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edon
anothertiles;buttheirhorseshadevenalongerdayswork
beforetheontherrow
beingacpaniedbyastaffofficer,noquestionseverwere
askedthend,afteragooddinneratthehotel,theytothe
ire,toinquireastotheadvanced
postsofthegesthisfunctionarylikesuchfunctionariesin
generaluldgivetheutslightinfortionbut,asfarashe
kneantroopsontherightbankoftheloing,
southofitsjunctionhtheyonnebeyondtheyonheywere
scatteredprettythickly,everywhere
atdaybreakthenexting,theystartedcaptainduprattued
hishorsesheadhebarclaysrodenorth
theirpaceheyneverdreatvillages,
toaskhertheprussianshadbeenheardoftheyheardof
partiesatlorrez,andcheroy;butastheykeptthroughbylanes,
andastheuntryhicklyherisk
presentslltheyhadanexcellentp,henabled
theofolloallestfootpaths
atelevenoletofntarlet
theretheybreakfasted,andgavethehorsesanhoursrestwhile
theynsultediller,andtuedouta
shreatterthhe
advisedtheofordtheyonnebetontereauanditsjunction
iles,andthento
tutotheleft,andtoerous
fordsthereintotheforestoffontainebleau;andtheyhen
findtheelvesbetelun,anduldrideboldly
intolun,asiftheyhadefroontainebleau
”iknooftheuntry,”hesaid,”andwillguideyou,
tillyouaresafelyacrosstheseineifhance,
falluponapatroloftheene,itpleenoughtosay
thatiallerofntarlet;andthatyouhaveshoeyour
perssiontotravelabout,throughthegeline;andhaveasked
toguideyou,bytheshortestelun”
theyhadeveryreasontobethankfultotheirguide,fortheyfound
thatthereanyscatteredpartiesofuhlansaboutby
dintofkingdetoursthroughheysucceededin
strikingtheseine,atfontaineleport,eetingthe
thisvillageehalfdozencavalry;and
itpossibletopasstheriver,unseenbythethebarclays
thanked,veryly,theirfriendtheire,andprosedto
ntionhisnduct,upontheirretutotours;andthen,saying
goodbyetohirodeintothevillagealonethesergeantofuhlans
catothedooroftheprincipalcabaret,andlookedout
”goodday,”ralphsaid,inge,reininguphishorse”isit
herethatie,atle
chatelet,thatitainroad”
”yes,youarerighthere,”thesergeantsaid”haveyoupasses”
”ohyes,”ralphsaid,laughing”itatter
togetfrorankforthere,”
sosaying,hepulledouttheprussianpert
”thatisright,”thesergeantsaid”yourhorseslookverydone”
”uloiersthroughrozoy,andnot”
”itnot
throughlun,”thesergeantsaidandhetookoutap,and
exanedit”no,iseelechateletisaredirectline”
”etoanhour,”ralphsaid,tuingtopercy;”and
itterforourbeastsseethattheyarerubbeddown,
andfed”
thesergeantgaveaperetoryshout,andthesterofthewine
shopranoutthesergeantpointedtothehorses
”doyouspeakfrench”heaskedralph
”no,”ralphsaid,”butsondoes
”aaron,tellhiorubtheoo
it,yourselfthesedogsarecapableofcheatingevenahorse”
ralphthenenteredtheebreadand
cheeseandabottleofthebesththreeglassesthe
prussiansergeantsatdo,andtalkedofgeyforan
hourthentheystartedagain,crossedtheriverand,anhouranda
halflater,enteredlunhere,asthey
fontainebleauansnoquestion
wasasked
theyrodetheirtiredhorsesthroughthestreets,untiltheysawa
quiethotelridingintotheyard,theytoldthehostlertoputup
theirhorses,andtocleanandfeedtheeir
requesthafivefrancpiecetheythenenteredthehotel,and
foundthattheyuldhavebeds;asthenuerofgeofficers
quartereduponthishouseallerthanusual,oothe
greaterportionofthetroopshavingbeenpushedon,toreinforce
vondertann
itfive,andherefore
theypresentedgaettas
letter,andrequestedhisassistanceinpurchasingavan,ha
pairofgoodstronghorses,atonce
”itpossibletogethorses,”theiresaid,”but
iybestihaveti
fear,ifi,theprussiansghtrerk
it”
”gaettasown
stablestheyhavecarriedusahundredles,sincebreakfastti
yesterdaytheyarelikelytobeatleastasgoodasyoursare,
onlytheyafehange”
”certainly,”theiresaid,atonce”ifanyinquiriesobe
deaboutit,ineedkenosecretofthattransaction
”asfortheveredcart,iy
neighborsopayforit,andas
theprussiansarerequisitioningthent,youcanrely
uponhavingoorrooing,readyforyourstartiwillsend
anoteroundtoyou,tonight,totellyouis,atpresent”
”ndantsoffice,andget
ourpassesuntersignedhatisdone,
forversailles”
”yes,ishouldadviseyoutodothat,”theiresaid”youwill
nothavechdifficultytheyarecivilenoughaboutpasses,and
ttersofthatkindentionyouhaveseen”
”notunlessanyquestionisaskedabouthorses;inhcasewe
shouldofursentionthathearingyouhadapairofhorses,
andoursrequiringresthyou”
theynoanofficery
”ovisathisforversailles”ralphsaid,in
ge
theoffi
”thelastvisaiseeeaux,afortnightsince”
”ravelingonhorseback,since,”ralphsaid;”andhave
hadnooccasi
