"They will have a tremendous job getting any guns through the woods, but, if they are going by water, of course they can bring them." "Very well," Nat replied.

"In that case, captain, my advice is, you stop in the woods, and Jonathan and I will go down past the fort to the shore, and see what provision they are making in that way.

You see, the place swarms with Canadians, and you would be sure to be spoken to.
Redskins don't talk much to each other, unless there is some need for words, and we can go right through the French camp without fear.

The only danger is of some loping Mohawk coming up to us, and I don't reckon there are many of 'em in the camp, perhaps nary a one." Although James did not like his followers to go into danger, without his sharing it, he saw that his presence would enormously add to their risks, and therefore agreed to their plan.

Withdrawing some distance into the wood, and choosing a thick growth of underwood, he entered, and lay down in the bushes, while the two scouts walked quietly away towards the camp.
Two hours passed.