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"Ho, wo, wo! " yelled the savages on the raft; and their tones sounded much like the barking of a large mastiff.
Ethan saw one of their number fall, and the commotion in the group indicated that the savages had been thrown into confusion by Ethan's well-directed shot. They ceased paddling, and appeared to be consulting in regard to their next movement.