towards midnight of the twelfth ; and the spectroscope , to which he had at once resorted , indicatedindicatea mass of flamingflamegas , chiefly hydrogen , movingmovewith an enormous velocity towards this earth .
Peeringpeerout , he saw dim , movingmoveforms in the darkness , quite close at hand .
When , therefore , intelligence was receivedreceiveat the fort which covered the southern termination of the portage between the Hudson and the lakes , that Montcalm had been seenseemovingmoveup the Champlain , with an army “ numerous as the leaves on the trees , ” its truth was admittedadmitwith more of the craven reluctance of fear than with the stern joy that a warrior should feel , in finding an enemy within reach of his blow .
In a little time I feltfeelsomething alive movingmoveon my left leg , which advancingadvancegently forward over my breast , camecomealmost up to my chin ; when , bendingbendmy eyes downwards as much as I could , I perceivedperceiveit to be a human creature not six inches high , with a bow and arrow in his hands , and a quiver at his back .