There are about seven thousand of the English regulars, and about nine thousand of the American colonials." "So many as that! Five to one!" "You tell us they are all in boats," said St.Luc.

"How many of these boats contain their artillery ?" "They have not yet embarked the cannon.

As nearly as we can gather, the guns will not come until the army is at Ticonderoga." "What ?" "It is as I tell you," replied Langy to St.Luc.

"The guns cannot come up the lake until a day or two after the army is landed.

Their force is so great that they do not seem to think they will need the artillery." St.Luc, his face glowing, turned to Montcalm.
"Sir," he said, "I made to you the prophecy that some chance, some glorious chance, would yet help us, and that chance has come.