He knows every twist of its trails.

And he's a wonder, a genius for handling just such a business as this." The Sergeant made no reply.

He was apparently having some trouble with his horse.
"Of course," continued the Superintendent, with a glance at his Sergeant's face, "it's hard on her, but--" dismissing that feature of the case lightly--"in a situation like this everything must give way.
The latest news is exceedingly grave.

The trouble along the Saskatchewan looks to me exceedingly serious.

These half-breeds there have real grievances.