And by-and-by dere come to Mathurin a letter--voila, dat is a letter! It have one, two, three, twenty seals; and de King he say to Mathurin: 'Merci mille fois, m'sieu'; you are ver' polite.

I tank you.

I will keep your verses to tell me dat my French subjects are all loyal like M.Mathurin.' Dat is ver' nice, but Mathurin is not proud--non.

He write six verses for my granmudder--hein?
Dat is something.

He write two verses for de King of Englan' and he write six verses for my granmudder--you see! He go on so, dis week, dat week, dis year, dat year, all de time.
"Well, by-and-by dere is trouble on Pontiac.