... weeks, it will be interesting to see how many are left of the original personnel. When the scouts and the Lancers and the other picturesque people ride in procession through London, have a thought for the sallow orderly, who has also given of his best for his country. He is not a fancy man—you do not find them in enteric wards—but for solid work and quiet courage you will not beat him in ... — From Aldershot to Pretoria - A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa • W. E. Sellers
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