30/46 He gave Robert a warm welcome. "We've had some hard fighting together around Lake George against St.Luc, Tandakora and the others, but I think the battle line will shift far northward now. I'll punish the St.Regis Indians for all their barbarities. Oh, it's to be a great campaign, and I'll tell you a secret too." "What is it ?" asked Robert. Could you ask for a better antagonist ?" Robert smiled at the man's eagerness, but his heart throbbed, as always, at the mention of the great French chevalier's name. |