The pilot: a tale of the sea. By J. Fenimore Cooper.

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ot the details witht i-reaut lt dect. (1o, tfe'llow, and
piiep;ar to mlta!{rchI.'
stititabht instc t ionts to I he rest of' he irtt',V1..|3d
to mak{., the nlor t' innl('diate p.re.parations i:)' a
inn'elbtl. Jl'be au'aalttCm et ntt W \ vere! soon completetd.'.lt'he bodties of' t}i sti ain) wTrc ttii unsh elte)t'lt- the
seclusion of the} rui: tlbeint' dlfeemeled a sutff ici nt
secu'::rity ag ainst the (diancr ('of ally' disc'.,very,''
utntil darkines s s'hotld filv(r their reo:)val, inl
C.tonftinritvy \Nitl t ot roiwl ite's pl an tl l llnot)l)tIize the glory.'tIhc woun0 ded wtl re placed ott,
1rt.de litteirs, composed of the ulIskcts anid })1aink t s
of tihe pirisoners, when tlhe cornqut'ieirs andl vanjuiishicd moved toetlher in a.omepact )(od ft' ttolI
the rtin ini such a mantie'. r as to m1nak(.e. tlhe fotrmer
sen(x.e as a mask to conce:,al the lat)tte rom thflc
curlious giVze of any casual pa ssenge T. lhei,'e was
tnt( ii ttli( itleedtt, to apirct lel nd on this het, d fit'
tle, alarmt a,:nd tjhe teiro oilt', ( rtn.sct:nt on the.: cxac(ft
ger'ated replt'fs th-at. tlew thirougIll the couitryi, cf
II ctufal. 6t1){1;".'5. i't-llje,. s oi t -tt. tsuza.
ft. etualy prenvented a. ny intruideis Oil the usual y
~uiet anti retired domlainls of St. Mbuth.
t'l' parl'ty was c.n ei'gin'g ltfi'on the wood,l whet
the. cracking t,'f ltri, alehws, and irustlilt'of (l7dried
leave~s, aiinountetl, howcvei', thlat ia interuptitm
orf so)tttme s.l was aboutt to ()oeei:tIr.
" if' it. s}huld }l )c ot e of' theiri ras.ically' patroles ~!
exl.aint.l I B'.( l)rotlflheti fl, witht T'.(' obviou s (isptletasutre they.,I tralnple iikt( it'egt4Tin(tllt of eaatvatry! buttt, tgrt.lte ine.len, you w'ill'aclkowlvc(tStge
yoursetlv.t.ts, that we wert )'etir'int fi'ol the fifehl:of
balttle \w\en we met thi re(.inftbrccment, it' it sh}ould
itll')t' { to') )be': ttth.