Again Robert declined, and de Courcelles did not press the matter.

He and Jumonville withdrew presently, saying they had a report to make to the commandant of the garrison, and the three went to bed soon afterward.
Tayoga, who slept lightly, awoke after midnight and went to a window.
The Onondaga, most of the three, distrusted Quebec.

It was never Quebec to him.

It was Stadacona of the Ganeagaono, the great warrior nation of the Hodenosaunee who stood beside the Onondagas, their lost Stadacona, but their Stadacona still.

In his heart too burned the story of Frontenac and how he had ravaged the country of the Hodenosaunee with fire and sword.