It looks most natural to me that we should take a northerly course, and not be stretching away so far to the south." To all this, Mr.Kinzie turned a deaf ear.

The Frenchmen rode in silence.

They would as soon have thought of cutting off their right hand as showing opposition to the bourgeois when he had once expressed his decision.

They would never have dreamed of offering an opinion or remark unless called upon to do so.
The road, which had continued many miles through the prairie, at length, in winding round a point of woods, brought us suddenly upon an Indian village.

A shout of joy broke from the whole party, but no answering shout was returned--not even a bark of friendly welcome--as we galloped up to the wigwams.