He shrugged his shoulders.
"Aroundt der valley—how many miles I don't know."
"Does your shoulder pain you?"
He flexed his arm and shoulder muscles for answer.
I bent my eyes upon Tawannears.
"We have had a long rest, brother. 'Tis time we resumed our quest."
His face lighted with the glad zest it had owned when we first started from the Long House.
"Tawannears is ready," he said.
Corlaer yawned sleepily.
"Ja," he muttered. "We better go. If we stay der moss grows on us. We better go."