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"No, no, Monsieur l'Abbé, I am come not in defeat, but in victory. I found the mouth of the Mississippi, with Tonty, the best friend man ever had, and, after dark dangers, reached my goal. This was my commission from King Louis, and I was proud of it."
He paused, and the Abbé Renaudot said: "You have forced success over bad dangers, and your way may be dark now, but you will succeed again. Frontenac is here, La Forest and Francois Plet are here, and Prince Conti is your friend."