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targets,
forpistolshooting
ralphsnduforant,andretuedha
veryhandsodraclock;h,ralphkneleast
fifteenhundredfrancs
”houchhat”
ralphexaneditcritically
”fourhundredfrancs,”hesaid
”nonsenseitstfivetisthat”
”aboutfourtis,”ralphsaid,”isnotnew,
noanyifyoupreferit,iwill
carryittofrankfort;andsenditonthencebyrail,atten
percentuponitsvalue”
”yes,iuchhat
be”
”iatenttotakeitatyouroion,”ralphsaid”the
valueyousetupontheclockhousandfrancs”
thereongtheotherofficers
”hehasyouthere,jor”
”notatall,”theofficersaid”heshalltakeitatthevaluation
heplaceduponitfourhundredfrancs”
”pardon,”ralphsaid,”ididnotvalueitatthatsuionly
offeredtogivethatsuorit;besideshatwasan
estiteofthevalueisetuponitatviroflay,notthevaluei
shouldsetuponitatfrankfort
”ihousandfrancs;thatis,iakeitata
hundred,ifyouesort”
theotherofficersnos,eitherforsaleor
transportpictures,vases,clocks,andevenpianosralphhaggled
overthepriceofeacharticle,inahwouldhavedone
honortohisappearanceatlasthavingarrangedalltheir
ttershesaidthatheobellevue;butall
andpletethepur,
eitherthatnightorthenexting
”ifanyofyougentleneyourcard,togiveto
theoffientatbellevue,sayingthatyouhavefound
fairindealing,ishouldfeelverygrateful,”ralphsaid,
huly
theoffitookouthiscard,ande
uponit:
”dearvonkoch,thisnisforahebreolerablyfairinhis
ideas”
”thatisforthejoroftheregint,atbellevue,”hesaid;and
ralphbondationoftheest
kind
”ied,ralph,”percysaid,whenhis
brotheragaintookhisplaceinthewagon
”ihavebeenhagglingoverprices,”ralphsaid”fortunately,we
arenotpressedforti”
theyhadanotherstop,ofsoduration,atchaville;anditwas
nearlythreeoedoothe
backofbellevueheretheyoppedand,uponralphproducing
hispass,anofficercaup
”youcannotgoanyfarther,”hesaid”youareclosetobellevue,
noainroad,you
once
”youostoftheofficersthere,”pointingtoalarge
house,near
”ihavethisajorvonkoch,”ralphsaid”iaereto
buy,orission,goodsofallkinds”
theofficerhralph;andthesceneatviroflaywas
repeated,butuponaall
village,ntainingonlyafeposed
alstentirelyofhandsoresidences,ohe
quantityofarticles”saved”ionatelylarge
afterexaningandbargainingforalargenuerofvaluable
articlesoffuiture,picturesandclocks;ralphleft,e
oftheofficers,tovieherarticlesinthevillasupontheside
ofbellevue,lookingdoheriverpercyhadtakenthe
horsesoutofthepaniedhisbrother,ostensiblyto
carrybackanyarticlespurchased
atoneofthevillasralphexpressedagreatdesiretogooutinto
thegarden,tolookoverparis;andtheofficerbeingin
anexearticlesatchhigher
pricesthanhehadexpectedtoreceive;andathavingtheproceeds,
ingebanknotes,inhispocketsself,andpointed
outallthevariousobjectsofinterest
thefogofaerseveningtinginthevie
theboysuldseetheprincipalbuildingsofparisthetowersof
notreda,thedosofthepantheonandinvalides,theheightsof
ntrtreandvilette,andthefortsofissyandvanveswere
distinctlyvisibletheboyseyestued,hooretothe
riverattheirfeet,andtheinterveningground,thanuponthe
objectshoerestingofdistantparis
”donotshoheofficersaid”ifsight
of,frossyorpointdujourorfrohatgunboat,beloe
shouldhavearainofshellsaboutus,innotiyoucanlookout
frongthetrees;butdonotgetbeyondtheirshelter,oryou
antly”
thehouseinheyandingstooduponthebrowof
thehillbehindtlewood,andgardenssloping
prettysteeplydoheerreet,h
housesuponeithersidetheriverwas,here,dividedbyanisland;
theloendedloobe
oppositetothespotuponheboysanding
”bless,”ralphsaid,”itstbeverydangerous,livingdown
therehatgunboatuldbloheplaceintotheair”
”thatsheuld,”theofficersaid,”andnsequently,noneofour
nlivethereriesalongtheriverbank,andafew
othersscatteredabout;butnoneofthetroopsarequarteredthere,
noreveninthislineofvillaso
shoatnight,inanyeshouldhaveashell
ininaupleofnutesie
inthisdirection;andhaveplentyofforcebehind”
ralphandpercylingered,upononeexcuseoranother;asking
questionsaslongastheyuld,andkingthebestuseoftheir
ti,togainafairideaofthegroundthattheyo
crosstheyhad,intheapofbellevueand
udonuponalargescale,arkeduponit
”itisgoingtobeadarknight,”theofficersaid,astheyhurried
aidnight”
anotherhourortinpurchasingvariousarticles,taken
frohefrenchvillasdarknesshadeon,andralphtoldthe
offioingto
versailles;andthatifthearticlestobeentrustedtohiscare
fordeliveryinroughcasesofherey,
efullofstoresandbroughtbytenoclockinthe
ing,carefullydirected,ite
”osleepinoneofthevillas,uponthe
farthersideoftheroad”ralphaskedtheofficerinnd”
boyhasneverseenashotfired,ineaest;andishouldlikehibr >
