ter a well-fed, happy lot, the others yellow
and jaundiced, and looking very weary.

_November 11th._--We reached Lemnos yesterday at 6 p.m. and anchored
in the outer harbour with four other hospital ships and many
transports. Our boat has orders to proceed to Alexandria and we are
again on the move, leaving at 9 a.m. to-day.

_November 13th._--We reached Alexandria at 11 a.m. taking fifty hours
from Lemnos. On the pier at which we drew up stood a train refulgent
in stars and crescents. This was soon filled, and passed off, into the
unknown--likely Cairo.

Next, how was I to get a wire off? Quite easy, said some one. You see
that lady along there with the green umbrella, that is Lady C---- who
meets all boats and looks after such things. Lady C. soon gets off a
bale on which she has been sitting, and stalks slowly down our way,
gets a bundle of what turns out to be telegram forms and awaits the
hoisting of the gangway, a great lumbering affair which it takes an
army of multi-coloured Egyptians to shove along on its wheels. Then
they swing it round, amidst great shouting in chorus, and nearly catch
her ladyship's shins in so doing, but she is wide awake, jumps back,
digs the hand that is not holding the green umbrella into her waist,
her head jerks a little, and I can imagine she is consigning all these
Egyptians to a certain place. She comes on board where all are very
deferential, and she is asked to lunch with us but declines.

_November 14th._--Ras-el-Tin Military Hospital. Towards evening
several officers were brought to this hospital yesterday. We enjoyed
our ride through the streets, all gay with the brilliant colours of
the East. At last we entered a big gateway and landed in an exquisite
garden. At the distant end of this is a tall lighthouse, the hospital
being at the very point of a long promontory on the east side of the
harbour entrance. The garden is full of palms and flowers of the most
brilliant hues.

A medical fellow came round and gave me an overhaul this morning. He
tells me my heart is dilated--hence my severe breathlessness. I was
told I must go to England, but need not expect to get away for a
fortnight or so. The hospital is very airy but uncomfortably warm.

_November 18th._--I am already feeling much better. I have a wonderful
appetite and am thoroughly enjoying the good things set before me. My
weight is now 10 stones 1 lb., and I must have gained at least 2 or 3
lbs. since I lef