Now in a vicarious way he took upon himself Grosvenor's debt also.

The prisoner did not have experience in the woods, his great merits lay elsewhere, but he was the friend of Robert, therefore of Tayoga, and the Onondaga felt it only right that he should pay for both.
Tandakora sat down, a warrior handed him a huge piece of deer meat, and he began to eat.

All the others, interrupted for a few minutes by the arrival of the chief, resumed the same pleasant occupation.

Tayoga deciding that he had seen enough, began to climb down with great care.
The descent was harder than the ascent, but he reached the niche, without noise, and the sight of him was very welcome to Robert and the hunter who had begun to worry over his absence, which was much longer than they had expected.
"Did you see the warriors, Tayoga ?" asked young Lennox.
"I saw them, Dagaeoga.

They are at the top of the cliff, only two or three hundred yards away; they have a good fire, and they are eating the game they killed in the day." "And there is no chance for us to pass ?" "None to-night, Dagaeoga.