"We agreed that one of us should watch while the other slept.  We also resolved that, in the event of our being attacked by Indians, we should show them fight; for we had a good store of ammunition, and knew well how to handle our weapons.  Although we hoped they would not come, yet we knew that they might possibly fall upon our trail and discover our whereabouts.  Indeed, had we not thought it our duty to wait for Mr Yearsley, we should have harnessed the cattle, and endeavoured to make our way down the mountain in the dark.