I did look,
you see, to have a bit of a brush, and have made some few preparations
to receive you with warmth and open arms," was the response of Dexter,
pointing as he spoke to the well-guarded condition of his intrenchments,
and to his armed men, who were now thickly clustering about him.
Munro saw plainly that this was no idle boast, and that the disposition
of his enemy's force, without some stratagem, set at defiance any attack
under present circumstances. Still he did not despair, and taught in
Indian warfare, such a position was the very one to bring out his
energies and abilities. Falling back for a moment, he uttered a few
words in the ear of one of his party, who withdrew unobserved from his
companions, while he returned to the parley.
"Well, George, I see, as you have said, that you have made some
preparations to receive us, but they are not the preparations that I
like exactly, nor such as I think we altogether deserve."
"That may be, Wat--and I can't help it.
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