Mr.Hardy hailed him with great satisfaction and asked him to join them.
"Master Edward Charteris,[A] who is soon to become a member of the Royal Americans," he said to the others.

"He is a native of this town and belongs to one of our best families here.

When he does become a Royal American he will probably have the finest uniform in his regiment, because Edward sets the styles in raiment for young men of his age here." [Footnote A: The story of Edward Charteris, and his adventures at Ticonderoga and Quebec are told in the author's novel, "A Soldier of Manhattan."] Charteris smiled.

It was evident that he and the older man were on the most friendly footing.

But he held himself with dignity and had pride, qualities which Robert liked in him.