The Owl grew expansive as he talked to the youth, his prisoner.
"The Marquis de Montcalm is coming to lead all our armies," he said, "and he is a far abler soldier than Dieskau.

You really did us a great service when you captured the Saxon.

Only a Frenchman is fit to lead Frenchmen, and under a mighty captain we will crush you.

The Bostonnais are not the equal of the French in the forest.

Save a few like Willet, and Rogers, the English and Americans do not learn the ways of woods warfare, nor do you make friends with the Indians as we do." "That is true in the main," responded Robert, "but we shall win despite it.