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regret the mistakes made, and hope to do better in 

 the future. 



It may, perhaps, be well to briefly scan the ground 

 covered — to sum up the evidence, in fact. 



Chapter I. proves that we have a just cause for 

 undertaking a campaign with the Image. This is 

 important, for history shows that troops who did not 

 believe in the justice of their cause have seldom 

 fought well. 



Chapter II. deals with "clothing" — this, as has 

 been shown, is important to the sportsman as it is to 

 the soldier ; comfort and suitability comes first, but 

 appearance, because of the moral effect it cannot but 

 have, runs a very good second. 



"Equipment" follows dress as naturally as 

 Chapter III., in which we find it mentioned, follows 

 Chapter II. As has been said, it must be, both 

 for the Image and the Real, like clothing, suitable, 

 comfortable, good, well fitted, and well put on. 



Chapter IV. gives us " Interior Economy and 

 Supply." The importance of seeing to the comfort, 

 and, to what usually follows the comfort, the effici- 

 ency, and the proper and economical feeding of 

 man and horse cannot be exaggerated, and need 

 not be enlarged on, 



" Transport," Chapter V., also needs little com- 

 ment ; without it the operations of the Real must 

 be as limited as those of the Image would be with- 

 out a horse. The necessity, in both cases, of getting 

 the right sort of transport for the country in which 

 the operations are to be conducted, is obvious. 



