Sammendrag av The Last of the Mohicans, Chapter 9

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1. Unable to learn whether his departing companions survive, Heyward hides with David and the sisters behind branches and blankets.
2. David sings and comforts the listeners until cries announce the Hurons’ return to the island.
3. The Hurons recognize the scout’s rifle and search for its owner, whom they call La Longue Carabine.
4. Searchers find blood in the neighboring cavern and unknowingly strengthen Heyward’s hiding place by piling branches against its entrance.
5. As Alice gives thanks for their apparent escape, she sees Le Renard Subtil looking into the cave from the river entrance.
6. Heyward fires at the guide, but he escapes, calls the Hurons, and helps bring about the companions’ capture.

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The guide recognizes the hidden party. This ends the brief hope that concealment can protect them and prompts Heyward to fire.

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