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236 THE
PEACE OF BUKHAREST [chap. xiii.
by sun and rain, wearing their opankas (leather sandals),
bore traces of extreme fatigue on their emaciated and
sunburnt faces, but nevertheless they marched with
spirit and pride. Behind the infantry ghost-like horses
dragged the guns. Most of the generals whose names
had become so popular in 1912 wTere with their troops.
And the population of the town greeted them calmly
and sympathetically, recognising that they had done
their whole duty, and had deserved well of their
country. Most of the soldiers taking part in the
march-past were adorned with flowers, and so were King
Ferdinand and his two sons, who headed the procession
on horseback, and who were greeted by the crowd
without the slightest show of hostility. A Te Deiwi of
thanksgiving was held in the Cathedral, to which the
whole Diplomatic Corps was invited. It was most
painful to me to take part in this Te Deurn and to
witness the march-past of the troops. Whatever the
responsibility of Ferdinand, and of the majority of the
Bulgarian politicians for all that had occurred, I could
not rid myself of the feeling that each of the Bulgarian
soldiers passing before me had, by his ardent patriotism
and undaunted courage, earned a less piteous result for
his country, and deserved a really triumphal entry into
his home. I knew that the Bulgarian people had their
share of guilt in the sad events which had occurred, but,
nevertheless, I could not help wondering whether others
should not bear some of the blame, and whether I
myself had done all I ought to prevent this melancholy
ending to our influence in Bulgaria.
A few days later I sent off a letter to Baron Schilling,
begging him to tell me whether the question of my
recall from Bulgaria was not being revived at the
Foreign Office. I added that I thought myself that,
after all that had occurred, I could no longer render
efficient services in Sofia.
I promptly received the reply that there was a
question of making me exchange with M. Savinsky,
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