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"That wicked band of villeins fresh begon, That castle to assaile on every side, And lay strong siege about it far and wyde. " CHAUCER -- FAERIE QUEENE.
This sudden appearance of the Indians indicated that they could not have been far distant at the time of the interview between Deersfoot and Snake-tongue on the one side, and Barton and Ichabod on the other; and that upon the refusal of the latter to surrender the Tuscarora, they had at once resolved upon an attack upon the cottage.