But the people loved him all the more for his
jests, which never lacked the accompaniment of genuine charity. His
sayings furnished all New France with daily food for mirth and
laughter, without detracting an iota of the respect in which the
Recollets were held throughout the colony.
Father Glapion, the Superior of the Jesuits, also accompanied the
Bishop. His close, black soutane contrasted oddly with the gray,
loose gown of the Recollet. He was a meditative, taciturn man,--
seeming rather to watch the others than to join in the lively
conversation that went on around him. Anything but cordiality and
brotherly love reigned between the Jesuits and the Order of St.
Francis, but the Superiors were too wary to manifest towards each
other the mutual jealousies of their subordinates.
The long line of fortifications presented a stirring appearance that
morning. The watch-fires that had illuminated the scene during the
night were dying out, the red embers paling under the rays of the
rising sun. From a wide circle surrounding the city the people had
come in--many were accompanied by their wives and daughters--to
assist in making the bulwark of the Colony impregnable against the
rumored attack of the English.
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