Dedication
THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED
TO
THE OFFICERS
OF THE
IVTH (QUEEN’S OWN) HUSSARS
IN WHOSE COMPANY THE AUTHOR LIVED
FOR FOUR HAPPY YEARS
PREFATORY NOTE
This story was written in 1897, and has already appeared in serial form in Macmillan’s Magazine. Since its first reception was not unfriendly, I resolved to publish it as a book, and I now submit it with considerable trepidation to the judgment or clemency of the public.
WINSTON S. CHURCHILL.