"He's the best in the family.

He is a grand sport; yes.

It's he that fetched Ma'm'selle Sophie to the hitching-post.

Voila, he can wind them all round his finger!" Baby looked round to see if any one was near; then he drew the miller's head down by pulling at his collar, and whispered in his ear: "He's hot foot for the Rebellion; that's one good thing," he said.

"If he wipes out the English--" "Hold your tongue," nervously interrupted Gatineau, for just then two or three loiterers of the parish came shambling around the corner of the mill.
Baby stopped short, and as they greeted the newcomers their attention was drawn to the stage-coach from St.Croix coming over the little hill near by.
"Here's M'sieu' Nic now--and who's with him ?" said Baby, stepping about nervously in his excitement.