I think I can see them, but as for feelin'
they might as well be down on the banks of the Mohawk, as be where
they seem to be."
"You've come off whole, Hurry, and that's not a little," answered
the other, secretly passing to the Indian the remainder of the
stipulated ransom, and making an earnest sign at the same moment
for him to commence his retreat. "You've come off whole, feet and
all, and are only a little numb from a tight fit of the withes.
Natur'll soon set the blood in motion, and then you may begin to
dance, to celebrate what I call a most wonderful and onexpected
deliverance from a den of wolves."
Deerslayer released the arms of his friends, as each landed, and the
two were now stamping and limping about on the platform, growling
and uttering denunciations as they endeavored to help the returning
circulation. They had been tethered too long, however, to regain
the use of their limbs in a moment, and the Indians being quite as
diligent on their return as on their advance, the raft was fully
a hundred yards from the castle when Hurry, turning accidentally
in that direction, discovered how fast it was getting beyond the
reach of his vengeance. By this time he could move with tolerable
facility, though still numb and awkward.
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