De
Galisonniere was hailed joyously by young officers and he made joyous
replies. Robert, as they landed, saw anew and in greater detail the
immense strength of Quebec.
He beheld the line of huge earthworks that Frontenac had built from the
river St. Charles to Cape Diamond, and he saw the massive redoubts lined
with heavy cannon. Now, he wondered at the boldness of the New
Englanders who had assailed the town with so much vigor, and who might
have taken it.
"I recommend to you," said de Galisonniere, "that you go to the Inn of
the Eagle in the Upper Town. It is kept by Monsieur Berryer, who as a
host is fully equal to Monsieur Jolivet of Montreal, and the merits of
Monsieur Jolivet are not unknown to you."
"They are not," said Robert heartily, "and we may thank you, Captain de
Galisonniere, for your great courtesy in bringing us from Montreal. We
can only hope for a time in which we shall be able to repay your
kindness."
After they had slipped some silver pieces to the boatmen and had said
farewell to Captain de Galisonniere, they took their way up a steep
street, a swarthy French-Canadian porter carrying their baggage.
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