This New York of yours is a busy city, and a man, even a Frenchman, may come here for other reasons than to learn military secrets." Robert stared at him, but St.Luc admonished him again to look in front of him, and walk on as if they were old acquaintances on some business errand.
"I don't think you want to betray me to the English," he said.
"No, I don't," said Robert, "though my duty, perhaps, should make me do so." "But you won't.

I felt assured of it, else I should not have spoken to you." "What duty, other than that of a spy, can have brought you to New York ?" "Why make it a duty?
It is true the times are troubled, and full of wars, but one, on occasion, may seek his pleasure, nevertheless.

Let us say that I came to New York to see the play which both of us witnessed last night.

'Twas excellently done.

I have seen plays presented in worse style at much more pretentious theaters in Paris.