PART III

_BOOK VII_

_August 25th-September 2nd_

I. IN RETREAT 307

II. DARK DAYS 314

III. STRENGTH OF MIND 323

IV. OH, MY FRIENDS 330

V. A SHADOW ON THE PICTURE 337

VI. THE POILUS 349

VII. SOCIALISM 357

VIII. A TEMPTATION 362

IX. AT PEACE WITH MYSELF 372

_BOOK VIII_

_September 2nd-7th_

X. NEWS AT LAST 379

XI. THE CATHEDRAL 386

XII. PESSIMISM 394

XIII. A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER 401

XIV. HIGH STRATEGY 410

XV. A WORD IN SEASON 419

_BOOK IX_

_September 7th-9th_

XVI. FINAL ANTICIPATION 433

XVII. WE TAKE UP OUR POSITION 441

XVIII. THE FIRST IMPACT 447

XIX. HOLDING OUT 453

XX. WE ARE NOT DEFEATED 460

XXI. THE CULMINATION 470

XXII. SERENITY 478