The chief had been up till midnight, and then retired; leaving orders that he was to be called, directly an alarm of any sort was given.

He was seated with two or three of his councillors, talking, when Harry, with the interpreter, entered.
"Your people say they hear sounds, Rajah.

I can hear nothing, myself, but I know their hearing is keener than mine.

I am uneasy, for even they cannot see the faintest glow that would tell that a fire is being brought up.

In my opinion, we had better leave only two hundred men at the palisade, and bring the rest in here.