But you, messieurs, who live so much in the forest, will, of course, prefer to keep them wide open tonight." Robert murmured assent, but when Monsieur Jolivet departed, wishing them a polite good night, he looked at his comrades.
"We are used to air," said Willet, "and lots of it, but those shutters will be closed until morning.

As Tayoga truly said, he will hardly dare another arrow, but we mustn't take any risk, however small." Tayoga nodded approval, and drawing the shutters close, they fastened them.

Then they undressed and lay down upon their beds, but each prepared to sleep with his rifle beside him.
"The catches on those shutters are good and strong," said Willet, "and Tandakora, even if he should come again, won't try to break them.

It wouldn't suit the purposes of the French for a warrior of a tribe allied with them to be caught trying to murder English visitors, and, that being the case, I expect to go to sleep soon and sleep well." He was as good as his word.

Robert, who blew out the candle, soon heard his regular breathing.