All these lay upon their blankets on the floor, because all the furniture had been destroyed.

Yet they had eaten, and they lay there content in the soothing glow of the fire, like animals that had fed well.

Henry was so near that he could hear every word anyone spoke.
"It was well that the Indians led us to this place, eh, Levi ?" said Wyatt.
"I'm glad the fire spared a part of it," said Coleman.

"Looks as if it was done just for us, to give us a shelter some cold winter night when we come along.

I guess the Iroquois Aieroski is watching over us." Wyatt laughed.
"You're a man that I like, Levi," he said.