The regiment will cease to be a unit.

I may say, gentlemen, that this is the dictum not of myself, but of Marshal Turenne, who was my instructor in the art of war, and who followed out the better system from the time that he was a boy of fourteen until now.

The result is that his regiment is the finest in the service.

It will be my aim and ambition to raise the Poitou regiment as nearly as possible to the same condition, and I shall rely upon your assistance and cooperation to bring this about.
"Supper will be served at six.

I have only just returned from the country, and have heard no news.