e east there
was an inlet where it might be possible to land troops, though
perilously near the guns of the citadel. It was resolved to make a
feint here, and to send parties to each of the three other points,
so as to divide and distract the attention of the enemy. Wolfe was
to take command of the landing at Freshwater Cove, which was the
spot where Amherst most desired to make his first stand, and here
the most determined attempt was to be made. The Commander came and
conferred with his Brigadier as to the best method of procedure,
and left him full powers of command when the moment should come.

Julian and Humphrey were with Wolfe, and had been his companions
and best friends upon the voyage out. They had both obtained
commissions, partly through the influence of the Brigadier; and
were eager to see warfare. Julian had been Wolfe's nurse and
attendant during the voyage, and the bond which now united them was
a strong and tender one. Wolfe bad suffered both from seasickness
and from a renewal of the former strain, and looked even now but
little fit for the enterprise upon which he was bound; but no
physical weakness had ever yet hindered him in the moment of peril
from doing his duty, and his eyes flashed with the old fire, as he
spoke of what was about to take place.

"Let us but once gain possession of that battery," he cried,
pointing to the guns frowning grimly over Freshwater Cove, "and
turn the guns against their present masters, and we shall have
taken the first step. Once let us get foot upon this shore, and it
will take more than the cannonade of the Frenchmen to get us off
again."

Eagerly did the fleet await the moment of attack; but their
patience was rather severely tried. Gale first and then heavy fog,
with a tremendous swell at sea, detained them long at their
anchorage, and one good ship struck upon a rock, and was in
considerable danger for a while.

Wolfe suffered much during those days; but his spirit was as
unquenchable as ever, and as soon as the stormy sea had gone down a
little, was eager for the enterprise.

"Let us but set foot ashore, and I shall be a new man!" he cried.
"I weary of the everlasting heaving of the sea; but upon shore,
with my sword in my hand, there I am at home!"

The sea grew calm. There was still a heavy swell, and the waves
broke in snowy surf upon the beach; but the attempt had become
practicable, and the word was given overnight for a start at
daybreak. The men