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 THE DEATH OF LORD RAGLAN. 301 had been also 'the ancient enemy,' — had, more- chap. over, been ' Grand Seigneur,' and therefore, they _ L_ imagined, born foe of the Tricolor Flag; but — taught by the warlike Zouaves, who then used to govern opinion in the camp of the French — their rank and file — after debate — got to hold that, in spite of all this, Lord Eaglan was the true man of men they would choose to lead them in battle. And now, when in mid-campaign, the hand of death struck down a Chief on whom they had thus set their hearts, the sentiment moving them har- monised with the judgment they had long ago formed of his prowess in strife at close quarters. The family of Lord Raglan, desiring that this The mortal warlike scion of their House should rest at the Lord Ragian last with his ancestry, the Authorities determined withmm- to convey his remains for embarkation to the port to the Bay * of Kazatch ; and, the Generals allied with our own all demanding for themselves and their troops that the removal should be attended with full military honours in which they might take their part, it resulted that he who in life had carried to even a fault, his hatred of all forms and ceremonies attracting men's eyes towards himself, was in death to become the mute object — defence- less now against splendours ! — of a homage be- stowed by whole armies assembled for the pur- pose in strength, and assembled in the enemy's presence. Many pageants have borrowed adornment from the presence of troops, without, of course, ever ac-