Most of the soldiers, after eating and drinking, threw themselves upon the ground and slept, but it was long before the leader and any of his lieutenants closed their eyes.

Although he felt a mighty joy over his great victory of the day, Montcalm was still a prey to anxieties.

His own force, triumphant though it might be, was small.

The enemy might come again on the morrow with nearly four to one, and, if he brought his cannon with him, he could take Ticonderoga, despite the great losses he had suffered already.

Once more he talked with St.Luc, whom he trusted implicitly.
The Chevalier did not believe a second attack would be made, and his belief was so strong it amounted to a conviction.
"The same mind," he said, "that sent their army against us without artillery, will now go to the other extreme.