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I did not object to his entering the palace at all, 

 but you know his forward spirit, and how impos- 

 sible it was to keep him out of danger. It is 

 God's will, and we must bow submissively." 



"A finer or more gallant soldier," says Sir Hugh 

 Gough, " never breathed. He had the true instincts 

 of a leader of men ; as a cavalry soldier he was 

 perfection, a strong seat on horseback (though an 

 ugly rider), a perfect swordsman, nerves like iron, 

 and with a quick intelligent eye, indefatigable and 

 zealous, and with great tact. He had the all-round 

 qualities of a good soldier. Great was the grief 

 in ' Hodson's Horse ' at the death of their leader, 

 for no man was more loved by his men. To me 

 his death was a sad loss — he had been a kind 

 friend to me from the day I joined him at Delhi. 

 I had been lonojer with him than anv of the sur- 

 viving officers, and I knew him better than most." ^ 



Sir Thomas Seaton speaks of his friend's un- 

 timely death as "a calamity to our country, and I 

 mourned for him as for a brother. I shall never 

 see his equal." ^ 



In the letter from which I have already quoted 

 Dr Anderson writes : "In closing this ungarnished 

 account of your dear husband's last moments, allow 

 me to tell you that we who have served with him 

 through so many dangers felt his loss like that of 

 a brother. He was the influence that kept us 

 together, and since he has passed away from us 

 we have all broken up, and another officer and I 

 are the only two in the regiment that have served 

 with him at all, and I am about to leave also. Had 

 he lived it would have been otherwise." 



1 Old Memories. ^ From Cadet to Colonel. 



