I doubt not that you will remember this in future, and that I shall not have reason to complain of you again." The next morning it was Hector's turn to be in attendance on the general.
"You behaved as I expected you would do," Turenne said, when he entered his room on hearing the bell sound.

"You fought close to me as long as there was fighting to be done, and I observed that you used your sword well.

The moment I drew rein you did the same, and took up your post behind me, showing that although this was your first battle you retained your coolness.

I will therefore tell you in confidence that Count d'Harcourt has enjoined me to throw provisions, if possible, into the citadel at Turin.

It will take me some time to make arrangements, and my only fear is that the garrison, on hearing that we have retired across the Po--of which you may be sure the Spaniards will take care to inform them--may believe that we shall do no more this winter; and as we know that their provisions must be well nigh exhausted, they will abandon the citadel and march thither.
"It is now well nigh eighteen months since they were first cut off.