He turned to his flag captain, Thomas Foley, and said "You know, Foley, I only have one eye — I have the right to be blind sometimes," and then, holding his telescope to his blind eye, said "I really do not see the signal!"
Ta pöördus oma lipulaeva kapteni Foley poole, öeldes: "Te teate, Foley, mul on ainult üks silm — parem silm on mul selleks, et oleksin mõnikord pime," ning seejärel ütles teleskoopi pimeda silma ees hoides: "Ma tõesti ei näe signaali!".