CHAP. PAGE INTRODUCTION.--A SUPPER AT THE “ALBION,” AND ITS CONSEQUENCES 1 I. BY RAIL AND COACH TO VIRGINIA WATER 13 II. A SUMMONS TO STAFFORD HOUSE 29 III. OFF TO THE WAR 36 IV. DELIGHTS OF TRAVEL 49 V. COMFORT ON SHORE AND PENANCE AT SEA 57 VI. THE LAND OF THE MOSLEM 70 VII. A BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF CONSTANTINOPLE FROM PERA 83 VIII. FIRST VIEW OF THE SCENE OF ACTION 91 IX. COMMENCEMENT OF THE CULINARY CAMPAIGN 101 X. A TOUR ROUND THE KITCHENS 111 XI. FIRST OPERATIONS 124 XII. THE SCUTARI MISSION ACCOMPLISHED 134 XIII. DEPARTURE FOR THE CRIMEA 147 XIV. COMMENCEMENT OF MY CAMPAIGN IN THE CRIMEA 160 XV. THE ENGLISH AND TURKISH COMMANDERS-IN-CHIEF 180 XVI. A NEW ENEMY 191 XVII. RECEPTION AT ENGLISH AND FRENCH HEAD-QUARTERS 200 XVIII. A UNIVERSAL CALAMITY 213 XIX. HAPS AND MISHAPS IN CAMP 227 XX. EXPEDITIONS ON HORSE AND ON FOOT 239 XXI. MATTERS GRAVE AND GAY 250 XXII. PREPARATIONS FOR ANOTHER TRIP 266 XXIII. OUR STEAM VOYAGE IN THE “LONDON” 289 XXIV. THREE WEEKS AT SCUTARI 297 XXV. FESTIVITIES AT SCUTARI AND VISITS TO FRENCH HOSPITALS 315 XXVI. MY SECOND TRIP TO THE CRIMEA 325 XXVII. CAMP LIFE AT HEAD-QUARTERS 334 XXVIII. MY GREAT FIELD-DAY 350 XXIX. THE EIGHTH OF SEPTEMBER 364 XXX. FALL OF THE DOOMED CITY 375 XXXI. ILLNESS AND CHANGE OF SCENE 385 XXXII. CAMP OF THE FOURTH DIVISION 400 XXXIII. HOSTILITIES AT TABLE 415 XXXIV. CRIMEAN FESTIVITIES 433 XXXV. LAST DAYS OF BRITISH OCCUPATION OF THE CRIMEA 459 XXXVI. LAST SCENE OF OUR STRANGE EVENTFUL HISTORY 484 ADDENDA 513 ERRATA. In page 6, _for_ “Little Jack,” _read_ “Little Ben.” Page 32, line 12, _for_ “I think,” _read_ “She thinks.”