"It is useless," answered the captain; "the white chief will not consent to return before having definitively accomplished the object of his journey."
"What interest induces this man to stake his life?"
"I do not know; that is not my affair."
"Good; so, notwithstanding all that I may say to him, he will continue to advance?"
"I am convinced of it."
"Very well, he shall die."
"Is it, then, war that you desire?"
"No, it is vengeance. The whites are not our enemies; they are wild beasts that we kill."
"Take care, chief; the struggle between us will be serious, I warn you."
"So much the better; it is a long time since my sons have met an enemy worthy of their courage."