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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter xvi. Thoughts of returning to England--Arrival of fresh Patients--The Nurses, and their Squabbles--Efficiency of the Arrangements--Condition of the Patients--Night-Watching in the Hospital--Destruction of Dogs--An Evening at Dr. Meyer's--Patience of the Turks--Gun-shot Wounds--A withered Arm--A distressing Case--Short Provision--A Case of Choking--A Letter from Renkioi--Military Orderlies--A poetical Sergeant--A Sergeant's Poems--Porridgemaking--Increase of Employment--Writing Letters for Patients--Breaking-up at Smyrna--Embarkation for England--Parting Regrets--Bashi Bazouks--Xerxes' Hill--French Soldiers--Hospital at Renkioi--Constantinople--Scutari--Miss Nightingale--Letter from a Medical Officer--Pleasant Reminiscences--Passage Home--Farewell Letters. We had now almost given up expecting any more sick, and were in hopes of being sent on where we should have some work to do, instead of remaining as we were, with the hospital nearly empty. Some of us seriously meditated returning to England; for we thought, that if, after the much-talked-of fall of Sebastopol, we had nothing to do, our occupation must really be gone. Madlle. E had some time before volunteered, 310 the nurses, and Sergeant W, who had come home some months before; but, previously to leaving, had spoken to me of his wish to marry Mrs. M. on her return, after she had completed the agreement on which she went out--begging me that I would befriend her, and not throw any obstacles in their way; to which I agreed, after applying to our commandant, Major Chads, who kindly undertook to procure information from W 's commanding officer, of his habits and character. All proving satisfactory, I had pleasure in furthering an engagement which was entered on in such an honest...
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- PublisherTheClassics.us
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1230382062
- ISBN 13 9781230382067
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages80
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