"He said that Mr.Pitt had named you once or twice as a rising officer, likely to be chosen for service there.
That is why Sir Charles thought that a visit from us would be welcome.

I do not know whether we can give you any news which you have not heard already; but we can at least answer such questions as to the country and its life as may be interesting to you, though it is now two years since we sailed from its shores." Into Wolfe's eyes there had leaped a bright light.
"Spoke Sir Charles such words of me ?" he said eagerly.

"Has Mr.
Pitt named me as likely for this service ?" "So it was told us," answered Julian.

"We came to England in the early spring of last year, with letters and urgent appeals to friends in England from their kinfolk beyond the sea.

We went from place to place, as our directions were, and saw many men and heard much hot discussion; but it seemed hard to get a hearing in high places, and for a while we thought we had had our journey in vain.
Nevertheless they would not let us go.