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Robert leaves from London to Waterloo where he rides by train and reaches a town called Magdalene Wood. It is here when he realizes that he has been separated with his bag. Robert is now left without rations, clean clothing, and his gun. Magdalene Wood lies about 12 miles from Bailleul. Robert decides he wants to make it before sunrise so he must walk the remainder of the way.

Soon Robert joined two horsemen and rode the remainder of the way. When Robert reaches Bailleul and stays the first night in a hotel, he immediately passes out in his room. He wakes once wondering what time it is the remembers the watch Barbara bought him. Although it is 1: 30 Robert falls back asleep. He then wakes up later wondering if he has slept through an entire day; he gets up showers and makes way for De sole, this is a housing facility for the mentally ill as well as soldiers. While taking a shower the nurses and other inmates leave the room and turn off the light.

Robert senses he is not alone, and asks "who's there?" nobody replies, but he hears the sound of someone breathing. He is then approached by what seems like four men and is raped. Before the rapists leave Robert hears them say not to take any money or that will give their identities away, revealing to Robert that it was soldiers who committed the act. Soon after this incident Poole appears while passing through and much to Roberts surprise gives him his kit bag containing Roberts clothing, gun, and a picture of Rowena which he burns as an act of charity.

Robert returns to the front on an ammunition convoy towards Wytsbrouk. He encounters some shelling but his life is spared. On the seventh day since returning from the front Robert is with Captain Leather and thirty horses and mules. When the German's begin to bomb their location Robert asks Leather if he can release the animals in order to save them, but Leather was in a panic under a table and refused.

However, Robert convinces Devlin to open the gate to release the animals. When Leather witnesses what Devlin is doing he fires and shoots Devlin in the head. Shells begin to land in the barns and as Roberts attempts to kill the wounded animals he thinks that if Leather was an animal he was be deemed mad and be shot. It is at this moment that Leather rises to his feet and Robert shoots leather directly between the eyes. Robert then rips is lapels off of his jacket, kills the rest of the wounded animals, and leaves. Robert is now missing in action and when Mr. and Mrs. Ross hear of the news Mrs. Ross goes mad, and refuses to dress.

She simply drinks and stays in her night gown. The Germans continue fire on Bailleul and as Robert is walking he comes across a horse and a dog beside an abandoned train. He approaches the horse and dog and begins to accompany them, but before they leave the horse whinnies and tells Robert that there are more horses in train. Robert, the horse, and the dog free the other horses and make on their way to Magdalene Wood. However on their way they are approached by Private Castles who tries to stop Robert.

Robert, thinking about himself and the animals, shoots Cassel's. Later Robert hides out with the dog and horses in an abandoned barn but is apprehended by Major Mickle who tells Robert to surrender. Robert does not give and Mickle orders the barn's roof to be set on fire. Robert cannot escape in time and is almost killed by the burns.

Because of his injuries Robert is not put on trial by the military police and is allowed to stay at St. Aubyn's instead of jail. Lady d'Orsey does not visit Robert in his state, but Juliet, being a true friend, brings him flowers every day. Robert died in 1922 just before he turned 22.