"'I did not get beaten, because I did not fight.' EGO.

"'It is in this manner that the greatest Generals have often conducted their wars against each other.

One has only to look at the two Campaigns of M.de Montecuculi and M.de Turenne, in the Valley of the Rench [Strasburg Country, 1674 and 1675, two celebrated Campaigns, Turenne killed by a cannon-shot in the last].
KING.

"'Between Traun and the former there is not much difference; but what a difference, BON DIEU, between the latter and me!' "I named to him the Count d'Althan, who had been Adjutant-General, and the Count de Pellegrini.

He asked me twice which was which, from the distance we were at; and said, He was so short-sighted, I must excuse him.
EGO.