He had learned the use of knife and fork at the school in Albany, and, like Robert, he was fastidious at the table.
Monsieur Jolivet, after his manner, gave them much of his own presence.
One must be polite to the Bostonnais at such a time.

He discoursed quite freely of Montreal, and of its advantages as a great trading post with the Indians, who already brought there vast quantities of furs.

It would become one of the greatest and most brilliant jewels in the French crown, second perhaps only to Paris.

But for the present, the chief glory of New France could be seen only at Quebec Ah, when the Bostonnais arrived there they would behold great lords and great ladies! The three listened, each interested in his own way.

Robert's fancy saw the silken splendor of a vice-regal court, and, anxious to know the larger world, he was more glad than ever that he had come upon this errand, dangerous though it had proved to be.
They sat a while after the dinner was over, looking down at the town and the great view beyond, a clear moon and brilliant stars casting a silver light which illuminated almost like the day.