A Week at Waterloo in 1815; Lady de Lancey's Narrative: Being an Account of How She Nursed Her Husband, Colonel Sir William Howe de Lancey, Quartermaster-General of the Army, Mortally Wounded in the Great Battle (Classic Reprint)
A Week at Waterloo in 1815; Lady de Lancey's Narrative: Being an Account of How She Nursed Her Husband, Colonel Sir William Howe de Lancey, Quartermaster-General of the Army, Mortally Wounded in the Great Battle (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt: ...How was this to be done, without fire-irons, or indeed without fire? We put some vinegar into a tumbler, and Emma went with a large pair of scissors, and brought a piece of burning charcoal, and put it into the vinegar, and that made a great smoke. Every time we wanted anything warmed, or water boiled, Emma had to cross a court and make a fire, and then watch it, or someone would have run away with what she was cooking. Meantime I would call her ten different times, and this in wet or dry, night or day. I now ...
Read More
Excerpt: ...How was this to be done, without fire-irons, or indeed without fire? We put some vinegar into a tumbler, and Emma went with a large pair of scissors, and brought a piece of burning charcoal, and put it into the vinegar, and that made a great smoke. Every time we wanted anything warmed, or water boiled, Emma had to cross a court and make a fire, and then watch it, or someone would have run away with what she was cooking. Meantime I would call her ten different times, and this in wet or dry, night or day. I now regretted having brought so few clothes. The day I went to Waterloo, Sir William told me the Duke (30) had visited him in the morning. He said he never had seen him so warm in his feelings: he had taken leave of him with little hope -77- of seeing him again, I fancy. The Duke told him he never wished to see another battle; this had been so shocking. It had been too much to see such brave men, so equally matched, cutting (31) each other to pieces as they did. Sir William said there never had been such fighting; that the Duke far surpassed anything he had ever done before. (32) The general opinion seemed to be that it had been a peculiarly shocking battle. Sir William said he never would try it again; he was quite tired of the business. In speaking of his wound he said this might be the most fortunate event that could have happened for us both. I looked at him for an explanation. He said, "Certainly, even if I recover completely, I should never think of serving again. Nobody could ask such a thing, and we should settle down quietly at home for the rest of our lives." The evening after I went to Waterloo, Sir G. Scovell said he would take something to eat, and after seeing me fairly established he would go to Headquarters. He wrote a copy of a return of rations, for which we were to send to Brussels; and also any other provisions must be got from thence, for the village produced nothing. -78- He left two sentinels, for fear there should be any...
Read Less
Add this copy of A Week at Waterloo in 1815 Lady De Lancey's Narrative to cart. $20.04, new condition, Sold by Paperbackshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bensenville, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Forgotten Books.
Add this copy of A Week at Waterloo in 1815 Lady De Lancey's Narrative to cart. $30.47, new condition, Sold by Paperbackshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bensenville, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Forgotten Books.
Add this copy of A Week at Waterloo in 1815; Lady De Lancey's Narrative: to cart. $41.65, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Forgotten Books.
All Editions of A Week at Waterloo in 1815; Lady de Lancey's Narrative: Being an Account of How She Nursed Her Husband, Colonel Sir William Howe de Lancey, Quartermaster-General of the Army, Mortally Wounded in the Great Battle (Classic Reprint)