For the first time he became conscious of his own discomfort.

One of his hind legs was twisted under him, and a foreleg was under his chest.

The smoothness of the water and the nearness of the shores gave him confidence, and he proceeded to straighten himself.

Unlike Neewa he was an experienced VOYAGEUR.

For more than a month he had travelled steadily with Challoner in his canoe, and of ordinarily decent water he was unafraid.