Doubtless after the first stab of pain that the bird had brought him he had steeled himself to its renewal.
Tandakora would soon see how the Onondaga could stand the fire.

The test should be thorough and complete The Ojibway chieftain was a master artist upon such occasions, and, as he continued the march, he thought of many pleasant little ways in which he could try the steel of Tayoga's nature.

The captive certainly had shown no signs of shrinking so far, and Tandakora was glad of it.

The stronger the resistance the longer and the more interesting would be the test.
The Ojibway had in mind a certain little valley a few miles farther to the north, a secluded place where a leader of men like himself could do as he pleased without fear of interruption.

Already he was exulting over the details, and to him, breathing the essence of triumph, the wilderness was as beautiful as it had ever been to Robert and Tayoga, though perhaps in a way that was peculiarly his own.