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File: The Last of the Mohicans (1920).webm
Author: Maurice Tourneur
Publisher: Associated Producers
Year: 1920
PD: PD/US|1961
Note: 1920 American film adapted from [[The Last of the Mohicans|James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 novel]]. In 1995, this film was selected by the Library of Congress to be included in the first class of films for preservation in the National Film Registry.
Cat: Adventure film, Drama film, Films with historical settings, Silent film
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{{Center|{{Xxx-larger block|LAST OF THE<br />MOHICANS}}}}
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00:09
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{{Center|{{Larger block|with<br />{{Tooltip|Barbara Bedford|as Cora Munro}}<br />{{Tooltip|Lilian Hall|as Alice Munro}}<br />{{Tooltip|Wallabe Beery|as Magua}}<br />{{Tooltip|Albert Roscoe|as Uncas}}}}}}
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00:19
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{{Center|A summer afternoon in the Year of Grace 1757—on a hilltop overlooking the valley of the Hudson River.}}
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00:36
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{{Center|Two tragic figures, remnants of the once huge Indian tribe—Chief Great Serpent and his son, Uncas.}}
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00:52
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{{Center|"The pale faces are our friends.
<p>Go to the Fort yonder and tell them of the danger that threatens."</p>}}
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01:17
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{{Center|{{Underline|Fort Edward}}}}
One of the few English outposts not yet attacked by the invading armies of France.
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01:35
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{{Center|Even in a wilderness, gently-bred women somehow maintain the grace and dignity of life.}}
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01:55
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{{Center|Cora Munro, a soldier's daughter—on a visit to Fort Edward.}}
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02:10
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{{Center|Alice, her light-hearted sister—whom Cora has mothered from childhood.}}
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02:30
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Captain Randolph—more interested in women than in warfare.
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02:57
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{{Center|Major Hayward—in love with capricious Alice.}}
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03:16
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{{Center|The eternal spirit of youth, joying while it may—heedless of the gathering storm.}}
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03:37
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{{Center|"Do tell us a story, General Webb."}}
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04:14
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"The Hurons are on the warpath. They have drunk the firewater of the French and have listened to lying tongues."
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04:45
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Her girlish fancy investing the young Chief with a halo or romance.
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05:05
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{{Center|"Surely among his own people he is a prince."}}
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05:14
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{{Center|"You!—The daughter of Colonel Munro!—Admiring a filthy savage!"}}
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05:30
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{{Center|Two days' march from Fort Edward—Colonel Munro, father of the girls, stoutly resisting the French assault upon Fort William Henry.}}
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05:51
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{{Center|"Three French divisions under Montcalm have crossed the lake! Men—horses—guns!"}}
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06:45
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{{Center|Magua—an Indian runner in the service of the British.}}
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07:24
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"God grant my messenger has reached Fort Edward—else I may never see my daughters again!"
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07:37
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{{Center|General Webb and his staff, summoned to hear the message of Colonel Munro.}}
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07:52
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{{Block center|{{Border|{{Cursive block|{{Italic block|Montcalm and his<br />
Indian allies advancing<br />
to attack Fort William<br />
Henry. 3,000 men—no less—<br />
{{Gap}}can save us.—<br />
{{Gap|6em}}{{Underline|Munro}}}}}}|color=Gainsboro|padding=1em}}}}
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08:23
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"—A good opportunity to rejoin your father. But you need not ride all the way with the troops, as the Indian, Magua, knows a short-cut through the forest."
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09:00
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{{Center|Bedtime—with Alice unable to sleep for excitement.}}
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09:09
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{{Center|"There is nothing to fear—we shall soon be with father."}}
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09:28
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Haunted by a premonition of evil—a vague dread wich Cora's reassurance fails to banish.
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09:42
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"Promise me—whatever happens—you will never desert me!"
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10:16
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{{Center|Dawn}}
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12:08
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{{Center|"Are you the guide?"}}
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12:48
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"Perhaps Captain Randolph will aid Major Heyward in protecting the ladies?"
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13:00
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"With your permission, sir, I will ride with my men—my duty lies with them."
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13:45
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{{Center|The forest—and the parting of ways.}}
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13:57
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{{Center|A secret path, which only Indian eyes can find.}}
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14:59
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"I'm David Gamut, a servant of the Lord. Permit me to ride with you to William Henry whither I am going to sing psalms for our brave soldiers."
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15:54
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Hours later—drenched and discouraged in a blinding rainstorm.
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16:24
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{{Center|Storm-bound woodsmen—Uncas, his father, and their friend, Hawkeye, the scout.}}
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16:54
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"In which direction lies Fort William Henry? Our Indian guide has lost his way!"
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17:06
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"An Indian lost in the woods? Impossible! Were he blind, he would nose the earth—and every blade of grass would tell the way!"
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17:42
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{{Center|"He's gone!"}}
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17:46
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{{Center|"I suspect the varmint covets your scalps! Come—these woods are no longer safe!"}}
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18:14
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{{Center|In a cave near Glenn's Falls—a hiding place known only to Hawkeye and the Mohicans.}}
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19:00
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{{Center|"Uncas watches."}}
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19:20
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The bond of a common danger—drawing together these two, so widely separated by the mystery of birth.
