"It is a great art, that of trailing through the wilderness, and I can see how circumstances compel you to learn it." "We have to learn it to live," said the hunter gravely, "but with Tayoga it is an art carried to the highest degree of perfection.

He was born with a gift for it, a very great gift.

He inherited all the learning accumulated by a thousand years of ancestors, and then he added to it by his own supreme efforts." "Do not believe all that Great Bear tells you," said Tayoga modestly.
"For unknown reasons he is partial to me, and enlarges my small merits." "I think this would be a good place for all of you to wait, while I went back on the trail a piece," said the hunter.

"If Black Rifle found it necessary to cover the rear, it's a much more urgent duty for us who know that we've been followed by Tandakora to do the same." "The Great Bear is always wise," said Tayoga.

"We will take our ease while we await him." He flung himself down on the turf and relaxed his figure completely.
He had learned long since to make the most of every passing minute, and, seeing Robert imitate him exactly, Grosvenor did likewise.