The staunch battalion of Berry lay near the foot of Lake George, but the greater part of the army under the direct command of Montcalm was in camp near a saw mill.

The valiant Bourlamaque was at the head of the portage, and another force held the point of embarkation on Lake George.

But he knew that Montcalm would change these dispositions when the day of battle came.
On the westward side of the camp several fires burned and dark figures lay near them.

St.Luc marked one of these, a gigantic savage, stretched at his ease, and he walked toward him.

He pretended, at first, that his errand had nothing to do with Tandakora, but stood thoughtfully by the fire, for a minute or two.