With the Serbs in Macedonia

68 WITH THE SERBS IN MACEDONIA
fight. Some of the vans had to be towed up by
hand-power as bluejackets tow a gun. Everybody
had to lend a hand, and everybody nearly
died of it before the trick was done. Then we
found ourselves on the Gornichevo Pass—
improved now out of all recognition, but at that
time in a terrible state. Fortunately some
Serbs employed on the road were encamped
close by, and we turned them out to help to
push us up. This they did with their usual
willingness to do anything for the English.
Darkness came on, and, utterly exhausted,
we camped for the night by the side of
the road— and a very cold miserable night it
was.
At daybreak we resumed our journey, arriving
at our camping-ground at Sorovich about
midday, and at once starting work.
It was at Sorovich that the first death in the
Company occurred. Apart from that sad
incident our stay there was a very pleasant one.
The site of the camp was excellent, and the
mountain and lake scenery very beautiful. The
village itself with its bright red roofs was not so
interesting at close quarters as it seemed in the
distance. A great part of it was in ruins from
the last Balkan War, only the most squalid of
its houses were inhabited by natives, and
hardly any shops were open. The other houses