Power of departmental passive resistance: delay in setting up the Commission. Lord Panmure's gout--"The Bison is bullyable"--Miss Nightingale's weapon in reserve: her potential command of the public ear. II. The "Chelsea Board": the McNeill-Tulloch _affaire_ --Parliamentary pressure on the Government. III. Miss Nightingale's friendship with Lord Stanley--Miss Nightingale and the China expedition--The Netley Hospital--Her negotiations with Lord Panmure --Visit to Lord Palmerston--Her "fight for the pavilion." IV. Her preparation for the Royal Commission by writing her own official Report--Lord Panmure's instructions--This Report, the most remarkable of her works--Account of it. V. The experts and Miss Nightingale--Her inspection of hospitals and barracks--Visit to Chatham--Reform at Chelsea--Miss Nightingale and Robert Lowe--The proposed Army Medical School--Her suggestions of soldiers' reading-rooms. VI. The Royal Commission set up--Interview with Lord Panmure--Her revision of the instructions--Mr. Herbert's industry as chairman--Miss Nightingale's assistance--Dr. Sutherland--Her interviews with witnesses, suggestions for their examination--Her own evidence. VII. Report of the Commission--Its salient feature, the high rate of mortality in the barracks--Mr. Herbert and Miss Nightingale resolved on securing prompt reforms 334 CHAPTER III ENFORCING A REPORT (AUGUST-DECEMBER 1857) Frequent futility of Royal Commissions. Mr. Herbert's and Miss Nightingale's plans for averting the danger--Proposed series of Sub-Commissions to settle the details of reform--Lord Panmure off to Scotland--Departmental objections--Delay in appointing the Sub-Commissions--Miss Nightingale's labours. II. Over-work--Dr. Sutherland's expostulations--Her refusal to rest. III. The Indian Mutiny--Miss Nightingale's offer to go out. Her life at this period --Miss Nightingale's daily work with her allies--Ill-health-- Testamentary dispositions 362 CHAPTER IV REAPING THE FRUIT (1858-1860)