Of course they will get the news at the War Office today, and will probably wire at once.

I think we shall most likely leave here by a train early the next morning.

I shall, of course, telegraph as soon as the order comes, but as I know that you have everything ready, you will be in plenty of time if you come on by the night mail." At eleven o'clock a mounted messenger from Stroud brought on the telegram: "We entrain at six tomorrow morning.

Join immediately." This was but a formal notification, and he resolved to go on by the night mail.

He spent the day in driving round the estate and saying goodbye to his tenants.