He was held as firmly in the center of an army, as if he were in the jaws of a powerful vise.

Nor was it possible for Tayoga, however great his skill and daring, to reach him there.

He strove to be philosophical, but it is hard for youth to reconcile itself at first, though it may soon forget.
Breakfast was given to him, and he was permitted to go outside the tent into a small open space, though not beyond.

On all sides of him stretched the impassable lines of the French army.

There were several other prisoners within the enclosure, a ranger, a hunter, and three or four farmers who had been taken in forays farther south.
The fresh air and the brilliant sunshine revived Robert's spirits.