At half past ten as indicated by the sun, Willet returned to him.
"The letter ?" he said.
"How many times am I to tell you that I have no letter ?" "Very well.

At half past twelve I shall ask for it again." At half past twelve Garay returned the same answer, and then the three ate their noonday meal, which, like the breakfast, was rich and luscious.

Once more the savory odors of bear, deer, wild turkey and wild pigeon filled the forest, and Garay, lying in the doorway of the hut, where he could see, and where the splendid aroma reached his nostrils, writhed in his bonds, but still held fast to his resolution.
Robert said nothing, but the sardonic humor of both the Onondaga and the hunter was well to the fore.

Holding a juicy bear steak in his hand, Tayoga walked over to the helpless spy and examined him critically.
"Too fat," he said judicially, "much too fat for those who would roam the forest.

Woodsmen, scouts and runners should be lean.