“Then you have told her, Danton?”
“How could she help knowing? We are taking her to Frontenac.”
“Father Claude has not told her why we go to Frontenac––nor have I.”
“But Major Provost is her friend––”
“He would never have told her.”
“But she seemed to know about it.”
“Then you have talked it over with her?”
“Why, no,––that is, in speaking of our journey we said something of the meaning of the expedition. It could hardly be expected that we,––I fail to see, Captain, what it is you are accusing me of.”
“You have not been accused yet, Danton. Let me ask you a question. Why did you enter the King’s army?”
Danton hesitated, and started once or twice to frame answer, but made no reply.