Great Need of the Hour--The People Timid--Washington's Mother again--Another Expedition against Duquesne--Size of the Army--Goes to Williamsburg--Mr. Chamberlain's Salutation--Stops to Dine--Meets Mrs. Custis--A Widow Bewitching--Business done--Returning, stops to see Mrs. Custis--A Treaty of Love--The New Road Project--Washington opposes it--Elected to House of Burgesses--Delay--Army moved in September--Braddock's Folly repeated--Washington overruled--His Prophecy--Major Grant--His Reckless Course--Conceit of Grant and Forbes--Marching into an Indian Ambuscade--A Bloody Battle--Defeat of the English--Retreat--Where was Washington--His Views--Forbes proposes Winter Quarters--Washington proposes and leads Another Attack--The Enemy escapes from the Fort--Washington plants Flag over it--Leaves Force to rebuild--French War ended--Washington resigns--Goes to Mount Vernon--Testimonial of Officers 249 XV. HIS WIFE AND HOME. Who was Mrs. Custis--Rich and Beautiful--Washington's Marriage--What Negro said of him--Took Seat in House of Burgesses--Happy Man--The Legislature do him Honor--Removes to Mount Vernon--His Estates described--Sixteen Spinning Wheels--Mrs. Washington at the Head--Irving's Description--Rank necessarily maintained--Company, and English Style--Mrs. Washington's Wardrobe--His Wardrobe--Education of her Children--Their Wardrobe--Her Kindness to Slaves--Domestic Habits--Washington labored on Farm--Systematic Habits--Improvements on Farm--Reclaiming Dismal Swamp--Hunting in Winter--Interlopers, and the War against them--The Hunter conquered--Attending Episcopal Church--Mrs. Washington a Devout Christian--Building a House of Worship--Washington at Church--Death of Mrs. Washington's Daughter--The Son Wayward--Letter about Love--King's College, and Incident--Keeping his Books--In her Husband's Headquarters in Winter--Death--Mount Vernon now 270 XVI. COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.