XIII. The horrors of Scutari—The victory of the Lady-in-Chief—The Queen’s letter—Her gift of butter and treacle 200 XIV. Letters from Scutari—Kinglake on Miss Nightingale and her dynasty—The refusal of a new contingent 216 XV. The busy nursing hive—M. Soyer and his memories—Miss Nightingale’s complete triumph over prejudice—The memories of Sister Aloysius 235 XVI. Inexactitudes—Labels—Cholera—“The Lady with the Lamp”—Her humour—Letters of Sister Aloysius 247 XVII. Miss Nightingale visits Balaclava—Her illness—Lord Raglan’s visit—The Fall of Sebastopol 261 XVIII. The Nightingale Fund—Miss Nightingale remains at her post, organizing healthy occupations for the men off duty—Sisters of Mercy—The Queen’s jewel—Its meaning 274 XIX. Her citizenship—Her initiative—Public recognition and gratitude—Her return incognito—Village excitement—The country’s welcome—Miss Nightingale’s broken health—The Nightingale Fund—St. Thomas’s Hospital—Reform of nursing as a profession 292 XX. William Rathbone—Agnes Jones—Infirmaries—Nursing in the homes of the poor—Municipal work—Homely power of Miss Nightingale’s writings—Lord Herbert’s death 312 XXI. Multifarious work and many honours—Jubilee Nurses—Nursing Association—Death of father and mother—Lady Verney and her husband—No respecter of persons—From within four walls—South Africa and America 331 XXII. India—Correspondence with Sir Bartle Frere—Interest in village girls—The Lamp 346 XXIII. A brief summing up 360 APPENDIX 367 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Statue of Florence Nightingale by A. G. Walker _Frontispiece_ “The Lady with the Lamp.” Statuette _Facing p._ 8 Embley Park, Romsey, Hants ” 16 Florence Nightingale’s Father ” 32 Florence Nightingale (after Augustus Egg, R.A.) ” 88 Florence Nightingale in 1854 ” 112 At the Therapia Hospital ” 176 At Scutari ” 192 Miss Nightingale’s Medals and Decorations ” 280 The Nightingale Nursing Carriage ” 296 At the Herbert Hospital, Woolwich ” 304 A Letter from Miss Nightingale ” 320