The General is for making the campaign in his coach, and makes light of it and the enemy.

That we shall beat them, if we meet them, I trust there is no doubt." "How can there be ?" says the lady, whose father had served under Marlborough.
"Mr.Franklin, though he is only from New England," continued the gentleman, "spoke great good sense, and would have spoken more if the English gentlemen would let him; but they reply invariably that we are only raw provincials, and don't know what disciplined British troops can do.

Had they not best hasten forwards and make turnpike roads and have comfortable inns ready for his Excellency at the end of the day's march?
--'There's some sort of inns, I suppose,' says Mr.Danvers, 'not so comfortable as we have in England: we can't expect that.'-- 'No, you can't expect that,' says Mr.Franklin, who seems a very shrewd and facetious person.

He drinks his water, and seems to laugh at the Englishmen, though I doubt whether it is fair for a water-drinker to sit by and spy out the weaknesses of gentlemen over their wine." "And my boys?
I hope they are prudent ?" said the widow, laying her hand on her guest's arm.

"Harry promised me, and when he gives his word, I can trust him for anything.