He who breaks his faith when he steals away will have to fight another day.

How far off would you say that light is, Panther ?" "'Bout two miles, an' in an hour or so we'll ride fur it.

The night will darken up more then, an' it will give us a better chance for lookin' an listenin'.

I'll be mightily fooled if we don't find out a lot that's worth knowin'." True to Obed's prediction, the night deepened somewhat within the hour.
Many of the stars were hidden by floating wisps of cloud, and objects could not be seen far on the dusky surface of the plain.

But the increased darkness only made the scarlet glow in the south deepen.