"
Bigot saw danger in these despatches, and in the look of the
Governor, who would be sure to exercise the utmost diligence in
carrying out the commands of the court in this matter.
Bigot for a few moments seemed lost in reflection. He looked round
the table, and, seeing many eyes fixed upon him, spoke boldly,
almost with a tone of defiance.
"Pray explain to the councillors the nature of this despatch, your
Excellency!" said he to the Count. "What it contains is not
surprising to any one who knows the fickle sex, and no gentleman can
avoid feeling for the noble Baron de St. Castin!"
"And for his daughter, too, Chevalier!" replied the Governor. "It
is only through their virtues that such women are lost. But it is
the strangest tale I have heard in New France!"
The gentlemen seated at the table looked at the Governor in some
surprise. La Corne St. Luc, hearing the name of the Baron de St.
Castin, exclaimed, "What, in God's name, your Excellency,--what is
there in that despatch affecting my old friend and companion in
arms, the Baron de St.
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