70 THE BATTLE OF J5ALACLAVA. crap, might result from his yielding to Cathcart. His . mind was soon made up. He returned to Sir George Cathcart, and at once told him that he (the staff-officer) should not return to Lord Raglan; that he had received orders to come for the 4th Division, and that he should remain till it was ready to move off. He pointed out firmly but respectfully that much valuable time had been lost, and said he still hoped that Sir George would give orders for the Division to fall in. Sir George listened attentively to all the staff-officer urged, and then to his great relief said, ' Very well, sir ; ' I will consult with my staff-officers, and see if ' anything can be done.' Cathcart then went away, and in a short time some bugles sounded, and the division began to turn out. Under the guidance of the staff-officers (who considered that Kadikoi was the point to make for), the Division marched off to the Col.* Lord Raglan, however, was not without suspi- cion that the operations in the plain of Balaclava might be a feint, and that the real attack might be made from Sebastopol upon the besieging forces. He took care to make provision for such a contingency ; and his oral directions for the purpose were conveyed by Lieutenant Calthorpe, one of his aides-de-camp, to Sir Richard England, the Commander of the 3d Division. General Canrobert, also, upon hearing of the
- Circumstances indicative of Cathcart's state of temper, and
in some measure tending to account for it, will be found nar- rated post, chap. iii.
