Tandakora reckons that our scalps are already hanging at his belt.

Thus does Manitou make foolish those whom he intends to lead away from their dearest wish." "I begin to think they're really going to leave us, but it's too early yet to tell definitely," said the hunter.

"We shouldn't give them an earthly chance to see us, and, for that reason, we'd better retreat into the heart of the island.

We mustn't leave all the work of deception to the canoe." "The Great Bear is right," said Tayoga.

"Manitou will not help those who sit still, relying wholly on him." They drew back fifteen or twenty yards, and sat down on a hillock, covered with dense bushes, though from their place of hiding they could see the water on all sides.