Trevena John. Menotah: A Tale of the Riel Rebellion
PART I. THE HEART'S JOY
CHAPTER I. THE FOREST
CHAPTER II. MENOTAH – HEART THAT KNOWS NOT SORROW
CHAPTER III. THE BUDDING OF A PASSION
CHAPTER IV. THE FORT
CHAPTER V. THE FIGHT
CHAPTER VI. THE BREAKING OF THE DAWN
PART II. THE HEART'S GRIEF
CHAPTER I. THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE
CHAPTER II. THE COMING OF DAVE
CHAPTER III. THE RIVALS
CHAPTER IV. WHITE WINS
CHAPTER V. PACTOLUS
CHAPTER VI. DENTON'S DESCENT
CHAPTER VII. AN INCIDENT
CHAPTER VIII. THE PIERIAN SPRING
CHAPTER IX. THE LAUGH THAT DIED
PART III. THE HEART'S PEACE
CHAPTER I. LAMONT
CHAPTER II. THE LIFE OBJECT
CHAPTER III. RESURRECTION
CHAPTER IV. CHARACTER
CHAPTER V. THE DEAD HEART
CHAPTER VI. DURING THE DAY
CHAPTER VII. DISCOVERY
CHAPTER VIII. RETRIBUTION
CHAPTER IX. DARKNESS
CHAPTER X. McAULIFFE'S RESOLUTION
CHAPTER XI. THE HEART'S PEACE
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'There will be full moon to-night, and a south wind. Then the evil one will steal from the marshes. For there will be war and fire. War and Fire!'
Within that deep green shade of the forest, amidst the picturesque sweepings of the foliage, the heat rays of the sun could scarcely be felt, for odorous firs overspread their thick tresses above. Here, in this strange, peaceful retreat, active squirrels leapt with mathematical accuracy from bough to bough; mosquito hawks, in their green and gold glories, cut through the slanting beams of light with a sharp hissing of wings; erratic locusts, on a lower plane, hurled their aimless bodies clumsily into space, falling wherever destiny might direct.
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'Good business that, though those rascals kept me tied in an aching knot longer than I'd bargained. So they're going to make a raid on the fort to-night, are they. Bien! Let them come. It's going to be a fine, clear night, with full moon into the bargain. Lucky stroke for me – I can now redeem part of my lost character. As usual, I go to the best side.'
He laughed again. 'I reckon it might surprise them to know who has overheard their plans. The best shot in the Dominion – likely enough, in the world. It's something to boast of, having escaped the white chief's aim.'
