As they tore off his clothes they found that he was wearing an _Agnus Dei_ medal next his skin.

Brule told them to be careful, as it was a medicine of great power which would certainly kill them.

By a coincidence, at that very moment a terrific thunderstorm burst from a sky which until recently had been all sunshine.

The Senekas were so scared by the thunder and lightning that they believed Brule to be a person of supernatural powers.

They therefore released him, strove to heal such slight wounds as he had incurred, and carried him off to their principal town, where he became a great favourite.