CHAPTER XI
THE GREY HOUSE AGAIN
So they carried him home for the second time—back to the Land of Sanity: to the place where the noise of the water sounded ceaselessly over the rounded stones. And resting one afternoon on a sofa in the drawing-room Jim dozed.
The door burst open, and Sybil came in. "Boy, do you see, they've given you a D.S.O. 'For conspicuous gallantry in holding up an almost isolated position for several hours against vastly superior numbers of the enemy. He was badly wounded just before relief came.'"
Her eyes were shining. "Oh! my dear—I'm so proud of you! Do you remember saying it was a glorious madness?"
Into his mind there flashed the picture of a German officer's face—distorted with terror—cringing: just as a pick came down....
"Yes, girl, I remember," he answered softly. "I remember. But, thank God! I'm sane again now."