FROM ENGLISH HISTORY 155

‘Now, gentlemen,’ he said as he finished, ‘ I
would rather be the author of that poem than
take Quebec.’

They knew that French soldiers were on the
‘watch at the top of the cliffs. So they had to

 

 

 

GENERAL WOLFE

be very quiet. They landed in the darkness, and
the soldiers climbed up the cliffs. It was hard
work, for they had to carry their guns with them.
At last, by clinging to the rocks, and to bushes
and plants, they all safely reached the top.

In the morning, when the French awoke,