CHAPTER XIII.

The House of Commons--Canadian gallantry--The constitution--Mr. Hincks-- The ex-rebel--Parties and leaders--A street row--Repeated disappointments --The "habitans"--Their houses and their virtues--A stationary people-- Progress and its effects--Montmorenci--The natural staircase--The Indian summer--Lorette--The old people--Beauties of Quebec--The John Munn--Fear and its consequences--A gloomy journey.