There was no interruption that day, and they felt so much emboldened that near sundown Tayoga took his bow and arrows, which he carried as well as his rifle, and stalked and shot a deer, the forest being full of game.

Then they lighted a fire and cooked delicate portions of the spoil in a sheltered hollow.

But they did not eat supper there.

Instead, they took portions of the cooked food and as much as they could conveniently carry of the uncooked, and, wading along the bed of a brook, did not stop until they were three or four miles from the place in which they had built the fire.

Then they sat down and ate in great content.
"We will fare well enough," said Willet, "if it doesn't rain.