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punishment. Another improvement was in the 

 tent itself, for, a first experience proving that 

 the tent was a little inclined in wet weather 

 to drop at the windows, we had some stout 

 dungaree made up about four yards square, and 

 used it as an outer fly. As it was dark blue in 

 colour (at first, but soon fading to butcher blue), the 

 effect was decidedly picturesque. We also managed 

 to get two very good camp beds from Vienna. 



Servants were a terrible trouble. Our first 

 stayed twenty-four hours ; the second (at fancy 

 wages) a month, and then left just as he was 

 getting useful. Certainly he could not stay, for, 

 being a small landowner near Nevesinje, he had 

 his crops to look after. Not liking the looks of 

 the next two candidates, we did without one for 

 a time, and did very well, although of course we 

 had to pay often and highly for messengers to 

 fetch stores from the town. When we moved 

 camp, however, we were lucky enough to get 

 exactly the man we wanted. One thing we did 

 miss, and that was the sea-bathing we had en- 

 joyed so much in Dalmatia. Now our collapsible 

 tub came in useful, but the water had to be 

 carried over a furlong from the Jezero. This 

 water, too, was a terrible trouble. At first it 

 was all right, but as the lakelet dried up it got 

 worse. There was one awful period when the 

 water just covered the three wells sunk in the 



