"Bloody Englishman" and the like were his remarks.

Something told me to watch him, to watch the McCall boys.

I began to take pains to guard my house in the country, sleeping always with my rifle by my side; and I had provided my men with rifles, instructing them to shoot if trespassers approached during suspicious hours or when warned away.
The autumn was the most delicious weather I had experienced since coming to America.

Enough of the summer was carried over into October, and even November, to keep the days warm and full of sunlight, while the nights were clear and frosty, and always over this boundless prairie the far scattered stars.

I had bought an astronomical chart and located the constellations, in which Zoe had joined me in increasing wonder.