General Clinton believes that this man Kinnicut knows his whereabouts." "I believe so, too," said the Major smiling.

"But I ask your pardon, gentlemen; the Sagamore, Mayaro, although a Siwanois, was adopted by the Mohicans, and should be rated one." "Do you know him, sir ?" "Very well indeed.

May I inquire what it is you desire of Mayaro ?" "This," said Boyd slowly; "and this is the real secret with which I am charged--a secret not to be entrusted to paper--a secret which you, sir, and even my comrade, Mr.Loskiel, now learn for the first time.
May I speak with safety in this room, Major ?" The Major rose, opened the door into the hall, dismissed the sentry, closed and locked the door, and returned to us.
"I am," he said smiling, "almost ashamed to make so much circumstance over a small matter of which you have doubtless heard.

I mean that the lower party has seen fit to distinguish me by placing a price upon my very humble head; and as I am not only Major in Colonel Thomas's regiment, but also a magistrate, and also, with my friend Lewis Morris, a member of the Provincial Assembly, and of the Committee of Safety, I could not humour the lower party by permitting them to capture so many important persons in one net," he added, laughing.

"Now, sir, pray proceed.