionoftheruinedworks.Atfirsttheirprogresswasslowandguarded,asthoughtheyenteredwithreluctanceamidthehorrorsofthespot,ordreadedtherenewalofitsfrightfulincidents.Alightfigureprecededtherestoftheparty,withthecautionandactivityofanative;ascendingeveryhillocktoreconnoitre,andindicating,bygestures,tohiscompanions,theroutehedeemeditmostprudenttopursue.Norwerethoseintherearwantingineverycautionandforesightknowntoforestwarfare.Oneamongthem,healsowasanIndian,movedalittleononeflank,andwatchedthemarginofthewoods,witheyeslongaccustomedtoreadthesmallestsignofdanger.

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