He came forth from the council exultant, his eyes glowing.
"'Tis even more than I had hoped," he said to Willet, "and now I must say farewell to you and the brave lads with you.

We have come to the edge of great things, and there is no time to waste." He hastened northward, the council broke up the next day, and the visiting governors hurried back to their respective provinces to prepare for the campaigns, leaving Braddock to strike the first blow..