You can see their trail, leading off into the woods, and then his main force marched in a close and compact group.
Just beyond the camp a little while after they made the new start he called De Courcelles and De Jumonville to him, and talked with them a little.

Here is where his moccasins stood, and here is where their boots stood, facing him, while they received his orders.

Then the boots walked back to the end of the line and St.Luc must have spoken to them very sharply." "Why do you say that, Tayoga ?" asked Grosvenor.
"You will notice that here where the trails of boots turn back the stems of grass in two or three places are broken off, not crushed down.

De Courcelles and Jumonville kicked them in anger with the sharp toes of their boots, and they could have been angry only because Sharp Sword rebuked them." "You must be right, Tayoga." "It does not admit of any doubt, Red Coat.

They took their places at the rear of the marching line, and Sharp Sword went on ahead.