two years longer with her parents. She brought a dowry
of six thousand livres, and simultaneously Champlain made
his will in her favour. Probably De Monts had some part
in arranging the marriage, for Nicholas Boulle was a
Huguenot and De Monts appears as a witness to the notarial
documents. Subsequently, Madame Champlain became an
enthusiastic Catholic and ended her days as a nun. She
had no children, and was only once in Canada, residing
continuously at Quebec from 1620 to 1624. No mention
whatever is made of her in Champlain's writings, but he
named St Helen's Island after her, and appears to have
been unwilling that she should enter a convent during
his lifetime.

One need feel little surprise that Madame Champlain should
not care to visit Canada a second time, for the buildings
at Quebec had fallen into disrepair, and more than once
the supply of food ran very low. During 1625 Champlain
remained in France with his wife, and therefore did not
witness the coming o the Jesuits to the colony. This
event, which is a landmark in the history of Quebec and
New France, followed upon the inability of the Recollets
to cover the mission field with any degree of completeness.
Conscious that their resources were unequal to the task,
they invoked the aid of the Jesuits, and in this appeal
were strongly supported by Champlain. Once more the
horizon seemed to brighten, for the Jesuits had greater
resources and influence than any other order in the Roman
Catholic Church, and their establishment at Quebec meant
much besides a mere increase in the population. The year