Lebanon means to boss us, Lebanon wants to sit on us because we're Catholics, because we're French, because we're honest." Again a wave of revolution swept through the crowd.

The big river-driver represented their natural instincts, their native fanaticism, their prejudices.

But the old man spoke once more.
"Ingolby wants Lebanon and Manitou to come together, not to fall apart," he declared.

"He wants peace.

If he gets rich here he won't get rich alone.