Make him see reason.

Promise him and his people what you wish in muskets, ammunition, blankets and such things, but no prisoners, not one." St.Luc, with a respectful salute, left the tent.

He was torn by conflicting emotions.

He was depressed over the smallness of the French numbers, and yet he was elated by Montcalm's decision to stay at Ticonderoga and await Abercrombie.

He was confident, as he had said, that some lucky chance would happen, and that the overwhelming superiority of the Anglo-American army would be nullified.
The Chevalier cast a discriminating eye over the French position.