Russian soldiers were mindful of that disastrous war, he thought.

And Fred had an idea that before this far greater struggle was over, the world would have been forced to forget the failures of Manchuria.

Men who fought as he had seen Russians do were not going to be beaten again.
Fred was mounted now on a big, rawboned horse that had lost its Uhlan rider.

He was so tired that he was swaying in his saddle, and the Russian noticed this.
"Keep awake a little longer," he said, cheerily.

"We haven't very much further to go.