The Sign of the Beaver Quotes

If only it were not so quiet. (1.3)

An Indian? Matt felt a curl of alarm against his backbone. He stood waiting, his muscles tense. (3.4)

Gradually his spirits rose again. The July weather was perfect. […] Perhaps he even became a mite careless. (4.1-2)

He made Matt feel like a fool, sitting with his leg propped up on a stool. Matt steadied himself on his good leg and stood up. (6.21)

All at once he stooped, darted his spear with one quick stroke, and came up with a glittering fish. He studied it for a moment. "Too small," he decided. To Matt's astonishment he spoke to the fish...

Then once again the Indian was bending over him, holding a wooden spoon against his lips. He swallowed in spite of himself, even when he found it was not food, but some bitter medicine. (5.11)

But there were times when he had a thought he'd like to share with someone. With anyone. (2.10)

But this silence was different. It coiled around Matt and reached into his stomach to settle there in a hard knot. (1.3)

Half-conscious, he dreamed that his father was carrying him, and he did not wonder how this could be. (5.7)

Matt remembered his father's advice. "Good morning," he said respectfully. (6.4)