Chapter VII: The Second Battle of Plevna (july 30)

Talks with my Patients--A Candid Kurd--Grim Confessions--How he
killed his Enemy--Dr. Robert's Cave of Refuge--He loses his
Dinner--The Spy's Death--Canards in the Town--The Second Battle
of Plevna--I take a Hand--Turkish Women as Water-carriers--A
Woman shot in Action--My Veiled Patient--Osman Pasha's Bay
Cob--A Sign of Hot Fighting--The Attack on the Village of
Grivitza--Czetwertinski and his Cigarette--Retreat of the
Russian Infantry--A Cavalry Pursuit--Mustapha Bey waves his
Sword--I join in the Charge--An Exultant Ride--The Retreat
sounded--We retire--A sauve qui peut--Horrible Fears--The Ride
through the Maize-field--Our Infantry Panic-struck--Osman
Pasha's Method of rallying Men--A Timely Reinforcement--The Day
is ours--Tremendous Russian Losses--Russian Physique compared
with Turkish--Wounded Horses on the Battle-field--Back in the
Hospital--Many Operations--Osman Pasha decorated--The Muchir
makes a Speech--I shift my Quarters again--Bulgarian
Hospitality--A Youthful Friend--A Terrific Rainstorm--The
Tutchenitza runs a Banker--A Ghastly Find in a Gooseberry Bush
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