"I say, good shooting, Sir James," exclaimed Colonel White in amazement! "Yes, my boy, a good shot indeed," added the General.
They were soon joined by their servants, who made straight away for the deer and soon had it gutted and placed over a horse. The officers sat under a huge old oak tree and had their meal and drank several bottles of wine as they chatted about the colonies and the place in them for a bright young fellow such as Sir James. After their meal and about an hour of heavy drinking, they finally offered Sir James the command of the troops at Plymouth as they announced that Sir Charles had been promoted to Major and was off to become military governor of the Pennsylvania territories at Philadelphia. As they drank the last bottle of wine, Sir James was ordered to return to P
