And how to rebuke him I scarcely knew, for what he had done seemed natural enough.

Yet, though the Mohican seized the twisting thing and flung it far into the blueberry scrub, the marks of a bloody heel were now somewhere on the rocks for the rising sun to dry but not to obliterate.

God alone knew whether such repeated evidence of stupidity meant anything worse.

But now I was resolved to have done with this Indian at the first opportunity, and risk the chance of clearing myself of any charge concerning disobedience of orders as soon as I could report to General Sullivan with my command.
The travelling now, save for the dread of snakes, was pleasant and open.

We had been gradually ascending during the last two hours, and now we found ourselves traversing the lengthening crest of a rocky and treeless ridge, with valleys on either side of us, choked with motionless lakes of mist, which seemed like vast snow fields under the splendour of the stars.
I think we all were weary enough to drop in our tracks and sleep as we fell.