. A green tent in Flanders. the line. He has a great friendship for M. dePrecy—of rather wooden build and perhapsover-conciliatory manner—^his pupil in goodold bygone days in Bordeaux, now chiefsurgeon of one of the auto-chirurgical ormobile operating rooms, which with othersof its kind has cost France so many thou-sand francs. This auto-chir, as they arecalled, has a staff of its own of fifteen doctorsand surgeons, and a complete radiographicand surgical outfit. But almost since theoutbreak of the war, by some kink in theadministrative tape, it has stood idle andnot more than a stones throw f
. A green tent in Flanders. the line. He has a great friendship for M. dePrecy—of rather wooden build and perhapsover-conciliatory manner—^his pupil in goodold bygone days in Bordeaux, now chiefsurgeon of one of the auto-chirurgical ormobile operating rooms, which with othersof its kind has cost France so many thou-sand francs. This auto-chir, as they arecalled, has a staff of its own of fifteen doctorsand surgeons, and a complete radiographicand surgical outfit. But almost since theoutbreak of the war, by some kink in theadministrative tape, it has stood idle andnot more than a stones throw from our 82 A GEEEN TENT IN FLANDERS gates. The Directress had offered its fifteendoctors, when she knew of their pUght, twoof our wards to do with them as they pleased,nurse their own cases, make their own re-searches. She had even gone so far as tosay that they might be free of our operatingroom to help there whenever there was arush and share with our very own doctorsthe much-coveted surgical experiences ofthe THE SALLE DATTENTE 4 We have had a busy day with the brightcoloured thread of our bit to do runningthrough it. Miss Wolton (one of the EngUshnurses) and I ask for pass-cards. We mustgo to the nearest village to buy ribbons andfancy papers to tie up the Christmas are just starting when the three whistlessound. Four wounded are brought in. Itis my initiation to the work of the salledattente—the portal of the hospital—which is to be my principal field of activityhere. The men arrive—^huddled. Inarticulatebundles of pain and misery with stone-cold 83 84 A GREEN TENT IN FLANDERS feet and chattering teeth. Their boots andputtees are caked with mud and their clothesstiff with blood and dirt. The bandagesthat have been put on at the outposts arenot removed in the salle dattente, except incase of haemorrhage or other especial need,but the men are undressed, laid on beds, andgiven hot-water bottles. The belongings ofeach are piled by his bed, and
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