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edon
anothertiles;buttheirhorseshadevenalongerdayswork
beforetheontherrow
beingacpaniedbyastaffofficer,noquestionseverwere
askedthend,afteragooddinneratthehotel,theytothe
ire,toinquireastotheadvanced
postsofthegesthisfunctionarylikesuchfunctionariesin
generaluldgivetheutslightinfortionbut,asfarashe
kneantroopsontherightbankoftheloing,
southofitsjunctionhtheyonnebeyondtheyonheywere
scatteredprettythickly,everywhere
atdaybreakthenexting,theystartedcaptainduprattued
hishorsesheadhebarclaysrodenorth
theirpaceheyneverdreatvillages,
toaskhertheprussianshadbeenheardoftheyheardof
partiesatlorrez,andcheroy;butastheykeptthroughbylanes,
andastheuntryhicklyherisk
presentslltheyhadanexcellentp,henabled
theofolloallestfootpaths
atelevenoletofntarlet
theretheybreakfasted,andgavethehorsesanhoursrestwhile
theynsultediller,andtuedouta
shreatterthhe
advisedtheofordtheyonnebetontereauanditsjunction
iles,andthento
tutotheleft,andtoerous
fordsthereintotheforestoffontainebleau;andtheyhen
findtheelvesbetelun,anduldrideboldly
intolun,asiftheyhadefroontainebleau
”iknooftheuntry,”hesaid,”andwillguideyou,
tillyouaresafelyacrosstheseineifhance,
falluponapatroloftheene,itpleenoughtosay
thatiallerofntarlet;andthatyouhaveshoeyour
perssiontotravelabout,throughthegeline;andhaveasked
toguideyou,bytheshortestelun”
theyhadeveryreasontobethankfultotheirguide,fortheyfound
thatthereanyscatteredpartiesofuhlansaboutby
dintofkingdetoursthroughheysucceededin
strikingtheseine,atfontaineleport,eetingthe
thisvillageehalfdozencavalry;and
itpossibletopasstheriver,unseenbythethebarclays
thanked,veryly,theirfriendtheire,andprosedto
ntionhisnduct,upontheirretutotours;andthen,saying
goodbyetohirodeintothevillagealonethesergeantofuhlans
catothedooroftheprincipalcabaret,andlookedout
”goodday,”ralphsaid,inge,reininguphishorse”isit
herethatie,atle
chatelet,thatitainroad”
”yes,youarerighthere,”thesergeantsaid”haveyoupasses”
”ohyes,”ralphsaid,laughing”itatter
togetfrorankforthere,”
sosaying,hepulledouttheprussianpert
”thatisright,”thesergeantsaid”yourhorseslookverydone”
”uloiersthroughrozoy,andnot”
”itnot
throughlun,”thesergeantsaidandhetookoutap,and
exanedit”no,iseelechateletisaredirectline”
”etoanhour,”ralphsaid,tuingtopercy;”and
itterforourbeastsseethattheyarerubbeddown,
andfed”
thesergeantgaveaperetoryshout,andthesterofthewine
shopranoutthesergeantpointedtothehorses
”doyouspeakfrench”heaskedralph
”no,”ralphsaid,”butsondoes
”aaron,tellhiorubtheoo
it,yourselfthesedogsarecapableofcheatingevenahorse”
ralphthenenteredtheebreadand
cheeseandabottleofthebesththreeglassesthe
prussiansergeantsatdo,andtalkedofgeyforan
hourthentheystartedagain,crossedtheriverand,anhouranda
halflater,enteredlunhere,asthey
fontainebleauansnoquestion
wasasked
theyrodetheirtiredhorsesthroughthestreets,untiltheysawa
quiethotelridingintotheyard,theytoldthehostlertoputup
theirhorses,andtocleanandfeedtheeir
requesthafivefrancpiecetheythenenteredthehotel,and
foundthattheyuldhavebeds;asthenuerofgeofficers
quartereduponthishouseallerthanusual,oothe
greaterportionofthetroopshavingbeenpushedon,toreinforce
vondertann
itfive,andherefore
theypresentedgaettas
letter,andrequestedhisassistanceinpurchasingavan,ha
pairofgoodstronghorses,atonce
”itpossibletogethorses,”theiresaid,”but
iybestihaveti
fear,ifi,theprussiansghtrerk
it”
”gaettasown
stablestheyhavecarriedusahundredles,sincebreakfastti
yesterdaytheyarelikelytobeatleastasgoodasyoursare,
onlytheyafehange”
”certainly,”theiresaid,atonce”ifanyinquiriesobe
deaboutit,ineedkenosecretofthattransaction
”asfortheveredcart,iy
neighborsopayforit,andas
theprussiansarerequisitioningthent,youcanrely
uponhavingoorrooing,readyforyourstartiwillsend
anoteroundtoyou,tonight,totellyouis,atpresent”
”ndantsoffice,andget
ourpassesuntersignedhatisdone,
forversailles”
”yes,ishouldadviseyoutodothat,”theiresaid”youwill
nothavechdifficultytheyarecivilenoughaboutpasses,and
ttersofthatkindentionyouhaveseen”
”notunlessanyquestionisaskedabouthorses;inhcasewe
shouldofursentionthathearingyouhadapairofhorses,
andoursrequiringresthyou”
theynoanofficery
”ovisathisforversailles”ralphsaid,in
ge
theoffi
”thelastvisaiseeeaux,afortnightsince”
”ravelingonhorseback,since,”ralphsaid;”andhave
hadnooccasi
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