I had two elder brothers, one of whom was lieutenant-colonel to an English regiment of foot in Flanders, formerly commanded by the famous Colonel Lockhart, and was killed at the battle near Dunkirk against the Spaniards. What became of my second brother I never knew, any more than my father or mother knew what became of me.
J'avais deux frères: l'aîné, lieutenant-colonel en Flandre, d'un régiment d'infanterie anglaise, autrefois commandé par le fameux colonel Lockhart, fut tué à la bataille de Dunkerque contre les Espagnols; que devint l'autre? j'ignore quelle fut sa destinée; mon père et ma mère ne connurent pas mieux la mienne.