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(It was clear that the Sly Fox would join other Hurons and attack the group. Night was falling, and it was decided to spend it in a secret place known to Hawk-eye. So he and the two Indians brought the travellers to a river. The horses were hidden in the thicket on the bank. The travellers got into a canoe that was hidden among the thick bushes and crossed to a little island. But they were seen by the Hurons who began to shoot at them from both banks of the river. The travellers shot back, but soon they had no more powder for their rifles. They wanted to try to escape down the river in their canoe, but it was gone. The Hurons had stolen it. There was no way out. Then Chingachgook, Uncas and Hawk-eye jumped into the river and swam away under the water, hoping to get to Fort Edward and bring help. Soon after that the Hurons, with the Sly Fox among them, crossed over to the island and took the four travellers prisoner.