Edwards saw that he could not provoke a breach of the peace, so he walked down the street, wondering of what sort of stuff this mountain hero was made, when he would restrain his friend from avenging an insult.
Early in the morning Gov. Wentworth sent for Ethan Allen and told him that he should refuse to meddle with the application for extradition, and that Allen could go back to the mountains and defend his right and title to the lands in any way he chose.
"Go tell your men that I have created an office for you. You shall be called the high custodian of the grants, and whatever you think necessary to repel the claims of the Yorkers you can do in my name."
Thus we have seen that the man sent for as a prisoner, with a gallows staring him in the face, left Concord a victor.
The conflict between the two colonies was to assume a new phase, and in that conflict Ethan Allen was to bear a most prominent part.
The Mountain Boys did not believe in wasting time, so they rallied their forces and started back as soon as they had attended to their horses and provided themselves with provisions for the journey.
Allen rode first with Seth Warner.
"Seth, what was that man's object in provoking a quarrel?"
"I am at a loss to understand."
"He was a Yorker."