At this time he met and began courting Clementine Hozier, a daughter of Sir Henry Hozier, a member of the British gentry, and a relative of the earl of Airlie on her mother's side.

此时，他遇到了英国贵族亨利·霍齐尔爵士的女儿克莱门汀·霍齐尔，并开始向克莱门汀·霍齐尔求爱，她的母亲是艾尔利伯爵的亲戚。