I was in the rear of the brigade when you were brought in, and as the case at first looked bad, I got some of the stretcher men with me to burst open the door of this house and established a dozen temporary beds here.

As you see, there are only four others tenanted, and they are all hopeless cases.

No doubt the rest have all been carried off to the rear, as only the men who helped me would have known of this place.
"Now that you have come round, I will send a couple of hospital orderlies in here and be off myself to the hospital in the rear.

I will look in again this evening." In a short time the doctor returned with an orderly.
"I cannot find another now," he said, "but one will be enough.

Here is a flask of brandy, and he will find you water somewhere.