one.

A few hours after the first boat went ashore, a second boat landed.
By this time, a large number of the inhabitants had assembled at the
landing-place, to see what was going on; for to these people the
sight of a ship was a rare occurrence, and they all recognized the
Aigle, and wondered why she had returned. This second boat carried
Claude, who had thus been removed from the ship to the shore for the
purpose of being conveyed to Louisbourg. Captain Ducrot and Cazeneau
had already succeeded in finding a place where he could be kept. It
was the house of one of the fanners of Grand Pre, named Comeau, one
of the largest in the whole settlement.

Claude landed, and was committed to the care of Comeau, who had come
down to receive his prisoner. It was not thought worth while to bind
him, since, in so remote a place as this, there would be scarcely any
inducement for him to try to escape. If he did so, he could only fly
to the woods, and, as he could not support his life there, he would
be compelled to return to the settlement, or else seek shelter and
food among the Indians. In either case he would be recaptured; for
the Acadians would all obey the order of the governor of Louisbourg,
and deliver up to him any one whom he might designate; while the
Indians would do the same with equal readiness, since they were all
his allies. Under these circumstances, Claude was allowed to go with
his hands free; and in this way he accompanied Comeau, to whose
charge he was committed. He walked through the crowd at the landing
without exciting any very particular attention, and in company with
Comeau he walked for about half a mile, when he arrived at the house.
Here he was taken to a room which opened into the general
sitting-room, and was lighted by a small window in the rear of the
house, and contained a bed and a chair. The door was locked, and
Claude was left to his own reflections.

Left thus to himself, Claude did not find his own thoughts very
agreeable. He could not help feeling that he was now, more than ever,
in the power of the man who had shown himself so relentless and
persevering in his enmity. He was far away from any one whom he could
claim as a friend. The people here were evidently all the creatures
of Ducrot and Cazeneau. He saw that escape was useless. To get away
from this particular place of imprisonment might be possible, for the
window could be opened, and escape thus effected; but, if he should
succeed i