"The Company Commander tells me you were a great help to him, checking the men as they came back. Well done." It struck Samuel that he might have had a "Well done." But then, he didn't know the Honourable Jimmy's methods; nor did he know that while he and those with him had merely learned the first and easiest lesson that night, Reginald Simpkins had learned the second.
The second lesson - take responsibilty for the welfare and well-being of your fellow troops, enlisted and officer equally.