And it was like Iberville, that, then only a lad, he came in from the woods, went to his father, and astonished him by asking for his blessing.

Then he started for Quebec, and arriving there with Perrot and Du Lhut, went to the citadel at night and asked to be admitted to Count Frontenac.

Perhaps the governor-grand half-barbarian as he was at heart-guessed the nature of the visit and, before he admitted Iberville, dismissed those who were with him.

There is in an old letter still preserved by an ancient family of France, an account of this interview, told by a cynical young nobleman.

Iberville alone was admitted.