The General asked to see Miss van Warmelo and demanded to be shown through her ward, inspected her worst cases, visited the overcrowded tents. He seemed much impressed by the scenes he witnessed that day, and issued orders to the effect that all complaints from her ward were to be attended to promptly, and that a distribution of blankets and warm clothing should be made immediately. There were no blankets "in stock" the day before, but they were produced on this occasion with remarkable alacrity. The Governor inspected the foodstuffs and the small supply of medical comforts (which was _always_, I may say here, kept in stock for inspection, and was not touched for the use of the inmates of the Camp, when the stores ran out). On leaving, the Governor said to Hansie with marked emphasis: "I shall be obliged if you will make your complaints _to me_ in future." Her ward was now in a somewhat better condition, and she was preparing to leave for home for a month's rest and recreation. Although there were never more than six volunteer nurses in the Camp at a time, there were quite as many again in Pretoria, waiting to take the place of those obliged to go home on sick leave, and one of them was immediately sent to take charge of Hansie's ward. Tragic were the parting scenes witnessed in that ward next day, and, as Hansie laughingly extricated herself from the crowd, she promised to come back "very soon," little thinking that she would be in their midst again on the morrow. The new nurse, an inexperienced girl, after having gone through the ward once with Hansie, quietly fainted away. "Shall I stay?" Hansie asked her, when she had recovered. "Oh no; I must get used to it. But what must I do when the babies are dying like that?" "You must pray to God to take them quickly. Very little can be done to save them. Report your worst cases to the doctor regularly every day; then, at least, the responsibility does not rest on your shoulders." It was terrible, leaving them all in such a state. Arrived at Harmony, Hansie found a note from Mr. Cinatti asking her to come over to the Consulate immediately, because Dr. Kendal Franks, who was visiting Irene next day, wished to see her before he left. She went at once, and found a dinner-party in progress at the Consulate, the German Consul, Baron Ostmann, the Austrian Consul, Baron Pitner and his wife, one of the directors of the Dynamite Company, and Dr. Kendal Franks. She was shown into a private study, where Mr. Cinatti joined her, in great excitement. "Come in to dinner," he urged, but Hansie wished to see only Dr. Franks and said she would wait. "Tell me," she said before Mr. Cinatti left her. "Is there any danger for my mother in connection with those petitions?" "Oh no, my dear, I think not. I hope not. The penalty" (he said "penality") "would be very great. You won't mention it to Dr. Franks, will you?"