THE WINTER TROUBLES. CHAPTER I. DETERMINATION OF THE ALLIES TO WINTER ON THE CHER- SONESE HEIGHTS. — THE IMPORT OF THIS RESOLVE AS REGARDED THE HEALTH AND STRENGTH OF THEIR ARMIES. When the meditated assault of Sebastopol was chap deferred yet again after ' Inkerman,' General ^' Oanrobert seemed to cherish a hope that the The hope ^ chensnea landing of his expected reinforcements would jj^g^^": enable him once more to go on with liis tlirice- interrupted design ; (^) but Lord Raglan, I suppose, apprehended that the accession of fresh troops from France might be followed by a new crop of reasons to warrant yet further delay ; for, if the illusion harbouring still any vestige of former illusions, ed*hyY„'ra he at least did not suffer their witcliery to lull '°"" his care for the morrow. And, the morrow he confronted in thouglit was other than one of the kind that awaits an army when destined to find repose in some town VOL. VII. A
