To appreciate what it is to be without burdens you must have borne them." The hospitable rangers would not let the two youths do any work for the present, and so they took a luxurious bath in the lake, which they commanded as far as the bullets from their rifles could reach.

They rejoiced in the cool waters, after their long flight through the wilderness.
"It's almost worth so many days and nights of danger to have this," said Robert, swimming with strong strokes.
"Aye, Dagaeoga, it is splendid," said the Onondaga, "but see that you do not swim too far.

Remember that for the time Oneadatote belongs to Onontio.
We had it, but we have lost it." "Then we'll get it back again," said Robert courageously.

"Champlain is too fine a lake to lose forever.

Wait until I've had a big sleep.