You're bigger, Robert, and you're graver than you were when you went away." "I've been where I had a chance to become both, Dave.

I'll tell you all about it later, for here's Rogers now, waiting to shake hands with you too." "Welcome, old friend," said Rogers, grasping the hunter's powerful hand in his own, almost as powerful, "and you too Tayoga.

If there's a finer lad in the wilderness anywhere, I don't know it." They said little more at present, joining the group of rangers and going on steadily until nightfall.

On the way Robert gave Willet and Tayoga an outline of what had happened to him, not neglecting the dying words of the slaver.
"It was the hand of Van Zoon," he said.
"Aye, it was Van Zoon," said the hunter.

"It was his hand too that was raised against you that time in New York.