But while they were prevented from aiding him in the least, in his attempt to rescue the captive, the claims which he had upon their gratitude were such, that he well knew they would carefully avoid throwing any obstacle in his way, and would act as neutrals throughout the affair, believing, however, that it was not inconsistent with such a profession to carry him even in sight of the Shawnee village itself.

Beyond that it would be as if these five Miamis were a thousand miles distant.
All this time, it may well be supposed, that Lieutenant Canfield was no uninterested spectator of the interview between his Huron friend and the Miamis.

When they made their appearance upon the rock, he believed that Oonomoo had been captured.

He was about to seek his own safety in flight, but he was struck by the apparently good feeling of the conference.

Their words being in the Miami tongue, he could not distinguish their meaning, but from their sound, judged them to be friendly in their nature.