Ah, there they go again! What are they saying now, Tayoga ?" "Their tone grows more anxious.

You can tell what they feel by the expression of the owl.

Their fear that we may have stolen out of the trap is increasing, but they cannot know unless they go and see, and then they may be creeping into the muzzles of our rifles.

It is a difficult problem that we have given them to solve, Great Bear." "We'll leave it for 'em, lads.

Now that we're on our feet we'll go at speed." They walked very rapidly, but they stopped when they heard once more the faint cries of the owls, now almost lost in the distance.