TAYOGA'S SKILL They still had food left in their knapsacks, and they ate a portion, drinking afterward from the creek.

Then they resumed their places in the dense undergrowth, where they could watch well and yet remain hidden.

They could also see from where they lay the shimmering waters of Andiatarocte, and the lake seemed to be once more at peace.

They felt satisfaction that they had completed their part of the great enterprise, but their anxiety nevertheless was intense.

As Willet had truly said, Tayoga's share was the more dangerous and delicate by far.
"Do you think he will come ?" Robert asked after a long silence.
"If any human being could come under such circumstances and bring Grosvenor with him, it is Tayoga," replied the hunter.