One of the men now addressed me, but I could not understand a word he said.  I answered him, however, in English, interspersed with such Indian expressions as I could recollect.  He on this rose to his feet, patted me on the shoulder, and pointed to the tree; intimating, as I fancied, that I had been very clever to conceal myself as I had done, but that he and his companions were cleverer still to discover me.