people thou hast given thyself entirely, even thy noble life. What a
misfortune indeed for us!

"May Heaven send thee eternal peace, so much merited, and so much
desired by all those who knew thee, and above all and especially by all
those Serbian hearts who have found in thee a great human friend."

Dr. Inglis wrote every week to the committee. In the letters written
towards the end of September we are aware of the anxiety about the
future which is beginning to make itself felt.


"Last week Austrian aeroplanes were 'announced,' and the
authorities evidently believed the report; for the Arsenal was
emptied of workmen--and they don't stop work willingly just now.
So--as a Serbian officer said to me yesterday--'Serbia is exactly
where she was a year ago.' It does seem hard lines on our little
Ally....

"Well, as to how this affects us. Sir Ralph was talking about the
various possibilities. _As long as the Serbians fight we'll stick
to them--retreat if necessary, burning all our stores._ If they are
overwhelmed we must escape, probably via Montenegro. Don't worry
about us. We won't do anything rash or foolish; and if you will
trust us to decide, as we must know most about the situation out
here, we'll act rationally."


At last, in November, 1915, the storm broke. Serbia was overrun by
Germans, Austrians, and Bulgarians. All her big Allies failed her, "so