I'll have Sam take the best of care of Roger." "What is the nature of this excursion, and how long shall we be gone ?" "Jonathan will guide the party.

He says it will take six weeks if you have pleasant weather.

You are to go by way of Short Creek, where you will help put up a blockhouse.

Then you go to Fort Pitt.
There you will embark on a raft with the supplies I need and make the return journey by water.

You will probably smell gunpowder before you get back." "What shall we do with the horses ?" "Bring them along with you on the raft, of course." "That is a new way to travel with horses," said Alfred, looking dubiously at the swift river.