Go ahead, and awake me again when breakfast is ready." Tayoga made a rush, seized the edge of his blanket and unrolled it, depositing Robert in the ashes.

Then he darted away among the bushes, avoiding the white youth's pursuit.

Willet meanwhile warmed himself by the fire and laughed.
"Come back, you two," he said.

"You think you're little lads again at your school in Albany, but you're not.

You're here in the wilderness, confronted by many difficulties, all of which you can overcome, and subject to many perils, all of which you know how to avoid." "I'll come," said Robert, "if you promise to protect me from this fierce Onondaga chief who is trying to secure my scalp." "Tayoga, return to the fire and cook these strips of venison.