CHAPTER III

THE BLUE HUSSAR Excellent! I would be worthy of this uncle of mine, and I would devote my life to my country. (Incidentally I had no objection to being made a Marshal of France, in due course.) I regarded myself as a most fortunate young man, for all I had to do was my best. And I _was_ lucky, beyond belief--not only in having such an uncle behind me, but in having an English education and an English training in sports and games. I had won the Public Schools Championship for boxing (Middle-weight) and for fencing a…