Here and there in the war area . o an unusuallength of reach which gives a curiously con-fident and determined effect, and sing inperfect time and tune. Many of their march-ing songs are like our old-fashioned roundsand are caught up in different parts along theranks, line by line. I tried hard in listeningto see if I could find any system on which thiscatching up and joining in was done, but itwas impossible. The whole effect was singu-larly beautiful, moving and exhilarating, andevidently as much so to the men themselvesas to those looking on. At a large station onthe way the whole platform
Here and there in the war area . o an unusuallength of reach which gives a curiously con-fident and determined effect, and sing inperfect time and tune. Many of their march-ing songs are like our old-fashioned roundsand are caught up in different parts along theranks, line by line. I tried hard in listeningto see if I could find any system on which thiscatching up and joining in was done, but itwas impossible. The whole effect was singu-larly beautiful, moving and exhilarating, andevidently as much so to the men themselvesas to those looking on. At a large station onthe way the whole platform was full of troopsseeing a General off. As the train movedslowly out the men cheered again and againas he passed them, and one of his staff ex-plained to me, looking affectionately at them, They have been very fond of him, as yousee. But, he added, its always the samebetween our officers and their men. I had tried to get permission to cross overby boat from Stockholm to Ramo, just acrossin Finland, which would have taken me over. THE PRIM \ l I OF NORWAY 236] THROUGH NORWAY AND SWEDEN 237 in as many hours almost as the other tookdays, but telegrams are slow and it came justafter I had left, though the Russian Ministerdid not think it worth while to telegraph tome to return, with my ticket taken and allarrangements made. They had tried to putme off by saying, You may be frozen in byice floes, or taken by the enemys patrols toStettin, to which I had replied, Nothingwould please me better than to find myself inStettin, for then I might be allowed to visitour British prisoners in Germany. But I shall always be glad that the militarypermission from Finland came too late, andthat I had to travel the longer way round toPetrograd through Sweden. CHAPTER X RUSSIAS TWO CAPITALS Petrograd the modern, and Moscow theancient, capital of Russia give us a very vivid—and I think clear—impression at this timeof much that is passing within that vastEmpire. Much remains absolutely unknown !Rus
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