With shouts and cheers they dragged up their guns and set them in position.

They fired a salute to tell their friends that all was well, and sent a few shots flying amongst the French ships in the harbour, to the no small consternation of the town.
But Wolfe could not be idle.

The task set him had been accomplished without his having to strike a blow.
"We must unite our line, and silence some of those batteries that protect the town on the land side," he said to his men.

"The guns and the gunners, with a sufficient force for their protection, will remain here.

We have sterner work to do elsewhere; and whilst we are pushing our lines nearer and nearer, I would I knew how they are feeling within the walls of the town." "Let me be the one to find that out and report," said Julian eagerly.
"You, man! and how ?" "Let me try to make my way within the lines.