Showing posts with label Frederic Remington paintings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frederic Remington paintings. Show all posts

Monday, September 29, 2008

Frederic Remington paintings

Frederic Remington paintings
Francisco de Goya paintings
Filippino Lippi paintings
The camp was left in a disgraceful condition’. Wherever I went I found evidence that officers are not doing their duty. The state in which a camp is left is the best possible test of the efficiency of regimental officers. It is on such matters that the reputation of a battalion and its commander rests. ‘And’ - did he in fact say this or am I finding words for the resentment in his voice and eye? I think he left it unsaid - ‘I do not intend to have my professional reputation compromised by the slackness of a few temporary officers.’ We sat with our note-books and pencils waiting to take down the details of our next jobs. A more sensitive man would have seen that he had failed to be impressive; perhaps he saw, for he added in a petulant schoolmasterish way: ‘All I ask is loyal cooperation.’
Then he referred to his notes and read: