In that savage heart, the chivalry that so often marked the Indians of the higher type found no place.
Grosvenor, worn to the bone and dazed by the extraordinary and fearful situation in which he found himself, nevertheless straightened up anew, and gave back defiantly the stare of the gigantic and sinister figure that confronted him.

Then Tayoga saw Tandakora raise his hand and strike the young Englishman a heavy blow in the face.

Grosvenor fell, but sprang up instantly and rushed at the Ojibway, only to find himself before the point of a knife.
The young officer stood still a few minutes, then turned with dignity and sat down once more.

Tayoga knew and appreciated his feelings.

He had suffered exactly the same humiliation from Tandakora himself, and he meant, with all his soul, that some day the debt should be paid in full.