The cardinal told me that he had written to the field marshal to try and arrange an exchange for you if possible.

We had not heard that he had done so when the Duc d'Enghien's report of the battle of Nordlingen spoke of you as doing good service with your regiment there.

I suppose Turenne, in the press of business, omitted to say that you had been exchanged." "I was not exchanged, madam.

I succeeded in effecting my escape from the fortress of Ingoldstadt." "You seem born to have adventures, monsieur," the queen said.

"We heard before of your regiment performing prodigies of valour at Freiburg, and of withstanding Merci's whole army, foot and horse, for three hours.
Last winter the governor of Lorraine reported that you and a company of your regiment from Nancy had defeated a great body of insurgent peasants, and had rescued Madame de Blenfoix and her daughter from massacre at their hands.