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reisnodangertoyouindoingsoas,iftheges
e,youhaveonlytosayyouhaveaericanpay
youwell”
”careforpay,”theanofthehousesaid;openingthe
door,hacandleinherhandandthenfallingback,hacry
ofhorror,attheobjean,totteringhfatigue,
andaskofstiffenedblood
”youdonotreer,”ralphsaid”iahecaptainofthe
stafftedtoyou,tyourboysinparis”
”poorboy”theansaid,passionately”ein
”nsieure,”sheon,apologetically,”for
speakingso,buticalledyoutheboycaptain,elling
goodnabright
”butthere,youno,andfoodthequestionis
aybesearched,atanyti;thoughitsnot
likelythattlehasgoneaway
inthedirectionoforleans,anden
sinceisawodaysago
”thefirstthingistogiveyousothingyouarehalf
frozensitdoinutesiakeablaze”
ralphsankdoterlyexhaustedandinthesettleby
thefireplace;andfellintoahalfdoze,anlita
brightfireonthehearthinafeinutesshehaddrae
liquorfrohepotaufeuthesouppotandsbythe
firesideofeveryfrenchpeasant,hoohall
theoddsandendsofthehouseholdarethro
intoasllerpot;brokesobreadintoit,addedanonionh
shechoppedupingtogetherhalittlepepper
andsaltand,intennutesfrohetiofralphsentry,she
plaokinghot,beforehi
atfirst,heseedtooexhaustedtoeat;butgraduallyhis
appetiteretued,andhefinishedoffthehotbroth
”shallidotoyouransaid”itisa
terriblesight,atpresent”
”itistheldylife,ifancy,”ralphsaid,”by
stoppingthebleeding;butnoer,for
soti,andthenbandaging
”bute”
”intheboysrooupstairs,siritisjustastheyleftit”
”ihavenodoubtitisveryfortable,”ralphsaid,”butallthis
untryisyscavalryidonot
tobetakenprisoner;andratherthanthatiwouldgoandlive
outintheefood”
thehusbandhadnoedoairsand,asheaidedhiso
firstbatheandthenbandagetheheytalkedoverthe
tter;andagreedthatralphuldbehidinaloftoverashed,a
hundredyardsfrohehouse,andverychncealedinthewoods,
ueratoncestartedtoke
theplaceasfortableasheuld;andtheha
upleofblankets,aquarterofanhourlater
ralph,bythisti,uldscarcelycrahefever
nsequentupontheadehishead
throbsoterriblythatheuldscarcelyholditupand,haditnot
beenfortheassistanershave
craheshortdistancetotheshedtheloftwaslowand
slland,heteroftheher
opening,foritedonlyby
thelighteinatthecrevicestheshedogetherof
hattheshutterobeatitsbackwould
scarcelyhavebeennoticedtheshedbeinghighandthe
loftveryloedthe
existenceofanyloft,atallitrap
door
thefarrassistedralphuptheladdertheshutterwasopen,and
ralphsaerhaddeabedofstrahhis
heblanketsralphnoookoffhis
uniforandlaydobytheotherblanket,
andthenerswifehad
thoughtfullybroughtapilloinutes
haditnotbeenforthepainofhiswoundwould
havebeenintensefort,aftertheldandfatiguehishostess
auedhalargejugoferandaglass,
”thereisnothingelseyou”sheasked
”nothing,thankyou,excepttosleep,”ralphsaid
”ishallshutthisshutter,”thefarrsaid”enoughlightwill
ethroughthecrackstoseeed
tothedarknessishallshutthetrapclosedoe,asi
go,andliftdoyan
easilyputitintoitsplaceagainweeandseeyouagain,
intheafteoongoodbye”
”goodbye,”ralphansly;andbeforethesoundoftheir
footstepshaddiedaoasortoffeverishdoze
foratihetueduneasily,tteredinherentoved
hishandsrestlesslysoon,hoheeffectsofthecloth
soakedinicyldershe
bandagesovertheosubduethefeverishheat;andin
halfanhourhelyhelast,
haflashoflightinhisfaceand,openinghiseyes,sahe
goodanagainbendingoverhi
”ialad,”ont,you
weredead”
”no,no,”ralphsaid,ile;”alongthat,
yetsleephasdoneaoclockisit”
”nineoclock,”hishostesssaid”iuldnotebefore,fori
havehadseveralpartiesgoingpast,andthehousehed
onceikeptone,untilinearly
yselfintoafever”
”thankyou,”ralphsaid”ihavebeenallthebetterforbeing
alloosleeponihavehadnearlythirteenhoursofitifeel
queer,aboutthehead;butother
”iaerriblythirsty”
”ihavegotnothingbutansaid”the
gesdrankthelastdropofouronthsagobutihada
fe,andputthenthisjugof
eritataste,andisgoodforfever
”inthisjugissoherbtea,ustdrinkwhenyoufeel
feverish
”andnoebroth”
”thatido,”ralphsaid
hishostessputheraderhiandraisedhipintoasitting
posture;inbykneelingdo,and
holdinghipasifhehadbeenachildthenshegavehibasin
ofbreadbroth,andadrinkofer;shookuphispillow,arranged
thethingsoverhiandputafreshcloth,dippediner,onhis
head
”hereisaboxof
