He's just beside me here." Dick immediately rose, and pushing aside the heap of leaves, found Henri securely bound in the same fashion.

But he could scarce refrain from laughing at the expression of that worthy's face.

Hearing the voices of Joe and Dick Varley in conversation, though unable to see their persons, he was filled with such unbounded amazement that his eyes, when uncovered, were found to be at their largest possible stretch, and as for the eyebrows they were gone, utterly lost among the roots of his voluminous hair.
"Henri, friend, I knew I should find ye," said Dick, cutting the thongs that bound him.

"Get up if ye can; we haven't much time to lose, an' mayhap we'll have to fight afore we're done wi' the Redskins.

Can ye rise ?" Henri could do nothing but lie on his back and gasp, "Eh! possible! mon frere! Oh, non, non, _not_ possible.