34/34 Of course Willet, Tayoga and Grosvenor were there, and when the food was all served, course by course, he filled four glasses, one at each plate, from a bottle of the old cordial that he had saved from the ship, lifted his own to his lips, tasted it and said aloud: "To the victory of our cause under the walls of Quebec!" Then he shut his eyes and when he shut them he saw the three tasting their own glasses, and he heard them say with him: "To the victory of our cause under the walls of Quebec!". |