With the first war ambulance in Belgium : young Hilda at the wars / by Arthur H. Gleason.

  • Arthur Gleason
Date:
[1915]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: With the first war ambulance in Belgium : young Hilda at the wars / by Arthur H. Gleason. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “Right, oh,” answered Mrs. Bracher. “Dr. Neil McDonnell is shortly leaving for Belgium with a motor-ambulance Corps,” she said, “but he has hundreds of applications, and his list is probably completed.” “Thank you,” said Hilda, “that will do nicely.” “I don’t mind telling you,” continued Mrs. Bracher, “that I shall probably go with him to the front. I hope he will accept you, but there are many ahead of you in applying, and he has already promised more than he can take.” Hilda took a taxi from St. Mary Le Strand to Harley Street.. Dr. Neil Mc¬ Donnell was a dapper mystical little specialist, who was renowned for his applications of psychotherapy to raging militants and weary society leaders. He was a Scottish Highlander, with a rare gift of intuitive insight. He, too, had the agreeable quality of personal charm.
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