And I--" "In a word," said Roland, impatiently, and with a stern accent, assumed perhaps to reassure his kinswoman, whom the alarming communications of the stranger, uttered in an agony of terror and haste, filled with an agitation which she could not conceal, "you have seen Indians, or you say you have.

If you tell the truth, there is no time left for deliberation; if a falsehood--" "Why should we wait upon the road to question and wonder ?" said Telie Doe, with a boldness and firmness that at another moment would have excited surprise; "why should we wait here, while the Indians may be approaching?
The forest is open, and the Lower Ford is free." "If you can yet lead us thither," said Roland, eagerly, "all is not yet lost.

We can neither advance nor return.

On, maiden, for the love of Heaven!" These hasty expressions revealed to Edith the deep and serious light in which her kinsman regarded their present situation, though at first seeking to hide his anxiety under a veil of composure.

In fact, there was not an individual present on whom the fatal news of the vicinity of the redman had produced a more alarming impression than on Roland.