4:14 THE BATTLE OF INKERMAN. CHAP. Raglan with any rough expletives,* but to the ' aide-de-camp he spoke, as was natural, in a free, cth Period, conversational way. So, when Calthorpe came back into the presence of Lord Raglan and Can- robert, he conveyed the full import of the answer meant for Lord Raglan, and added, besides, the assurance which Pennefather had addressed to himself — an assurance that, if he. General Penne- father, were now reinforced, he could end this fight with the Russians, and ' lick them,' as he said, ' to the devil. ' i* Lord Raglan archly rendered all this into literal French, and Canrobert, enchanted, cried out — ' What a brave fellow ! what a brave man ! what ' a good General ! Lord Raglan, perhaps, may have thought that if Pennefather's rough, eager words could produce this happy effect, his pres- ence mii^dit be even more powerful ; but, be that as it may, he sent at once to request that the his inter- General would come. J When Pennefather, obey- Lo^Rn^kn ^^^S ^^^® summous, cauic beaming and radiant into robert'" ^^^® presence of the two commanders, he found Lord Rau'lan in his saddle, and Canrobert on foot
- He asstired me that he never sent the expletives as part of
his message, but I have found no difficulty in reconciling his statement with that of Colonel Somerset Calthorpe. ■[ II}' first knowledge of this incident was derived from the Staff Officer's interesting ' Letters from Headquarters,' p. 375 ; but I have also had the advantage of receiving communications on the snhject from Colonel Somerset Calthorpe, the author of the work. X This the General informed me, and added that he attended forthwith.
