They were certainly an improvement upon the tents, but they (p.

032) were draughty and leaky.

From my window I could see, on the few occasions when the weather permitted it, the weird and ancient circles of Stonehenge.
The calm repose of those huge stones, which had watched unmoved the passing of human epochs, brought peace to the mind.

They called to memory the lines;-- "Our little systems have their day, They have their day and cease to be: They are but broken lights of Thee, And Thou, O Lord, art more than they." In order to give Christmas its religious significance, I asked permission of the Rector of Amesbury to use his church for a midnight Eucharist on Christmas Eve.

He gladly gave his consent and notice of the service was sent round to the units of the Brigade.