long before the sun came up
As is mentioned many times in the show, Last of the Mohicans is Hawkeye's father's favourite book. In his will Hawkeye leaves Colonel Potter the copy that Hawkeye's father gave to Hawkeye.
That was Hawkeye.
in a cave After Hawkeye and Uncas had escaped, what was David Gamut supposed to do? break out in one of his shoutings
They heard a cry that seemed neither human nor earthly.
They heard a cry that seemed neither human nor earthly.
David gamut
They heard a cry that seemed neither human nor earthly.
Trapper's orders simply came through. He left without Hawkeye's knowledge because Hawkeye was in Tokyo on R&R. Hawkeye tried to track him down, but his aeroplane left Kempo airfield about twenty minutes before Hawkeye arrived.
They went back as far as they could into the cave.
They went back as far as they could into the cave.
They went back as far as they could into the cave.