Despard, the Spy: Or, The Fall of Montreal — page 64: what you’re looking at

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63 DESPAED, THE 6PY. his able friend, the Secretary. The room in which: they’ sat was a low-roofed, rudé place, evidently the dwelling of one of the lower order, Two more utterly confounded men than these probably vena not have been found in the ate ig of Canada, | “ What: does this mean ?” said the Governor. “ Parbleu! I should say some, one of his. majesty’s subjects proposed to give us lodgings for the night, gratis.” ie “ Ts this.a time to jest, D’Aumale? I am astonished.” “So am I, your excellency,” said the incorrigible Secretary, “deeply surprised. I am also gtieved that you bave men in te colony so base that they do not respect the person. of the: Governor, nor of ‘that worthy man, the Governor's Secretary. Our surprise, however, can not aid: us in the Jeast. . Then there is nothing: for iv but to follow the phreseology of our. excellent friends the English, and "grin and bear it’ Abat here is our: captor.” The door opened, and Heghsah’ still masked; appeared: upon’ the threshold; In one hand he held a pistol, the: long, bright barrel of which glittered in the:rays of the lamp he earried.: He spoke to'‘them in English, the: better to conceal his iden- tity. “ Good-niglit to you, sir. My friend, the Nutretane, Pm right glad to see yer.” I can not speak well your exeerable language, ‘4 baid the. Secretary, in French. “ Speak it as well as you kin, then, You can’t expect am Englishman. to understand your cursed lingo. .. You've got papers we want. I’ve come to find them.” ‘‘Tf you ;would release niy hands I would save you that. trouble,” said the Governor. “ §o would I, vraiment. Let, me papeak wiz Monslewt: An- glais. Be composed. Release my hands, ven I vill give you: une, detix, trois iad : be wlini ran: of ze. -eempaign,": sonal thé Secretary, | “DPD Aumale, will you turk trafter ”, cried the Governot,; . -“ Pardonnez«moi, Monsieur Je Governor,” said the see “Tt: is: useless to resist. Zis gentlehomme vill release ‘my’ | “ee kp aceed.) to: ‘= him ™ er Oui; oeeal com ic bool a (eC)