CHAPTER XIV.

THE SURRENDER OF ERZEROUM.

Convalescence--_Membra Disjecta_--Mortality among the Medical Staff--"En haut Mystère, en bas Misère"--Arrival of Dr. Stoker and Dr. Stiven--A Desperate Journey--In the Hands of the Russians--Free under the English Flag--I resume Duty--An Archæological Curio--Antiques for Sale--An Armistice declared--Appearance of the Russians--The Gates thrown Open--Entry of the Russian Army--Our Russian _Confrères_--The Advantage of knowing French--A Friend in need--Captain Pizareff--An Impressive Review--Under the Russian Eagles--War or Peace?--Interview with General Melikoff--An Unpleasant Type of Consul--Charming Russian Visitors--I receive a Decoration--Celebrating the Occasion--Our Russian Guests--A Series of Dinner Parties--Duties of a Cossack Escort--A Perilous Adventure--The Hero of Devoi Boyun--We leave the Consulate--Fate's Irony at the Last--Death of General Heymann 358