But yet I have not hurt them by my spying; I can see that the defence cannot long be maintained by those within the walls.

Beyond that I have little to say.

The fires by day and night tell of the destruction and havoc our guns are making.

It needs no spy to report that." General Amherst was keenly interested next day in hearing the story Julian had to tell, and was ready and eager to send a present of fruit and other dainties for the sick to Madame Drucour.

Under cover of a flag of truce the convoy was dispatched, and for half a day the guns on both sides ceased firing.
In addition to the fruit the General sent a very polite letter to the lady, expressing his regret for the annoyance and anxiety she must be experiencing, and sending a number of small billets and messages from wounded Frenchmen in their hands to their friends in the city.
The messengers returned bearing with them a basket and a note.