The varmint in the woods will search the edge of the lake in the morning, but it's a good long stretch to go over, and, if we have luck, they mayn't strike on our landing place for some hours after daylight.

In course, they may hit on it earlier; still, it gives us a chance, anyhow.

Another thing is, we have twenty miles less to travel through the woods than if we had to start up there, and that makes all the difference when you've got redskins at your heels.

If we don't have the bad luck to come across some of the varmint in the woods, I expect we shall carry our scalps back to Fort William Henry.
"Now you had best sleep till daybreak.

We sha'n't get another chance till we get into the fort again." With the first dawn of morning, they were on their way.