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reisnodangertoyouindoingsoas,iftheges
e,youhaveonlytosayyouhaveaericanpay
youwell”
”careforpay,”theanofthehousesaid;openingthe
door,hacandleinherhandandthenfallingback,hacry
ofhorror,attheobjean,totteringhfatigue,
andaskofstiffenedblood
”youdonotreer,”ralphsaid”iahecaptainofthe
stafftedtoyou,tyourboysinparis”
”poorboy”theansaid,passionately”ein
”nsieure,”sheon,apologetically,”for
speakingso,buticalledyoutheboycaptain,elling
goodnabright
”butthere,youno,andfoodthequestionis
aybesearched,atanyti;thoughitsnot
likelythattlehasgoneaway
inthedirectionoforleans,anden
sinceisawodaysago
”thefirstthingistogiveyousothingyouarehalf
frozensitdoinutesiakeablaze”
ralphsankdoterlyexhaustedandinthesettleby
thefireplace;andfellintoahalfdoze,anlita
brightfireonthehearthinafeinutesshehaddrae
liquorfrohepotaufeuthesouppotandsbythe
firesideofeveryfrenchpeasant,hoohall
theoddsandendsofthehouseholdarethro
intoasllerpot;brokesobreadintoit,addedanonionh
shechoppedupingtogetherhalittlepepper
andsaltand,intennutesfrohetiofralphsentry,she
plaokinghot,beforehi
atfirst,heseedtooexhaustedtoeat;butgraduallyhis
appetiteretued,andhefinishedoffthehotbroth
”shallidotoyouransaid”itisa
terriblesight,atpresent”
”itistheldylife,ifancy,”ralphsaid,”by
stoppingthebleeding;butnoer,for
soti,andthenbandaging
”bute”
”intheboysrooupstairs,siritisjustastheyleftit”
”ihavenodoubtitisveryfortable,”ralphsaid,”butallthis
untryisyscavalryidonot
tobetakenprisoner;andratherthanthatiwouldgoandlive
outintheefood”
thehusbandhadnoedoairsand,asheaidedhiso
firstbatheandthenbandagetheheytalkedoverthe
tter;andagreedthatralphuldbehidinaloftoverashed,a
hundredyardsfrohehouse,andverychncealedinthewoods,
ueratoncestartedtoke
theplaceasfortableasheuld;andtheha
upleofblankets,aquarterofanhourlater
ralph,bythisti,uldscarcelycrahefever
nsequentupontheadehishead
throbsoterriblythatheuldscarcelyholditupand,haditnot
beenfortheassistanershave
craheshortdistancetotheshedtheloftwaslowand
slland,heteroftheher
opening,foritedonlyby
thelighteinatthecrevicestheshedogetherof
hattheshutterobeatitsbackwould
scarcelyhavebeennoticedtheshedbeinghighandthe
loftveryloedthe
existenceofanyloft,atallitrap
door
thefarrassistedralphuptheladdertheshutterwasopen,and
ralphsaerhaddeabedofstrahhis
heblanketsralphnoookoffhis
uniforandlaydobytheotherblanket,
andthenerswifehad
thoughtfullybroughtapilloinutes
haditnotbeenforthepainofhiswoundwould
havebeenintensefort,aftertheldandfatiguehishostess
auedhalargejugoferandaglass,
”thereisnothingelseyou”sheasked
”nothing,thankyou,excepttosleep,”ralphsaid
”ishallshutthisshutter,”thefarrsaid”enoughlightwill
ethroughthecrackstoseeed
tothedarknessishallshutthetrapclosedoe,asi
go,andliftdoyan
easilyputitintoitsplaceagainweeandseeyouagain,
intheafteoongoodbye”
”goodbye,”ralphansly;andbeforethesoundoftheir
footstepshaddiedaoasortoffeverishdoze
foratihetueduneasily,tteredinherentoved
hishandsrestlesslysoon,hoheeffectsofthecloth
soakedinicyldershe
bandagesovertheosubduethefeverishheat;andin
halfanhourhelyhelast,
haflashoflightinhisfaceand,openinghiseyes,sahe
goodanagainbendingoverhi
”ialad,”ont,you
weredead”
”no,no,”ralphsaid,ile;”alongthat,
yetsleephasdoneaoclockisit”
”nineoclock,”hishostesssaid”iuldnotebefore,fori
havehadseveralpartiesgoingpast,andthehousehed
onceikeptone,untilinearly
yselfintoafever”
”thankyou,”ralphsaid”ihavebeenallthebetterforbeing
alloosleeponihavehadnearlythirteenhoursofitifeel
queer,aboutthehead;butother
”iaerriblythirsty”
”ihavegotnothingbutansaid”the
gesdrankthelastdropofouronthsagobutihada
fe,andputthenthisjugof
eritataste,andisgoodforfever
”inthisjugissoherbtea,ustdrinkwhenyoufeel
feverish
”andnoebroth”
”thatido,”ralphsaid
hishostessputheraderhiandraisedhipintoasitting
posture;inbykneelingdo,and
holdinghipasifhehadbeenachildthenshegavehibasin
ofbreadbroth,andadrinkofer;shookuphispillow,arranged
thethingsoverhiandputafreshcloth,dippediner,onhis
head
”hereisaboxof
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