Chapter XIV: The Surrender of Erzeroum

Convalescence--_Membra Disjecta_--Mortality among the Medical
Staff--"En haut Mystère, en bas Misère"--Arrival of Dr. Stoker
and Dr. Stiven--A Desperate Journey--In the Hands of the
Russians--Free under the English Flag--I resume Duty--An
Archæological Curio--Antiques for Sale--An Armistice
declared--Appearance of the Russians--The Gates thrown
Open--Entry of the Russian Army--Our Russian _Confrères_--The
Advantage of knowing French--A Friend in need--Captain
Pizareff--An Impressive Review--Under the Russian Eagles--War
or Peace?--Interview with General Melikoff--An Unpleasant Type
of Consul--Charming Russian Visitors--I receive a
Decoration--Celebrating the Occasion--Our Russian Guests--A
Series of Dinner Parties--Duties of a Cossack Escort--A
Perilous Adventure--The Hero of Devoi Boyun--We leave the
Consulate--Fate's Irony at the Last--Death of General Heymann
358

CHAPTER XV.
THE END OF THE WAR.

Helping Sick Russians--A Squalid Scene--Work of the Russian
Doctors--Melikoff's Appreciation--Arrival of the Red Cross
Staff--A Novel Candlestick--Great Explosion--The Erzeroum Fire
Brigade--Preparations for our Departure--A Practical Joke on a
Persian--A Pleasant Interlude--The Princess at Erzeroum--Mr.
Zohrab's Library comes in Useful--Our Spanish Widow--Riding on
a Pack-saddle--A Slow March--The Widow meets with
Accidents--Restricted Sleeping Accommodation--We turn Two
Corpses out of Bed--End of a Pack-horse--My Cats from Van--The
Valley of Pear Trees--Trebizond at last 388

CHAPTER XVI.
CONCLUSION.

We fly from the Widow--Arrival at Constantinople--English
Philanthropy--The Baroness Burdett-Coutts--First Acquaintance
with a well known Actress--Osman Pasha back again--The Turkish
Skobeleff--A much perforated Paletot--Captain Morisot's
Career--A Romantic Escape--On Board the _Gamboge_--We reach
Smyrna--Mr. and Mrs. Zohrab--A Sympathetic Englishwoman--Zara
Dilber Effendi--Back in London--Patriotic Ditties--An
Incredulous Music-hall Proprietor--Non é Vero--Bowling out a
Story-teller 414

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

CHARLES S. RYAN, M.B., C.M., EDIN. _Frontispiece_
MAP OF PLEVNA AND ITS ENVIRONS _Facing p. 136_
" " TREBIZOND AND ERZEROUM " 348

UNDER THE RED CRESCENT.