I saw him in one of the boats as they passed around the island." The two then sat by one of the fires and ate venison, thankful that they had escaped with only slight wounds, and as there was no immediate call for their services they wrapped themselves in their blankets, by and by, and went to sleep.

When Robert awoke, the morning was about half gone and the day was bright and beautiful beyond compare.
Although the hostile forces still confronted each other there was no other evidence of war, and Robert's first feelings were less for man and more for the magnificence of nature.

He had never seen Andiatarocte, the matchless gem of the mountains, more imposing and beautiful.

Its waters, rippling gently under the wind, stretched far away, silver or gold, as the sunlight fell.

The trees and undergrowth on the islands showed deepest green, and the waving leaves shifted and changed in color with the changing sky.