V. A COUNCIL OF INDIA 36
VI. THE TROOP TRAIN 45


II

THE FRONT

VII. THE TWO RICHEBOURGS 59
VIII. IDOLS OF THE CAVE 65
IX. STOKES'S ACT 73
X. THE FRONT 92
XI. AT G.H.Q. 103
XII. MORT POUR LA PATRIE 119
XIII. MEAUX AND SOME BRIGANDS 128
XIV. THE CONCIERGE AT SENLIS 134


III

UNOFFICIAL INTERLUDES

XV. A "CONSEIL DE LA GUERRE" 143
XVI. PETER 154
XVII. THREE TRAVELLERS 166
XVIII. BARBARA 173
XIX. AN ARMY COUNCIL 178
XX. THE FUGITIVES 189
XXI. A "DUG-OUT" 195
XXII. CHRISTMAS EVE, 1914 202