"I answer for him as I would for myself. He was an old servant of my father's all through his campaigns."
"He says that Arnold has crossed the line?"
"Yes, Your Excellency."
"And that he is actually marching on Quebec?"
"Yes, Your Excellency."
"And that he is within——?"
"Sixty miles of the city."
The Lieutenant-Governor plucked his velvet bonnet from his head and flung it on the table.
"Did you say sixty miles?"
"Sixty miles, sir."