He neither ate nor drank during that time, but he went home with the deer.

If he could wait so long for something to eat, cannot we wait as long when our lives are at stake ?" "According to the laws of proportion we should be willing to stay here a week, at least.

Can you see anything moving in the bushes over there, Tayoga ?" "Not a thing.

They too are patient men, the slaver and the spy, and having missed several times with the rifle they will bide a while, hoping that we will expose ourselves." The Onondaga settled himself comfortably against the earth, his pistol lying on the little rise in front of him, over which his eyes watched the clump of bushes into which the boat had gone.

If the slaver and the spy made any attempt to slip forth, whether on the water or up the bank, he would certainly see them, and he would not withhold the pressure of his finger on the trigger.
The full moon still shone down, clothing the world in a beautiful silver light.