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My son, the merchant said reverently, his hands outstretched over his boy,
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Amen,
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Never forget, he concluded, in words which the young man remembered in after years,
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Now, Germain, I must explain to you more closely the business on which I have sent for you so suddenly. The North-West Company, who, as you know, command the fur-trade of Canada, have word that a new fashion just introduced into Paris has doubled the demand for beaver and tripled the price. They are hurrying over all their skins by their ship which sails in ten days to London from Quebec. I have space on a vessel which goes direct to Dieppe the day after to-morrow, and can therefore forestall them by about two weeks. I have gathered my winter stock into the boats you will see at our landing; and your mother, who has always been so eager to send you to France, has persuaded me to have you as my supercargo. Go, my boy; it is a great opportunity to see the world.
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Yes, my Germain, at last, wife Lecour exclaimed joyfully, throwing her arms around his neck,
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Descent from the Cross,
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became a household name with the French-Canadians. The home of the Lecours--half dwelling, half vaulted warehouse--was one of four capacious provincial stone cottage buildings, standing about a quadrangular yard, each bearing high up on its peak a date and brief inscription, one of which read
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À Dieu la Gloire! --
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To God the Glory.