GUESTS OF THE ENEMY Captain Louis de Galisonniere proved to be a genial host, pleased with his guests, pleased with himself, and pleased with the situation.

Brave and alert, he had also a certain amount of vanity which Robert had tickled.

It was not for nothing that he was a nephew of Count de Galisonniere, once Governor General of Canada, rank and birth counting for so much then with the French nation, and it was not for nothing, either, that he had won his captaincy by valiant and diligent service of his own.

So it afforded him great satisfaction to be hospitable now, and also to patronize slightly these men from the south, with whom in all probability New France would be at war before another year had passed.
It was well also to impress the Onondaga, whom his vigilant mind recognized at once as a youth of station.

None knew better than de Galisonniere the power and importance of the Iroquois, and how they might tip the scale in a great war between the French and British colonies.
His boat, which he proudly called the _Frontenac_, after the early and great Governor General of Canada, was equipped with supplies needed on trips between ports on the St.Lawrence.After providing stools for his guests, he offered them the light wine of France, even as de Courcelles had done, but Robert and Tayoga declined, although Willet accepted a glass.
"We appreciate your courtesy," said Robert, "but we descendants of the English in America do not take much to wine.