"Our big guns will talk for us, and they'll say things that wooden walls can't listen to long.

I'm thinking that Bourlamaque won't stand.

I've heard that he'll retreat to the outlet of Lake Champlain and make a last desperate defense at Isle-aux-noix.

If he's wise, and I think he is, he'll do it." "Do you know whether St.Luc is with him or if he has gone to Quebec with Montcalm ?" asked Robert.
"I haven't heard, but I think it's likely that he's here, because he has so much influence with the Indians, who are far more useful in the woods than in a fortress like Quebec.

It's probable that we'll hear from him in the morning when we try a landing." "You mean we'll spend the night on the lake ?" "Aye, lad.