New feelings, vague and undetermined came into his mind but through them all went the feeling of mastery.

He, though a boy, was in many respects the chief, and while he need not assert his leadership yet a while, he could never doubt its possession.
The light died far down and only a few smoldering coals were left.

The blackness of the night, coming ever closer and closer, hovered over his companions and hid their faces from him.

The great trunks of the trees grew shadowy and dim.

Out of the darkness came a sound slight but not in harmony with the ordinary noises of the forest.