He has a high opinion of you, and will listen to you when perhaps he would not pay any regard to Rosen or any other of these Weimar officers I might send.
Remember that there is no occasion for extreme hurry," and he smiled.
"Of course it is necessary that you should travel with a certain amount of speed, but do not founder your horse.

Every day is of value to me, and if I am once well on my way north Mazarin could hardly recall me.
"Say that you take five days to get to Paris, by that time I should be north of Cologne, and a courier from Mazarin can hardly overtake me until I am in Holland, I should then feel justified in disregarding the order, seeing that I should by pushing on effect a junction with the Swedes quite as quickly as I could return here.

Of course it would be too late for you to overtake me, and I shall give you a written order to remain in Paris until I am again so near the Rhine that you can join your regiment.

I consider that it will be an advantage to have you near the cardinal, as, knowing my intentions and methods as you do, you would be able to so explain matters to him that he will understand the reasons for my various movements." "Very well marshal, I am ready to start as soon as you hand me the despatch." "I will do that tomorrow morning, and you will then be able to tell Mazarin that we were just setting out when you left us." "As it will be some time before I shall rejoin my regiment, may I ask you to appoint Captain de Thiou as second colonel?
He has now served as senior captain of the regiment for three years.

He aided me heartily and cordially in organizing it.