But, instead of that, he came up and said to me, "I don't (p.

151) want you to speak to my officer, Sir, God has given me strength to carry on.

I have determined to do so and go over the top with the others." I was delighted to see the change in him.

It meant everything to him and was one of the turning points in his life.

Whatever the future had in store, it was the man's victory over himself, and I gave him a glad handshake and told him how proud I was of him.