 His second son, Hugh, is found a place on a friend's ship as a midshipman; but Lewrie is stunned when his oldest son Sewallis also finds a place for himself as a midshipman.In "The Invasion Year", Lewrie becomes (only partially willingly) involved in the evacuation of French civilians from the slave rebellion on Hispaniola before being recalled to England, where he is rewarded for his part in the naval action described at the end of "King, Ship, and Sword" by being made Knight of the Bath and—shockingly—Baronet.At the reception afterward, he meets Percy Viscount Stangbourne and, more importantly, Percy's sister Lydia.