The parting between him and his nephew was not demonstrative, but it was marked by the deepest affection on either side.
"France has been defeated, but she is the eternal nation," said St.Luc.
"She will be greater than ever.

She will be more splendid than before." The De Clermonts were a powerful stock, with their roots deep in the soil.

A son of St.Luc's became a famous general under Napoleon, a great cavalry leader of singular courage and capacity, and a lineal descendant of his, a general also, fought with the same courage and ability under Joffre and Foch in the World War, being especially conspicuous for his services at both the First and Second Marne.

At the Second Marne he gave a heartfelt greeting to two young American officers named Lennox, calling them his cousins and brothers-in-arms, in blood as well as in spirit.

They were together in the immortal counter-stroke on the morning of July 18, 1918, when Americans and French turned the tide of the World War, and sealed anew an old friendship.