In the Prussian camp a correspondent has a recognised position; here it is different, and he must use all legitimate means to obtain intelligence of what is passing.

My pass, for instance, does not describe me as a correspondent, but as an Englishman accredited by the British Embassy.

At the commencement of the siege I begged Mr.Wodehouse to give me a letter of introduction to M.Jules Ferry, one of the members of the Government.

This I did not deliver, but at General Vinoy's headquarters I showed it to prove that I was not a Prussian spy, but that I was known by my natural guardian.

An aide-de-camp then gave me a pass, and, not knowing precisely what to call me, described me as "accredited by the British Embassy." I move about, therefore, as a mysterious being--perhaps an Ambassador, perhaps an Ambassador's valet.