"What have we to be afraid of ?" "I do not know," answered Heckewelder, shaking his head doubtfully.
"I do not know what to fear.

Girty himself told me he bore us no ill will; but I hardly believe him.

All this silence, this ominous waiting perplexes, bewilders me." "Gentlemen, our duty at least is plain," said Jim, impressively.
"The faith of these Christian Indians in us is so absolute that they have no fear.

They believe in God, and in us.

These threatening savages have failed signally to impress our Christians.