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Chapter 16
Ha!sir,youareyoung,andyou’renimble!Awaywithyou,yebaggage;asiftherewerenottroublesenoughforasoldier,withouthavinghiscampfilledwithsuchprattlinghussiesasyourself!"
Alicelaughinglyfollowedhersister,whoinstantlyledthewayfromanapartmentwheresheperceivedtheirpresencewasnolongerdesirable.Munro,insteadofdemandingtheresultoftheyoungman’smission,pacedtheroomforafewmoments,withhishandsbehindhisback,andhisheadinclinedtowardsthefloor,likeamanlostinthought.Atlengthheraisedhiseyes,glisteningwithafather’sfondness,andexclaimed—
"Theyareapairofexcellentgirls,Heyward,andsuchasanyonemayboastof."
"Youarenotnowtolearnmyopinionofyourdaughters,ColonelMunro."
"True,lad,true,"interruptedtheimpatientoldman;"youwereaboutopeningyourmindmorefullyonthatmatterthedayyougotin;butIdidnotthinkitbecominginanoldsoldiertobetalkingofnuptialblessingsandweddingjokeswhentheenemiesofhiskingwerelikelytobeunbiddenguestsatthefeast!ButIwaswrong,Duncan,boy,Iwaswrongthere;andIamnowreadytohearwhatyouhavetosay."
"Notwithstandingthepleasureyourassurancegivesme,dearsir,IhavejustnowamessagefromMontcalm—"
"LettheFrenchmanandallhishostgotothedevil,sir?"exclaimedthehastyveteran."HeisnotyetmasterofWilliamHenry,norshallheeverbe,providedWebbproveshimselfthemanheshould.
