He sold a band of our traders to the Iroquois.

He led your Hollanders stealthily to cut off the Indians of the west, who were coming with their year's furs to our merchants.

There is peace between your colony and ours--is it fair to harbour such a wretch in your court-yard?
It was said up in Quebec, your excellency, that such men have eaten at your table." During this speech the governor seemed choleric, but a change passed over him, and he fell to admiring the lad's boldness.

"Upon my soul, monsieur," he said, "you are council, judge, and jury all in one; but I think I need not weigh the thing with you, for his excellency, from whom you come, has set forth this same charge,"-- he tapped the paper,--"and we will not spoil good-fellowship by threshing it now." He laughed a little ironically.

"And I promise you," he added, "that your Radisson shall neither drink wine nor eat bread with you at my table.