CHAPTER VI

AFRICA At the end of the year, my uncle was pleased grimly to express himself as satisfied, and to send me forthwith to the Military School of Saumur, where selected Cavalry-Sergeants of good family and superior education are made into officers. Here nothing amusing occurred, and I was glad when, once more, wires were pulled and I was instructed to betake myself and my new commission to Algeria and present myself at the _Quartier des Spahis_ at Sidi-bel-Abbès. I shall never forget my first glimpse of my new home. I…