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In
such
a
scene
none
had
leisure
to
note
the
fleeting
moments
.
It
might
have
been
ten
minutes
(
it
seemed
an
age
)
,
that
the
sisters
had
stood
riveted
to
one
spot
,
horror-stricken
,
and
nearly
helpless
.
When
the
first
blow
was
struck
,
their
screaming
companions
had
pressed
upon
them
in
a
body
,
rendering
flight
impossible
;
and
now
that
fear
or
death
had
scattered
most
,
if
not
all
,
from
around
them
,
they
saw
no
avenue
open
,
but
such
as
conducted
to
the
tomahawks
of
their
foes
.
On
every
side
arose
shrieks
,
groans
,
exhortations
,
and
curses
.
At
this
moment
Alice
caught
a
glimpse
of
the
vast
form
of
her
father
,
moving
rapidly
across
the
plain
,
in
the
direction
of
the
French
army
.
He
was
,
in
truth
,
proceeding
to
Montcalm
,
fearless
of
every
danger
,
to
claim
the
tardy
escort
for
which
he
had
before
conditioned
.
Fifty
glittering
axes
and
barbed
spears
were
offered
unheeded
at
his
life
,
but
the
savages
respected
his
rank
and
calmness
,
even
in
their
fury
.
The
dangerous
weapons
were
brushed
aside
by
the
still
nervous
arm
of
the
veteran
,
or
fell
of
themselves
,
after
menacing
an
act
that
it
would
seem
no
one
had
courage
to
perform
.
Fortunately
,
the
vindictive
Magua
was
searching
for
his
victim
in
the
very
band
the
veteran
had
just
quitted
.
"
Father
--
father
--
we
are
here
!
"
shrieked
Alice
,
as
he
passed
,
at
no
great
distance
,
without
appearing
to
heed
them
.
"
Come
to
us
,
father
,
or
we
die
!
"
The
cry
was
repeated
,
and
in
terms
and
tones
that
might
have
melted
a
heart
of
stone
,
but
it
was
unanswered
.
Once
,
indeed
,
the
old
man
appeared
to
catch
the
sounds
,
for
he
paused
and
listened
;
but
Alice
had
dropped
senseless
on
the
earth
,
and
Cora
had
sunk
at
her
side
,
hovering
in
untiring
tenderness
over
her
lifeless
form
.
Munro
shook
his
head
in
disappointment
,
and
proceeded
,
bent
on
the
high
duty
of
his
station
.
"
Lady
,
"
said
Gamut
,
who
,
helpless
and
useless
as
he
was
,
had
not
yet
dreamed
of
deserting
his
trust
,
"
it
is
the
jubilee
of
the
devils
,
and
this
is
not
a
meet
place
for
Christians
to
tarry
in
.
Let
us
up
and
fly
.
"
"
Go
,
"
said
Cora
,
still
gazing
at
her
unconscious
sister
;
"
save
thyself
.
To
me
thou
canst
not
be
of
further
use
.
"
David
comprehended
the
unyielding
character
of
her
resolution
,
by
the
simple
but
expressive
gesture
that
accompanied
her
words
.
He
gazed
,
for
a
moment
,
at
the
dusky
forms
that
were
acting
their
hellish
rites
on
every
side
of
him
,
and
his
tall
person
grew
more
erect
,
while
his
chest
heaved
,
and
every
feature
swelled
,
and
seemed
to
speak
with
the
power
of
the
feelings
by
which
he
was
governed
.
"
If
the
Jewish
boy
might
tame
the
evil
spirit
of
Saul
by
the
sound
of
his
harp
,
and
the
words
of
sacred
song
,
it
may
not
be
amiss
,
"
he
said
,
"
to
try
the
potency
of
music
here
.
"
Then
raising
his
voice
to
its
highest
tones
,
he
poured
out
a
strain
so
powerful
as
to
be
heard
even
amid
the
din
of
that
bloody
field
.
More
than
one
savage
rushed
towards
them
,
thinking
to
rifle
the
unprotected
sisters
of
their
attire
,
and
bear
away
their
scalps
;
but
when
they
found
this
strange
and
unmoved
figure
riveted
to
his
post
,
they
paused
to
listen
.
Astonishment
soon
changed
to
admiration
,
and
they
passed
on
to
other
and
less
courageous
victims
,
openly
expressing
their
satisfaction
at
the
firmness
with
which
the
white
warrior
sang
his
death
song
.
Encouraged
and
deluded
by
his
success
,
David
exerted
all
his
powers
to
extend
what
he
believed
so
holy
an
influence
.
The
unwonted
sounds
caught
the
ears
of
a
distant
savage
,
who
flew
raging
from
group
to
group
,
like
one
who
,
scorning
to
touch
the
vulgar
herd
,
hunted
for
some
victim
more
worthy
of
his
renown
.
It
was
Magua
,
who
uttered
a
yell
of
pleasure
when
he
beheld
his
ancient
prisoners
again
at
his
mercy
.
