CHAPTER XIII

END OF THE WAR--RETURN HOME (JULY-AUGUST 1856)

The Peace. Return of the nurses--Miss Nightingale's tribute to her "mainstays." II. The Government's thanks to Miss Nightingale-- Gratitude of the soldiers--Offer of a man-of-war for her return-- Lord Ellesmere's speech in the House of Lords. III. Return of Miss Nightingale--Publicity avoided--Her "spoils of war." IV. Her Crimean work a starting-point 299