Carteret was shorter and fat, good-natured and affable, with polished manners which he had learned by being much at court.

He entered the governor's room with Bollen, the commissary of the fort, when the former arose, beckoned his secretary to withdraw, and received his distinguished visitor cordially.

But when Carteret presented the outspread parchment, bearing the original of the duke's grant with his grace's seal and signature, Nicolls could not restrain his feelings.

His temper flamed out in words of fierce anger.

He stormed, and uttered denunciations in language as respectful as possible.