There ain't much difference between a hunter one side of the frontier and the other, but it's as well that you shouldn't be seen till we land.

The less questions asked, the better.

Our Mohawk's good enough with any of the other tribes, but it wouldn't pass with a Mohawk, if we got into a long talk with him." Fortunately, however, these precautions proved unnecessary.

No other canoes were seen on the lake, and they landed, unnoticed, at a spot a mile and a half to the west of Crown Point.

Before starting from Fort William Henry, James had laid aside his uniform, and had dressed himself in hunting shirt and leggings, similar to those worn by the scouts.