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Rh given to every one to have the faith or the courage of a martyr; all honour, then, to the noble Order which could count so many within its ranks. Tremincourt was indeed only following in the steps of his heroic predecessors, and in this sad ending to his brilliant but brief career enrolled himself a member of that glorious band who had sealed with their blood the faith which they professed.