CHAPTER 5: THE SIEGE OF FORT WILLIAM HENRY

The French and the Hurons were around Fort William Henry. They attacked continuously. Hawk-eye was returning to Fort Edward when the French caught him. Heyward went to talk about this with General Munro. In this conversation Munro asked Heyward if he loved one of his daughters. Heyward said yes: he loved Alice. They decided to help Hawk-eye, who also had news of the reinforcements of General Webb. 

Munro and Heyward met Montcalm to talk. Surprisingly, the French had the General Webb’s letter, which left horrified Munro. The reinforcements never arrived. Montcalm proposed Munro to leave the Fort without fights. And, of course, he accepted. 

The next day, people of Fort William Henry left the place. The French and the Hurons lied and they killed British women and children. Magua found Munro sisters and Gamut, and he took Alice into the forest. Cora and Gamut followed him.

Vocabulary:

Surround: (verb) Be all round (someone or something): rodear, envolver.

-The house is surrounded by trees.

Siege: (noun) A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling those inside to surrender: acoso, calvario.

-The siege can't last more than 10 years.

Businesslike: (adjective) Having or indicating an efficient, practical, and systematic approach to one’s work or a task:  práctico, metódico.

-You have to be businesslike in front on this situation.

Coward: (noun) A person who is contemptibly lacking in the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things: cobarde.

- If you weren’t a coward, you would be more successful.

Hymn: (noun) A religious song or poem of praise to God or a god: himno, canto. 

- These hymns are too sad.