His majesty gave orders, upon pain of death, that every soldier in his march should observe the strictest decency with regard to my person; which however could not prevent some of the younger officers from turning up their eyes as they passed under me: and, to confess the truth, my breeches were at that time in so ill a condition, that they afforded some opportunities for laughter and admiration.
Desfile hartan soldadu guztiek nirekiko begirunerik handiena izan behar zutela agindu zuen Maiestateak, heriotza-zigorraren mehatxupean; halere, ezin izan zuen eragotzi ofizialik gazteenek gora begira ziezadaten azpitik igarotzean. Eta egia esateko, hain egoera kaxkarrean nituenez orduan prakak, izan zuten aukerarik barre egin eta zerbait miresteko.