Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Spears akasvika kuGHQ (Nyamavhuvhu 21) uye akaudza Wilson (muFrench aive kunze achishanyira Allenby) kuti Lanrezac aisada kusiya nzvimbo yake yakasimba (kumashure kwekona yeRwizi Sambre neMuse) uye "akange ataura kwenguva refu nezveupenzi hwekurwisa". Holmes anotenda kuti French akanga ari kugamuchira zano rakaipa kwazvo kubva kuna Wilson panguva ino, pasinei nokuziva zvakanaka nezvemauto ehondo neevapfuuri vemabhiza emauto akasimba echiGermany. VaFrench vakabva vaenda kumuzinda waLanrezac (22 Nyamavhuvhu) asi netsaona vakasangana naSpears munzira, uyo akamuudza kuti Lanrezac akanga asiri muchinzvimbo chekurwisa mushure mekurasikirwa zuva rakapfuura paHondo yeCharleroi
, Sir John akanga asinganyatsodaviri uye kuti Lanrezac akanga ari panzvimbo yokutungamirira mberi. Achibvisa nharo dzaSpears dzokuti mumwe musangano naLanrezac waizobatsira, French akadzima rwendo rwake ndokudzokera kuGHQ; "hukama naLanrezac hwakanga hwaparara", anonyora Holmes, nokuti Sir John haana kuona chikonzero chokutyaira kwemaawa, kungotukwazve mumutauro waakanga asinganzwisisi.