had he been made a Ranger than Seth began to long for an outing with them, but it was not until the middle of January that the opportunity came.
Then to his joy Major Rogers selected him as one of a party of seventeen to reconnoitre the French forts.
They set out on skates, and made such good speed that ere night fell they had reached the part of the lake where it narrows greatly before joining its waters with those of Lake Champlain.
Here they halted for some hours in order to rest and eat, and then, in spite of the darkness, which troubled them little, for they seemed to be able to find their way through it without difficulty, they made a detour around Fort Ticonderoga, and went into ambush by the forest road connecting it with Crown Point.
Here with guns ready for instant use they waited to see what might pass along the road.
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