XIV.

And something was there in red Waban’s mien,

Which all the morn had drawn our Founder’s eyes;

For still he spake not, and was often seen

To bend his ear, or start as with surprise;

And now he stood, and, through the thicket’s screen,

The shadowy prospect seemed to scrutinize,

Then paused, unmoving, till a far-off howl

Did, with long echoes, through the stillness roll.

XV.