How gallantly he defended my life against a dozen of the enemy's cavalry was shown by the fact that he received the Victoria Cross, and I can tell you that such an immense number of brave deeds were performed during the Mutiny that George's must be considered an extraordinary act of bravery to have obtained for him that honour." By this time they had entered the farmhouse parlour.

George had not followed them in, but on inquiring where he was likely to find Bob, had gone off to join him.
"I was proud to hear it at the time, Squire; and when it was in the papers that our George had got the Victoria Cross, and all our neighbours came in to congratulate us, we felt prouder still.

Up to the time when we got your letter, we did not know for sure where he was.

He had said he meant to enlist, and from the humour that he was in when he went away we guessed it to be in some regiment where he could get to the wars.

We felt the more glad, as you may guess, from the fact that both the Missus and I had wronged him in our thoughts.