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Chapter 15
Alice,adieu"—histonechangedfromadmirationtotenderness—"adieu,Alice;weshallsoonmeetagain;asconquerors,Itrust,andamidrejoicings!"
Withoutwaitingforananswerfromeither,theyoungmanthrewhimselfdownthegrassystepsofthebastion,andmovingrapidlyacrosstheparade,hewasquicklyinthepresenceoftheirfather.MunrowaspacinghisnarrowapartmentwithadisturbedairandgiganticstridesasDuncanentered.
"Youhaveanticipatedmywishes,MajorHeyward,"hesaid;"Iwasabouttorequestthisfavor."
"Iamsorrytosee,sir,thatthemessengerIsowarmlyrecommendedhasreturnedincustodyoftheFrench!Ihopethereisnoreasontodistrusthisfidelity?"
"Thefidelityof‘TheLongRifle’iswellknowntome,"returnedMunro,"andisabovesuspicion;thoughhisusualgoodfortuneseems,atlast,tohavefailed.Montcalmhasgothim,andwiththeaccursedpolitenessofhisnation,hehassenthiminwithadolefultale,of‘knowinghowIvaluedthefellow,hecouldnotthinkofretaininghim.’AJesuiticalway,that,MajorDuncanHeyward,oftellingamanofhismisfortunes!"
"Butthegeneralandhissuccor?"
"Didyelooktothesouthasyeentered,andcouldyenotseethem?"saidtheoldsoldier,laughingbitterly."Hoot!hoot!you’reanimpatientboy,sir,andcannotgivethegentlemenleisurefortheirmarch!"
"Theyarecoming,then?Thescouthassaidasmuch?"
"When?andbywhatpath?fortheduncehasomittedtotellmethis.