They might wait much longer than he and his men.

They might even wait for days, keeping the Queres penned up in uncertainty, and then break out as soon as the latter were sufficiently exhausted.
The same scout approached again.

He crawled like a mole.
"Nashtio," he whispered, "there are Moshome to the left of us." "Many ?" Tyope inquired hastily.
"Six of them have been noticed." That was exceedingly alarming.

He directed the man to stay on the spot, while he glided through the bushes to where the Hishtanyi Chayan had spent the night.

The medicine-man was awake, and looked at the captain in astonishment.