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19:59
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{{Center|Simple words of a savage—yet revealing depths of thought and imagination.}}
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22:00
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{{Center|"You will not be afraid?"}}
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25:24
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{{Center|"Our last shot! Don't waste it!"}}
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25:39
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{{Center|A deed of mercy.}}
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26:43
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{{Center|"What the Great Spirit wills shall happen."}}
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27:14
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{{Center|Within the cave, as minutes pass—the growing conviction that the stratagem has succeeded.}}
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28:21
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{{Center|"Magua does not kill his prisoners—he tortures them."}}
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28:42
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{{Center|Keen eyes have watched the failure of the ruse.}}
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28:57
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{{Center|An abandoned blockhouse.}}
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29:29
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{{Center|"If you would save the Yellow Hair, consent to be my squaw!"}}
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29:57
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{{Center|"No, no! Rather let us die together!"}}
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32:02
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{{" '}}Tis but a short distance to Fort William Henry—we shall be there before sundown."
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32:28
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{{Center|Arriving, after all, at the same time as the troops.}}
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33:43
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{{Center|Smarting under the rebuff, Randolph determines to have it out with Cora.}}
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34:07
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{{Center|Meekness, masking his injured vanity. Then a sudden burst of pride and anger—}}
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36:59
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{{Center|Munro's headquarters—discussing the critical condition of the Fort.}}
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37:28
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{{Center|"I know the guns on our left rampart are useless—but Montcalm doesn't know it! With God's help we yet may save the day."}}
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38:17
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{{Center|"Is our condition really so bad, Sir?"}}
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38:26
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{{Center|"If Montcalm's Indians really knew the truth, our scalps would hang in their wigwams before morning!"}}
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38:55
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{{Center|The fear that grows in the heart of a coward.}}
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39:19
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{{Center|Within the enemy's lines—the traitor.}}
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39:38
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{{Center|Montcalm, Commander in Chief of the armies of France.}}
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40:32
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{{Center|Under a flag of truce, Montcalm summons Munro to a conference.}}
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40:48
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{{Center|"Colonel Munro, the fall of your fortress is inevitable."}}
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41:03
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"I know the guns on your left rampart are useless. You would never be able to resist my attack."
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41:19
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The very words which he himself had spoken concerning the condition of the Fort.
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41:59
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{{Center|"What about the women and children?"}}
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42:24
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{{Center|"They shall go unharmed."}}
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42:36
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{{Center|The honor of Montcalm.}}
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42:59
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{{Center|That night—to the everlasting shame of our civilization—covetous white men sold firewater to the Hurons, debauching the red men with drunken orgies.}}
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43:14
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{{Center|The war dance of the flaming arrows—overture to the chant of Death.}}
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43:50
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{{Center|Morning—under a leaden sky.}}
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44:25
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{{Center|"I must stay until the last man leaves. Go with the rest in safety."}}
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44:53
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{{Center|Magua—inciting the Huron braves to defy the authority of their chiefs.}}
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48:35
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{{Center|"The day of Magua has come! Follow to my wigwam, Dark Hair!"}}
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49:45
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{{Center|Wounded British soldiers—too weak to be removed—}}
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51:27
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{{Center|{{Border|{{Larger|'''DANGER'''}}<br />
{{Cursive block|Magasin<br />à<br />Poudres}}|align=center|style=line-height:90%;}}}}
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53:00
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{{Center|Amid the smouldering ruins—}}
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53:51
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{{Center|Magua—seeking hospitality in the camp of the peaceful Delawares—}}
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54:26
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"Here ends the trail! When the wise men of the Delawares hear our tale, they will not believe the lies of Magua."
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54:45
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{{Center|Indian justice—the ancient tribal law of the Delawares, impartially administered by a council of three wise men.}}
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55:30
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"According to the law of the Manitou, Uncas will take the Dark Hair."
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55:51
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{{Center|"—but Yellow Hair is Magua's lawful captive."}}
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56:07
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{{Center|"Magua, the law of sanctuary protects you until sundown."}}
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57:35
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{{Center|"I will go with you, Magua—in place of my sister."}}
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59:56
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{{Center|"When the sun goes down I will be on your trail!"}}
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1:00:29
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{{Center|Afar in the wilderness—a camp for the night.}}
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1:01:16
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{{Center|Ever behind her—the leering face of Magua.}}
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1:01:51
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{{Center|"One step nearer and I'll jump!"}}
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1:02:20
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{{Center|Through the weary hours of the night—}}
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1:02:41
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Waiting, with the Indian's inexorable patience, for the outcome of her struggle against the overpowering desire to sleep.
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1:03:14
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{{Center|Across the trackless waste—the cry of heart to heart.}}
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1:07:26
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{{Center|In a beautiful sunlit valley—}}
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1:07:52
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{{Center|And on a lonely crag—}}
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1:10:07
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"Woe, for the race of red men! In the morning of life I saw the sons of my forefathers happy and strong—and before nightfall I have seen the passing of the last of the Mohicans."
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{{Center|{{Xx-larger|The End}}}}
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