tobeabletosayhe
... </P></TD>
targets,
forpistolshooting
ralphsnduforant,andretuedha
veryhandsodraclock;h,ralphkneleast
fifteenhundredfrancs
”houchhat”
ralphexaneditcritically
”fourhundredfrancs,”hesaid
”nonsenseitstfivetisthat”
”aboutfourtis,”ralphsaid,”isnotnew,
noanyifyoupreferit,iwill
carryittofrankfort;andsenditonthencebyrail,atten
percentuponitsvalue”
”yes,iuchhat
be”
”iatenttotakeitatyouroion,”ralphsaid”the
valueyousetupontheclockhousandfrancs”
thereongtheotherofficers
”hehasyouthere,jor”
”notatall,”theofficersaid”heshalltakeitatthevaluation
heplaceduponitfourhundredfrancs”
”pardon,”ralphsaid,”ididnotvalueitatthatsuionly
offeredtogivethatsuorit;besideshatwasan
estiteofthevalueisetuponitatviroflay,notthevaluei
shouldsetuponitatfrankfort
”ihousandfrancs;thatis,iakeitata
hundred,ifyouesort”
theotherofficersnos,eitherforsaleor
transportpictures,vases,clocks,andevenpianosralphhaggled
overthepriceofeacharticle,inahwouldhavedone
honortohisappearanceatlasthavingarrangedalltheir
ttershesaidthatheobellevue;butall
andpletethepur,
eitherthatnightorthenexting
”ifanyofyougentleneyourcard,togiveto
theoffientatbellevue,sayingthatyouhavefound
fairindealing,ishouldfeelverygrateful,”ralphsaid,
huly
theoffitookouthiscard,ande
uponit:
”dearvonkoch,thisnisforahebreolerablyfairinhis
ideas”
”thatisforthejoroftheregint,atbellevue,”hesaid;and
ralphbondationoftheest
kind
”ied,ralph,”percysaid,whenhis
brotheragaintookhisplaceinthewagon
”ihavebeenhagglingoverprices,”ralphsaid”fortunately,we
arenotpressedforti”
theyhadanotherstop,ofsoduration,atchaville;anditwas
nearlythreeoedoothe
backofbellevueheretheyoppedand,uponralphproducing
hispass,anofficercaup
”youcannotgoanyfarther,”hesaid”youareclosetobellevue,
noainroad,you
once
”youostoftheofficersthere,”pointingtoalarge
house,near
”ihavethisajorvonkoch,”ralphsaid”iaereto
buy,orission,goodsofallkinds”
theofficerhralph;andthesceneatviroflaywas
repeated,butuponaall
village,ntainingonlyafeposed
alstentirelyofhandsoresidences,ohe
quantityofarticles”saved”ionatelylarge
afterexaningandbargainingforalargenuerofvaluable
articlesoffuiture,picturesandclocks;ralphleft,e
oftheofficers,tovieherarticlesinthevillasupontheside
ofbellevue,lookingdoheriverpercyhadtakenthe
horsesoutofthepaniedhisbrother,ostensiblyto
carrybackanyarticlespurchased
atoneofthevillasralphexpressedagreatdesiretogooutinto
thegarden,tolookoverparis;andtheofficerbeingin
anexearticlesatchhigher
pricesthanhehadexpectedtoreceive;andathavingtheproceeds,
ingebanknotes,inhispocketsself,andpointed
outallthevariousobjectsofinterest
thefogofaerseveningtinginthevie
theboysuldseetheprincipalbuildingsofparisthetowersof
notreda,thedosofthepantheonandinvalides,theheightsof
ntrtreandvilette,andthefortsofissyandvanveswere
distinctlyvisibletheboyseyestued,hooretothe
riverattheirfeet,andtheinterveningground,thanuponthe
objectshoerestingofdistantparis
”donotshoheofficersaid”ifsight
of,frossyorpointdujourorfrohatgunboat,beloe
shouldhavearainofshellsaboutus,innotiyoucanlookout
frongthetrees;butdonotgetbeyondtheirshelter,oryou
antly”
thehouseinheyandingstooduponthebrowof
thehillbehindtlewood,andgardenssloping
prettysteeplydoheerreet,h
housesuponeithersidetheriverwas,here,dividedbyanisland;
theloendedloobe
oppositetothespotuponheboysanding
”bless,”ralphsaid,”itstbeverydangerous,livingdown
therehatgunboatuldbloheplaceintotheair”
”thatsheuld,”theofficersaid,”andnsequently,noneofour
nlivethereriesalongtheriverbank,andafew
othersscatteredabout;butnoneofthetroopsarequarteredthere,
noreveninthislineofvillaso
shoatnight,inanyeshouldhaveashell
ininaupleofnutesie
inthisdirection;andhaveplentyofforcebehind”
ralphandpercylingered,upononeexcuseoranother;asking
questionsaslongastheyuld,andkingthebestuseoftheir
ti,togainafairideaofthegroundthattheyo
crosstheyhad,intheapofbellevueand
udonuponalargescale,arkeduponit
”itisgoingtobeadarknight,”theofficersaid,astheyhurried
aidnight”
anotherhourortinpurchasingvariousarticles,taken
frohefrenchvillasdarknesshadeon,andralphtoldthe
offioingto
versailles;andthatifthearticlestobeentrustedtohiscare
fordeliveryinroughcasesofherey,
efullofstoresandbroughtbytenoclockinthe
ing,carefullydirected,ite
”osleepinoneofthevillas,uponthe
farthersideoftheroad”ralphaskedtheofficerinnd”
boyhasneverseenashotfired,ineaest;andishouldlikehibr >
tobeabletosayhe
... </P></TD>