“Oh, it is a little confusing at first, like most things,” said Strange, “but having now experienced many of the adventures a war affords, I grow used to it. I have been robbed – once. I have been shot at – once. Once I found a Frenchman in the kitchen and had to chase him out, and once the house I was sleeping in was set on fire.” “By the French?” inquired General Stewart. “No, no. By the English. There was a company of the 43rd who were apparently very cold that night and so they set fire to the house to warm themselves.” “Oh, that always happens!” said General Stewart.
