The two splashed across the marsh and found
the tents.
Rogerson and Willett were there; Willett was seedy. Another Englishman
named Hamilton, who had an umbrella which he had sworn to take back
with him to England. Also two Austro-Serb boys who had been acting as
interpreters.
West and Mawson were not there. Rogerson said that Sir Ralph had sent
them with Mrs. M----to see the road and conditions at Mitrovitza; nobody
knew when they would be back. We got two beds, but there were no
mattresses on the springs. Jan rolled up in his Serbian rug, but it was
loosely woven, and not as warm as he had hoped. Just not warm enough,
one only dozed. About eleven o'clock, Cutting came in with Owen,
Watmough, Hilder, and Elmer. They had come from Vrnjatchka Banja with
Dr. Holmes. Some one had told them that we had deserted them and had
gone off to Rashka on our own; they were cheered to find us still there.
After that we lay awake discussing details. None of them had realized
the difficulties of the road and the probable lack of food, though the
Red Cross men had brought with them a case of emergency rations.
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