Robert, with that singular temperament of his, so receptive to all impressions, began to feel it.

Their chant was of war and victory and he stirred to both.

He was on the warpath with them, and he passed with them through the thick of battle.
They danced for a long time, quitting only when exhaustion compelled.

By that time all the soldiers were awake and Captain Colden talked with the other leaders, red and white.

His instructions took him farther west, where he was to build a fort for the defense of the border, and, staunch and true, he did not mean to turn back because he had been in desperate battle with the French and their Indian allies.
"I was sent to protect a section of the frontier," he said to Willet, "and while I've found it hard to protect my men and myself, yet I must go on.