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284 I thought I'd put straight for Fort Montgomery an' tell General Clinton I'd join the army an' fight as I 'll venture t' say mighty few o' his men 'll fight. I don't know whether t' call him General Clinton or Gov'nor Clinton now."

"Why not? What do you mean?"

"Why, General Clinton is the Governor now. Have n't ye heard 'bout it?"

"No, I have n't heard of it."

"Well! he is, whether ye heard of it or not."

"I'm glad of it."

"So'm I. But that has n't anything t' do with my plans."

"No," assented Robert.

"What I'm goin' t' do is to try to run this rascal to his hole."

Who?"

"Claud Brown."

"How will you do it?"