THESE PAGES, WRITTEN MOSTLY IN THE DRY COLD WIND OF TIBET, OFTEN WHEN INK WAS FROZEN AND ONE'S HAND TOO NUMBED TO FEEL A PEN, ARE DEDICATED TO COLONEL HOGGE, C.B., AND THE OFFICERS OF THE 23RD SIKH PIONEERS WHOSE GENERAL SOCIETY IS ONE OF THE MOST PLEASANT MEMORIES OF A RIGOROUS CAMPAIGN
