AS SEEN THROUGH A GLASS, DARKLY When King Louis and King James called for peace, they could not know that it was as little possible to their two colonies as between rival buccaneers.

New France was full of bold spirits who loved conquest for conquest's sake.

Besides, in this case there was a force at work, generally unknown, but as powerful as the convincing influence of an army.

Behind the worst and the best acts of Charles II was a woman.
Behind the glories and follies of Louis XIV was also a woman.

Behind some of the most striking incidents in the history of New France, New England, and New York, was a woman.
We saw her when she was but a child--the centre of singular events.
Years had passed.