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           Monsieurwouldwishtoseemycamp,andwitness,forhimself,ournumbers,andtheimpossibilityofhisresistingthem,withsuccess?"

           "IknowthatthekingofFranceiswellserved,"returnedtheunmovedScotsman,assoonasDuncanendedhistranslation;"butmyownroyalmasterhasasmanyandasfaithfultroops."

           "Thoughnotathand,fortunatelyforus,"saidMontcalm,withoutwaiting,inhisardor,fortheinterpreter."Thereisadestinyinwar,towhichabravemanknowshowtosubmit,withthesamecouragethathefaceshisfoes."

           "HadIbeenconsciousthatMonsieurMontcalmwasmasteroftheEnglish,Ishouldhavesparedmyselfthetroubleofsoawkwardatranslation,"saidthevexedDuncan,dryly;rememberinginstantlyhisrecentby-playwithMunro.

           "Yourpardon,monsieur,"rejoinedtheFrenchman,sufferingaslightcolortoappearonhisdarkcheek."Thereisavastdifferencebetweenunderstandingandspeakingaforeigntongue;youwill,therefore,pleasetoassistmestill."Thenafterashortpause,headded,"Thesehillsafforduseveryopportunityofreconnoitringyourworks,messieurs,andIampossiblyaswellacquaintedwiththeirweakconditionasyoucanbeyourselves."

           "AsktheFrenchgeneralifhisglassescanreachtotheHudson,"saidMunro,proudly;"andifheknowswhenandwheretoexpectthearmyofWebb."