It may be that the French vanish when they hear this valiant Quaker troop is coming, but it's my own personal opinion they'll stay pretty well back in the west with their red allies." The youth, although he called himself so, did not look much like a Quaker to Robert.

He had a frank face and merry eyes, and manner and voice indicated a tendency to gayety.

Judging from his words he had no cares and Indians and ambush were far from his thoughts.

Proof of this was the absence of sentinels.

The men, scattered about the fire, were eating their suppers and the horses, forty in number, were grazing in an open space.