23/41 ." began Du Puys. "Not Monsieur le Comte; simply Monsieur le Chevalier du Cevennes; Cevennes for the sake of brevity." "Monsieur, then, pardon a frank soldier. The life at Quebec is not at all suited to one who has been accustomed to the ease and luxury of court. There is all the difference in the world between De Guitaut's company in Paris and Du Puy's ragged band in Quebec. Certainly, a man as rich as yourself. |