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The Last of the Mohicans.chapter 3 |
"Before these fields were shorn and tilled,
Full to the brim our rivers flowed;
The melody of waters filled
The fresh and boundless wood;
And torrents dashed, and rivulets played,
And fountains spouted in the shade."
BRYANT.
Leaving the unsuspecting Heyward and his confiding companions to
penetr... | [
"In another part of the forest by the river a few miles to the west, Hawkeye and Chingachgook appear to be waiting for someone as they talk with low voices. It is now afternoon. The Indian and the scout are attired according to their forest habits: Chingachgook with his semi-nude, war-painted body and scalping tuft... | train |
The Last of the Mohicans.chapter 4 |
"Well, go thy way: thou shalt not from this grove
Till I torment thee for this injury."
_Midsummer Night's Dream._
The words were still in the mouth of the scout, when the leader of the
party, whose approaching footsteps had caught the vigilant ear of the
Indian, came openly into view. A beaten path, such as ... | [
"Chapter IV he worst enemy I have on earth, and he is an Iroquois, daren't deny that I am genuine white. Heyward and his party encounter Hawkeye. When Hawkeye questions the group, Heyward and Gamut explain that their guide, Magua, has led them away from their desired destination. Hawkeye finds this explanation susp... | train |
The Last of the Mohicans.chapter 5 |
"In such a night
Did Thisbe fearfully o'ertrip the dew;
And saw the lion's shadow ere himself."
_Merchant of Venice._
The suddenness of the flight of his guide, and the wild cries of the
pursuers, caused Heyward to remain fixed, for a few moments, in inactive
surprise. Then recollecting ... | [
"The pursuit of Magua is unsuccessful, but Hawkeye feels that he has wounded him slightly and is certain of it when they find bloodstains on the sumach leaves. Heyward wants to continue the chase, but the scout fears an ambush, particularly since he has fired his rifle, an action for which he upbraids himself. With... | train |
The Last of the Mohicans.chapter 6 |
"Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide;
He wales a portion with judicious care;
And 'Let us worship God,' he says, with solemn air."
BURNS.
Heyward, and his female companions, witnessed this mysterious movement
with secret uneasiness; for, though the conduct of the white man had
hitherto been abov... | [
"Heyward and the girls are uneasy and Gamut is still struggling in spirit when a light flashes upon them and they see that the others have entered a cavern hidden by a blanket. Hawkeye is holding a blazing knot of pine which silhouettes Uncas, the first clear sight of whose carriage and almost Grecian features reli... | train |
The Last of the Mohicans.chapter 9 |
"Be gay securely;
Dispel, my fair, with smiles, the tim'rous clouds,
That hang on thy clear brow."
_Death of Agrippina._
The sudden and almost magical change, from the stirring incidents of the
combat to the stillness that now reigned around him, acted on the heated
imagination of ... | [
"In the stillness that follows, Heyward finds it hard to believe what has happened, especially as nature seems to reassert itself with the song of birds. Nonetheless, they all hide in the cave, Gamut still addled and Alice trembling and weeping against Cora's breast. The major closes the inner entrance with the bla... | train |
The Last of the Mohicans.chapter 12 |
"_Clo._--I am gone, sir,
And anon, sir,
I'll be with you again."
_Twelfth Night._
The Hurons stood aghast at this sudden visitation of death on one of
their band. But, as they regarded the fatal accuracy of an aim which had
dared to immolate an enemy at so much hazard to a friend, the name of
"La Longue... | [
"A fight breaks out as Hawkeye and the Mohicans attack the Hurons, whose rifles have been set aside. In the battle, Uncas saves Cora and Chingachgook becomes locked in hand-to-hand combat with Magua, who escapes only by feigning his own death. Hawkeye and the Mohicans soundly defeat the remaining Hurons and free th... | train |
The Last of the Mohicans.chapter 15 |
"Then go we in, to know his embassy;
Which I could, with ready guess, declare,
Before the Frenchman speak a word of it."
_King Henry V._
A few succeeding days were passed amid the privations, the uproar, and
the dangers of the siege, which was vigorously pressed by a power
against whose approaches Munro pos... | [
"Five days into the siege of Fort William Henry, Heyward discovers that the French have captured Hawkeye. Inside the fort, Heyward sees Alice, who teases him for not seeing her and her sister enough, and Cora, who seems distressed. Though the French forces eventually release Hawkeye, the French leader Montcalm keep... | train |
The Last of the Mohicans.chapter 16 | "\n \"_Edg._--Before you fight the battle, ope this letter.\"\n\n _King Lear._\n\n\nMajor Heyward (...TRUNCATED) | ["Heyward goes to find Munro, planning to report Montcalm's message that the English should surrende(...TRUNCATED) | train |
The Last of the Mohicans.chapter 17 | "\n \"Weave we the woof. The thread is spun.\n The web is wove. The work is done.\"\n\n GRAY.\n\n(...TRUNCATED) | ["After dawn, the English slowly file out of the fort, surrounded by columns of solemn French soldie(...TRUNCATED) | train |
The Last of the Mohicans.chapter 22 | "\n _\"Bot._--Are we all met?\"\n\n _\"Qui._--Pat--pat; and here's a marvellous\n Convenient plac(...TRUNCATED) | ["As Hawkeye laughs at Gamut's Indian paint and shaved head, the psalmodist tells the men that Magua(...TRUNCATED) | train |
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