"This ain't neither one thing or the other.

If Monro wants to find out about the enemy, Jonathan and I kin do it.

If he wants to fight the enemy, this lot ain't enough; besides, these New Jersey men know no more about the forest than so many children.

You mark my words, this is going to be a bad business.

Why, they can see all these boats halfway down the lake, and, with all these redskins about, they will ambush us as soon as we try to land.
"Look here, captain; you know that I ain't no coward.