Will they travel by night, or day ?" "They will start at daybreak," the chief said.

"The road is but a track, and could not be followed at night; for a forest extends almost the whole distance, and they would find it too dark to keep to the road.

I told them that it would be safer to travel at night, but they said it could not be done.

They would not be likely to be surprised in the day, as they would travel noiselessly, and would be sure to hear any movement of a party of men coming along the road, and could hide in the forest until they had passed.

Moreover, our people do not like travelling in the dark.