Roanoke had been as much benefited by a few days' rest as his master; and Lawton ardently wished, as he curbed his gallant steed, on passing the well-remembered rocks, that his treacherous enemy stood before him, mounted and armed as himself.
Roanoke-nak éppen annyira jót tett a néhány napos pihenés, mint gazdájának, és Lawton, amikor az emlékezetes sziklák mellett elhaladva megmarkolta a tüzes paripa gyeplőjét, forrón kívánta, bárcsak ismét ott állna előtte az álnok ellenség, szintén lóháton és fegyveresen.