"Thank you, my friends," Allen said, speaking for the first time; "I refuse to obey the order to go under arrest, but I will go voluntarily and tell the chief executive officer of the colony that free men are not going to be ordered about like lackeys."
"And quite right, too. We will go with you."
"No, Seth Warner, I will go alone."
"Excuse me, colonel, but we have something to say about that. We shall take a few days off and go to Concord."
And as Allen had refused to obey the governor, so the Green Mountain Boys declined to stay at home, even when their leader so requested.
On the next morning fifteen of the brave mountaineers accompanied their colonel to the seat of government of the colony.
It was not a formidable military force, but it was sufficient to show the governor that he had to deal with sturdy men.
Gov. Wentworth received the mountain heroes at ones [Transcriber's note: once?].
Talbot told his story of how he had been received by Ethan Allen, and he did not spare the young leader.
Then came Allen's turn.