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Chapter 26

           ThelittleknotofIndiansdrewbackinabody,andsuffered,astheythought,theconjurerandhisinspiredassistanttoproceed.

           ItrequirednocommonexerciseoffortitudeinUncasandthescout,tocontinuethedignifiedanddeliberatepacetheyhadassumedinpassingthelodges;especiallyastheyimmediatelyperceivedthatcuriosityhadsofarmasteredfear,astoinducethewatcherstoapproachthehut,inordertowitnesstheeffectoftheincantations.TheleastinjudiciousorimpatientmovementonthepartofDavidmightbetraythem,andtimewasabsolutelynecessarytoinsurethesafetyofthescout.Theloudnoisethelatterconceiveditpolitictocontinue,drewmanycuriousgazerstothedoorsofthedifferenthutsastheypassed;andonceortwiceadark-lookingwarriorsteppedacrosstheirpath,ledtotheactbysuperstitionorwatchfulness.Theywerenot,however,interrupted;thedarknessofthehour,andthecoldnessoftheattempt,provingtheirprincipalfriends.

           Theadventurershadgotclearofthevillage,andwerenowswiftlyapproachingtheshelterofthewoods,whenaloudandlongcryarosefromthelodgewhereUncashadbeenconfined.TheMohicanstartedonhisfeet,andshookhisshaggycovering,asthoughtheanimalhecounterfeitedwasabouttomakesomedesperateeffort.

           "Hold!"saidthescout,graspinghisfriendbytheshoulder,"letthemyellagain!’Twasnothingbutwonderment."

           Hehadnooccasiontodelay,forthenextinstantaburstofcriesfilledtheouterair,andranalongthewholeextentofthevillage

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