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Québec was built on a cliff where the river narrowed It was a huge strategic advantage No enemy could ever attack it directly, they’d have to scale the cliff and that was impossible

But they could attack just upriver, and that’s where Montcalm waited There was, however, another possibility, an area just slightly further away Being a cunning commander, Montcalm sent one of his best ainville

And so, in mid-September 1759 he waited

But Montcalm had made a mistake A terrible mistake Indeed, he’d made several, as Armand Gamache, a student of Québec history, was deter theory, Armand," said Émile "And you really think this little library holds the key? An English library?"

"Where else would it be?"

Émile Comeau nodded It was a relief to see his friend so interested When Armand and Reine-Marie had arrived a week before it took Ées in Gamache And not just the beard, and the scars, but he seehed down, leaden and laden by the recent past Now, Ga of the past, but at least it was soet to the letters?"

"I did, and have some to send back," Ga for a moment, he made up his mind and took one out "I’d like you to read this"

É He handed the letter back to Gamache

"That Ruth clearly has a crush on you"

"If I had pigtails she’d be pulling theht know her

"Who hurt you, once,

so far beyond repair

that you wouldlip?"

Gamache quoted

"That Ruth?" asked Émile "Ruth Zardo? The poet?" And then he finished the astonishing poeht in schools across Québec

"While ho knew you well,

your friends, (the focus of your scorn)

could see your courage in the face of fear,