Museau

When there is a great garrison here, will my successors give thee the indulgences which honest Museau has granted thee?

The Virginians 2006

This made Museau very savage and surly towards me; the more so as his sergeant inflamed his rage by telling him that the Indian woman was partial to me — as I believe, poor thing, she was.

The Virginians 2006

Six weeks after my arrival at home, the poor thing made her appearance at Richmond, having found her way through the wood by pretty much the same track which I had followed, and bringing me the token which Museau had promised to send me when he connived to my flight.

The Virginians 2006

Contrecoeur had accompanied one of these expeditions, leaving an old lieutenant, Museau by name, in command at Duquesne.

The Virginians 2006

Museau dead, Madam Esmond argued with much eagerness, and not a little rancour, the bargain fell to the ground, and her son was free.

The Virginians 2006

I had not need of a word more with Museau; the matter was understood between us.

The Virginians 2006

Museau swore that letter should go, and no other; that if I hesitated, he would fling me out of the fort, or hand me over to the tender mercies of his ruffian Indian allies.

The Virginians 2006

The poor little infant began to cry, and was ordered away by Museau, with his usual foul language, to the building which the luckless Biche occupied with her child.

The Virginians 2006

Museau would be superseded in his command by an officer of superior rank, who might exchange me, or who might give me up to the Indians in reprisal for cruelties practised by our own people on many and many an officer and soldier of the enemy.

The Virginians 2006

Well, I will have pity, and will spare you the tortures which honest Museau recounted in his pleasant way as likely to befall me.

The Virginians 2006