[Illustration: Dollard and His Command Taking the Oath.] THE ROMANCE OF DOLLARD BY MARY HARTWELL CATHERWOOD ILLUSTRATED [Illustration: LOGO] SEVENTH EDITION NEWLY REVISED. THE CENTURY CO. NEW-YORK COPYRIGHT, 1888, 1889, BY MARY HARTWELL CATHERWOOD. THE DE VINNE PRESS. CONTENTS. I A SHIP FROM FRANCE 7 II LAVAL 13 III THE KING’S DEMOISELLE 23 IV THE HUSBAND 29 V JACQUES HAS SCRUPLES 47 VI A RIVER CÔTE 57 VII A HALF-BREED 69 VIII THE HURON 74 IX THE LADY OF ST. BERNARD 82 X THE SEIGNIORY KITCHEN 93 XI MADEMOISELLE DE GRANVILLE’S BROTHER 99 XII DOLLARD’S CONFESSION 109 XIII THE CHAPEL OF THE HÔTEL-DIEU 118 XIV MASSAWIPPA 128 XV THE WOOING OF JOUANEAUX 146 XVI FIRST USE OF A KNIFE 156 XVII JOUANEAUX’S HOUSE 161 XVIII THE WALKING HERMIT 176 XIX THE HEROES OF THE LONG SAUT 186 XX POSTERITY 199 THE ROMANCE OF DOLLARD. PREFACE. BY FRANCIS PARKMAN. THE exploit which forms the basis of the following story is one of the most notable feats of arms in American annals, and it is as real as it is romantic. The chief personages of the tale--except, always, the heroine--were actual men and women two and a quarter centuries ago, and Adam Dollard was no whit less a hero than he is represented by the writer, though it is true that as regards his position, his past career, and, above all, his love affairs, romance supplies some information which history denies us. The brave Huron Annahotaha also is historical. Even Jouaneaux, the servant of the hospital nuns, was once a living man, whose curious story is faithfully set forth; and Sisters Brésoles, Maçé, and Maillet were genuine Sisters of the old Hôtel-Dieu at Montreal, with traits much like those assigned to them in the story.