I own I never entirely forgot the Reflexion that Gentleman made upon the present Posture of Affairs; but yet I cannot say I assented to his Opinion, however, it wrought so much upon me as to alter my Resolutions of going directly into the _North_ of _England_; for I govern'd my self by this Dilemma, that in Case _Ireland_ was not reduc'd till I came there, I might have the Opportunity of having a share in the Reduction, but if it was, the Passage between the _North_ of _Ireland_ and _England_ was very short. Upon this Bottom I began my Journey, I took Shipping at _Brest_ and landed at _Cork_, pursuing the rest of my Journey by Land, upon account of the Danger I was inform'd of in going by Sea; for that several _English_ Men of War guarded the narrow Seas between _Dublin_ and _Holy-head_. When I came into King _James_'s Army, my first Enquiry was after my Brother, whom you may be sure I entertain'd in the first place with the Consequence of his Duel at _Paris_; and though he often sigh'd to reflect upon his Misfortune in being the occasion of the _French_ Officer's Death, which might have been honourably avoided; yet he laugh'd plentifully, when he heard the Part I had afterwards in that Melancholy Farce; and rally'd me home when I insisted upon Charges and desired to be reimburs'd with Sixty _Louis d'Ors_, which that Affair had cost me upon his Account; all the Satisfaction I could get was, that he thought I put a greater Value upon my being his Brother, than to think it over-rated at that trifling Sum: The Life of a Brother, said he, is the only thing that can answer for a Brotherly Affection.