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I knew who he was before he spoke, even though we had never met before.
It was by the majesty of his face, by the way in which HE carried himself, for to me he was truly
an aristocrat without the name. He was a nobleman without the title. He came forth.
He held out his hand and said to me, “I thank you Mr. Marquis for coming to
support this cause. Think of this new place as your new home. Think of the officers
around you as your new family and think of me as your new friend.” And with this I
could not help myself. I embraced him. And I said to him, “From now on mon général,
J'ai deux patrie: la France et l'États-Unis d`Amérique. From now on I shall have two
countries France and The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!