“Oh! You are confident, then, in this matter!”

“As far as concerns the Indians now under my command.”

“You vouch for them?”

“With my honour, General.”

“Very well, sir� . And your Mohican Loup — he can perform what he has promised? Guide us straight to Catharines-town, I mean?”

“He has said it.”

“Aye — but what is your opinion of that promise?”

“A Siwanois Sagamore never lies.”

“You trust him?”

“Perfectly. We are blood-brothers, he and I.”