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to be made in the dominions of Perrot, who had 

 the means to prevent it, and the audacity to use 

 them. Bizard acted accordingly. He went to 

 Carion's house, and took him prisoner ; then pro- 

 ceeded to the house of the merchant Le Ber, 

 where he left a letter, in which Frontenac, as was 

 the usage on such occasions, gave notice to the 

 local governor of the arrest he had ordered. It 

 was the object of Bizard to escape with his pris- 

 oner before Perrot could receive the letter ; but, 

 meanwhile, the wife of Carion ran to him with the 

 news, and the governor suddenly arrived, in a 

 frenzy of rage, followed by a sergeant and three 

 or four soldiers. The sergeant held the point of 

 his halberd against the breast of Bizard, while Per- 

 rot, choking with passion, demanded, " How dare 

 you arrest an officer in my government without 

 my leave ? " The lieutenant replied that he acted 

 under orders of the governor-general, and gave 

 Frontenac's letter to Perrot, who immediately 

 threw it into his face, exclaiming : " Take it back 

 to your master, and tell him to teach you your 

 business better another time. Meanwhile you are 

 my prisoner." Bizard protested in vain. He was 

 led to jail, whither he was followed a few days 

 after by Le Ber, who had mortally offended Per- 

 rot by signing an attestation of the scene he had 

 witnessed. As he was the chief merchant of the 

 place, his arrest produced a great sensation, while 

 his wife presently took to her bed with a nervous 

 fever. 



As Perrot's anger cooled, he became somewhat 



