"My men," said Marie, "when the Sieur de la Tour set out to northern Acadia he dreaded such a move as this on D'Aulnay's part. But I assured him he need not fear for us."
The soldiers murmured their joy and looked at one another smiling.
"The Sieur de la Tour will soon return, with help or without it. And D'Aulnay has no means of learning how small our garrison is. Bind yourselves afresh to me as you bound yourselves before the other attack."
Out leaped every right hand, Klussman's with the torch, which lost and caught its flame again with the sudden sweep.
"That is all: and I thank you," said Marie. "We will do our best."
She turned back to the tower under the torch's escort, her soldiers giving her a full cheer which might further have deceived D'Aulnay in the strength of the garrison.