And the Senecas, being mad for revenge, would surely get help and follow.

Henry believed that the theory of returning toward the Wyoming Valley was sound.

That region had been so thoroughly ravaged now that all the Indians would be going northward.
If they could float down a day or so without molestation, they would probably be safe.

The creek, or, rather, little river, broadened, flowing with a smooth, fairly swift current.

The forest on either side was dense with oak, hickory, maple, and other splendid trees, often with a growth of underbrush.