It was met bravely and skilfully by our medical men, of whose self-sacrifice and devotion no praise is too high.

The same is true of their conduct all through the war.
Our life on the Plain was certainly a puzzle to us.

Why were we (p.

033) kept there?
When were we going to leave?
Were we not wanted in France?
These were the questions we asked one another.

I met an Imperial officer one day, who had just returned from the front.