Chapter 19 Summary

Harry, along with Hutter, has woken up and heard the story of how Deerslayer has been captured. He fired his gun by chance when he saw a person on the shore, the guard's lover. The others yell at him for doing such a foolish and unnecessary thing.

The next morning, Chingachgook and Wah-ta-Wah use the spyglass to monitor the area, including the castle. They see a moccasin floating in the water near the castle and are worried that the Iroquois have taken over the castle during the night. They share their concerns with Hutter and Harry, who think that it is a silly thing to worry about. Chingachgook seeks to gather further evidence by paddling his canoe out to gather the moccasin to see which tribe it came from. He brings the moccasin back and shows it to Wah-ta-Wah, who insists that it...