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hig^h spirits. By the time he had arrived at head-quarters he had 

 collected his scattered senses, and upon obtaining an interview 

 with General Lubienski, upon whose estate he lived, he was 

 immediately recognized, and set at liberty. The General laughed 

 heartily upon hearing his story, but to avoid any chance of his 

 again meeting with such amusing adventures, had given him a 

 passport, in which he was described as my servant, with full 

 permission to go where he liked. 



Having dismissed the count's servant and horses, we began 

 to look about for some place wherein to pass the night, which had 

 no sooner set in than the outposts of both armies began an 

 irregular fire of musketry upon each other, and the cries and 

 whoops of the Cossacks were heard on all sides. 



My companion being anxious to return home, I would not 

 oppose his departure, although I had the greatest faith in the 

 security of the general's passport, feeling deeply the responsibility 

 I had incurred by bringing him into unnecessary danger. I had 

 the satisfaction of hearing subsequently of his safe arrival at 

 home, after a narrow escape from being taken by the Cossacks. 



I was now left to my own resources, and I lost no time in 

 discovering the quarters of the physician-in-chief of the army, 

 to whom I candidly told my story. He expressed himself delighted 

 at the opportunity of having an Englishman with him, and 

 promised me a regular appointment next day to one of the ambu- 

 lances, in the mean time inviting me to share his cot, and mess 

 with his staff, two or three of whom could speak English fluently, 

 and had been educated in London. I need scarcely say the invita- 

 tion was most gladly accepted, and the day was most delightfully 

 spent in talking over the merits of most of the eminent surgeons 

 in London. 



In consequence of the severe and dangerous illness of General 

 Turno, commanding the right wing, I saw no more of the 

 physician-in-chief that day, his time being fully occupied in attend- 

 ing to the general, and his other patients. 



About mid-day I beheld, for the first time, Skreynecki ; he 

 possesses a tall, noble, commanding figure, dignified yet care-worn 

 features, a long straight nose, compressed lips, and rather sharp 

 prominent chin, his light hair partially concealing his lofty brow^ 



*' Where, deeply wrought. 



The intersected lines of thouglit" , 



overhung eyes that had more the expression of genius and of lofty 

 daring than of ferocity — of philanthrophy n)ore than the feelintjs 

 of a rugijed warrior, and yet upon the whole I do not recollect any 

 set of features more expressive of ambition, but of a lofty character. 

 In the course of conversation with the physician-in-chief, 1 learnt 

 he had been medical attendant to the Grand Duke Constantine, for 

 whose character he entertained the greatest detestation, and could 

 scarcely pronounce his name without an involuntary shudder. I 

 could easily discover that he attributed the secret springs of the 



