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[Footnote 760: Foligny, Journal mémoratif. Journal tenu
It has been said that the story of the burial of Montcalm in a grave partially formed by the explosion of a bomb, rests only on the assertion in his epitaph, composed in 1761 by the Academy of Inscriptions at the instance of Bougainville. There is, however, other evidence of the fact. The naval captain Foligny, writing on the spot at the time of the burial, says in his Diary, under the date of September 14: "A huit heures du soir, dans l'église des Ursulines, fut enterré dans une fosse faite sous la chaire par le travail de la Bombe, M. le Marquis de Montcalm, décédé du matin
Mémoires sur le Canada, 1749-1760. Vaudreuil au Ministre, 5 Oct. 1759. Panet, Journal du Siége. Foligny, Journal mémoratif. The presentiment of the unhappy burghers proved too true. The English batteries fell to their work, and the families of the town fled to the country for safety.
This shows the total of rank and file to have been 6,214, which the addition of officers, sergeants, and drummers raises to about seven thousand, besides 171 artillerymen. The Heights of Abraham The writer, M. de Foligny, was a naval officer who during the siege commanded one of the principal batteries of the town.
It's greater even. If you ever told that story " "And De Foligny? You forget him " He came quickly over and took her hands in his. "You can seal this secret, if you will, as in a tomb. Do it, Olga. It will be magnificent of you. Give me your word your promise to keep silent to keep De Folligny silent " She had turned, her chin upon her shoulder, away from him.
There was no one he paused, his brow clouding. De Foligny! Had De Folligny learned who Hermia was? Had Olga found out about the companion in his automobile at Verneuil? He waved the thought away. De Folligny was on the other side of the ocean. The psychological moment for Olga's revelation had passed.
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