dness of Madame le
General. Our commander will see that she is treated with every
consideration; as also the sick and wounded, her special charge. It
is well not to drive us to assault the weakened town. Now we shall
enter as friends rather than foes."

"So said the Provost, remembering that the English have much cause
of complaint against us. We cannot deny that ourselves. Ah me! it
is the chance of war. We have had our triumphs, and now you have
your turn. It is not here but at Quebec that the real trial of
strength will be. I think, my friends, you will find that you have
a hard nut to crack there."

"So they said of Louisbourg, and yet that has been done," answered
Julian, with a smile. "But come in, and refresh yourself in my tent
here whilst the messengers are conferring with our General. They
will have to draw up terms of capitulation. There will be time to
get a good meal whilst that is being done."

At dawn the following morning the drums beat. The English soldiers
got into order, and marched through the Dauphin gate into the town.
The French soldiers, drawn up in array, threw down their muskets,
and with tears of mortification marched away, leaving the victors
in possession.

The English flag was run up, amid wild cheering, and floated over
the grim and shattered ramparts. The turn of the tide had come at
last, and Louisbourg had fallen into the hands of the English.

Chapter 4: The Fruits Of Victory.

Wolfe lay upon a couch in a comfortable apartment, such as he had
not inhabited since he set sail from England months ago. It was in
the citadel itself--in the heart of the King's Bastion, where the
Governor had his quarters.

Wolfe had been the life and soul of the siege. To his genius and
indomitable resolution the victory of the English arms had been
largely due. He had forced himself to take the lead, and had toiled
night and day in the crisis of the struggle and the final triumph;
and even after the victors had marched in, his eyes seemed to be
everywhere, enforcing discipline, preventing any sort of disorder
or licence amongst the soldiers, and sternly repressing the
smallest attempt on their part to plunder the townsfolk, or take
the slightest advantage of their helpless condition.

He had specially seen to the condition of the sick and wounded,
insuring them the same care as was given to the English in like
case. This had been one of the articles of the capitulation, but it
was one whic