The
music in her heart was without words yet; but one day it would fill
the universe with harmony for her.
The Governor noticed the sudden reticence, and half surmising the
cause, remarked playfully, "The Iroquois will hardly dare approach
Tilly with such a garrison as Pierre Philibert and Le Gardeur, and
with you, my Lady de Tilly, as commandant, and you, Mademoiselle
Amelie, as aide-de-camp!"
"To be sure! your Excellency," replied the Lady de Tilly. "The
women of Tilly have worn swords and kept the old house before now!"
she added playfully, alluding to a celebrated defence of the chateau
by a former lady of the Manor at the head of a body of her
censitaires; "and depend upon it, we shall neither give up Tilly nor
Le Gardeur either, to whatever savages claim them, be they red or
white!"
The lady's allusion to his late associates did not offend Le
Gardeur, whose honest nature despised their conduct, while he
liked their company. They all understood her, and laughed. The
Governor's loyalty to the King's commission prevented his speaking
his thoughts.
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