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call common knowledge is beyond his 

 ken. (An intelligent man, of sound 

 judgment, once said to me in a hesitat- 

 ing, interrogative tone, "Nous sommes 

 sous le Boi d'Angleterre, n'est-ce pas, 

 Monsieur.") England and France alike 

 are unknown lands, very far away, 

 names that awaken the vaguest of senti- 

 ments, or none. There is but one coun- 

 try near, and incomparably dear, to his 

 heart. For it, and for the religion, the 

 language, and the laws assured to the 

 uttermost generation of his blood, no 

 sacrifice would be deemed excessive. 

 Does this not point the road to those who 

 would readjust political relations with- 

 in the Empire? When they make it 

 clear that their proposals are for the 

 advantage of Canada, the ardent pat- 

 riotism of the French Canadian, will be 

 instantly aroused. But here my modest 

 path crosses a highway beaten by many 

 feet, which it is not our business to f ol- 



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