His face was open and strong, with great width between the eyes, and his gaze was direct and firm.

Robert knew at once that here was an unusual boy, one destined if he lived to do great things.

His prevision was more than fulfilled.

It was Joseph Brant, the renowned Thayendanegea, the most famous and probably the ablest Indian chief with whom the white men ever came into contact.
"This is Joseph Brant, the brother of Molly, my wife, and hence my young brother-in-law," said Colonel Johnson.

"Joseph, our new friends are David Willet, known to the Hodenosaunee as the Great Bear, Robert Lennox, who seems to be in some sort a ward of Mr.Willet, and Tayoga, of the Clan of the Bear, of your great brother nation, Onondaga." Young Thayendanegea saluted them all in a friendly but dignified way.