The fact that he had ventured now to speak showed that he believed that they were comparatively safe.
"May I speak, Nat ?" he asked, after they had seated themselves on the ground.
"Ay, you may speak, captain, but don't you raise your voice above a whisper.

There is no saying what redskin ears may be near us.

I guess these forests are pretty well alive with them.

You may bet there isn't a redskin, or one of the irregular Canadian bands, but is out arter us tonight.

The war whoop and the rifles will have put them all on the lookout.
"They will have seen that we were pretty well holding our own, and will guess that, when night came on, we should give the canoes the slip.