Convalescence--_Membra Disjecta_--Mortality among the Medical Staff--"En haut Mystère, en bas Misère"--Arrival of Dr. Stoker and Dr. Stiven--A Desperate Journey--In the Hands of the Russians--Free under the English Flag--I resume Duty--An Archæological Curio--Antiques for Sale--An Armistice declared--Appearance of the Russians--The Gates thrown Open--Entry of the Russian Army--Our Russian _Confrères_--The Advantage of knowing French--A Friend in need--Captain Pizareff--An Impressive Review--Under the Russian Eagles--War or Peace?--Interview with General Melikoff--An Unpleasant Type of Consul--Charming Russian Visitors--I receive a Decoration--Celebrating the Occasion--Our Russian Guests--A Series of Dinner Parties--Duties of a Cossack Escort--A Perilous Adventure--The Hero of Devoi Boyun--We leave the Consulate--Fate's Irony at the Last--Death of General Heymann 358 CHAPTER XV. THE END OF THE WAR. Helping Sick Russians--A Squalid Scene--Work of the Russian Doctors--Melikoff's Appreciation--Arrival of the Red Cross Staff--A Novel Candlestick--Great Explosion--The Erzeroum Fire Brigade--Preparations for our Departure--A Practical Joke on a Persian--A Pleasant Interlude--The Princess at Erzeroum--Mr. Zohrab's Library comes in Useful--Our Spanish Widow--Riding on a Pack-saddle--A Slow March--The Widow meets with Accidents--Restricted Sleeping Accommodation--We turn Two Corpses out of Bed--End of a Pack-horse--My Cats from Van--The Valley of Pear Trees--Trebizond at last 388 CHAPTER XVI. CONCLUSION. We fly from the Widow--Arrival at Constantinople--English Philanthropy--The Baroness Burdett-Coutts--First Acquaintance with a well known Actress--Osman Pasha back again--The Turkish Skobeleff--A much perforated Paletot--Captain Morisot's Career--A Romantic Escape--On Board the _Gamboge_--We reach Smyrna--Mr. and Mrs. Zohrab--A Sympathetic Englishwoman--Zara Dilber Effendi--Back in London--Patriotic Ditties--An Incredulous Music-hall Proprietor--Non é Vero--Bowling out a Story-teller 414 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. CHARLES S. RYAN, M.B., C.M., EDIN. _Frontispiece_ MAP OF PLEVNA AND ITS ENVIRONS _Facing p. 136_ " " TREBIZOND AND ERZEROUM " 348 UNDER THE RED CRESCENT. CHAPTER I. FROM MELBOURNE TO SOFIA.