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aythefarrhadgiven
hietailedinstructionsforfindingthehouse;butwasafraidof
stoppingtoactashisguideas,hadhebeenseenhe
sideofthesurgeonshorse,thesuspianthey
ghtenunteronceexcited
thesurgeonarrivedanhourlater,andoncetakentoralphs
bedsideralph,hospeakto,orevenregnizethe
presenan;forheateoffever
thesurgeonexanedhisarefully
”ithinkheers
isanastycut;butthereisnothingdangerousinthewound,
itselfitisthegeneralsho,togetherhthe
hardshipsandsufferinghehadgohroughheisareboynot
aboveseventeenoreighteenhesaysinhisnoteheisacaptain,
butitcanhardlybeso”
”heisahangingup”
”yes,”thesurgeonsaid,”thatistheuniforfacaptaininthe
staff,andhehasgotthendersbuttonofthelegionof
honorianbe
”ralphbarclay,”hesaidthoughtfully,lookingatthepencilnote
ralphhadsenthi”ah,noeerthenaithoughtitwas
faliartothisistheyoungenglishnadehisway
throughthelinesintoparis,hdispatchesheisafineyoung
felloustdo”
”uldyoutakehintoyourhospital,sir”theanasked
”he”
”yes,iuchbetter
lookedafter,inthehospital”
”no,”thesurgeonsaid,”thatisjusthebeevery
roosliterallycrohely
betterinfresh,pureair,likethis,thaninarooaclose
atsphere,andotherbadwounds
”thefeverdiedaysihave
broughtoveratinoflittlebiscuitsgivehihefeverdicine,
everytilthereisachange;and
hiotakeit,givehilittlebrothdeofaspoonfulofthe
esseneatinaliterofboilinge
arroakeit,backtothe
house
”anagetostayheagooddealof
lookingafter,forthenexttwodays”
”yes,sir,ialkingtojacquesaboutit,todayhewillgo
overtothenextvillageitisonlyaleay
sister,here,tokeephouseforabit”
”thatiscapital,”thesurgeonsaid”andnochattentively
hoeeadaywhen
youhaveputthebandageon,youstputclothstohishead,
aslongashereinsdeliriousiaiwillride
overagain,inthreeorfourdays,toseehotingon
”bytheaybeanadvantagetoyouifigiveyouapaper,
signedby,tosaythatyouaretakingcareofah
officeratrequestasalthoughyoutothe
aulanceirefusedbecause,inthefirstplace,heuldnotbear
ving;andinthesend,theaulanceuld
possiblyholdthatanpartiese
alongandfindhi”
ithanynsciousness
ofentasto
inuteorteinto
hisfacelookinground,hesaall
piecehadbeensaoftheshutter,soastoletinairand
lightainedclosedatableandachairwerebesidehis
bedinaeroftheloftallflatstove,hafew
eersglouponthe
oppositesideofthelofttothatasaheapof
hay,silartohisohafigure,rolledupinablanket,
lyingonit
forsoti,ralphthoughtallthisoverinthevague,wondering
alongillnessst,he
puzzledovertheoccupantoftheotherbed;andatlastncluded
thatitefugitive,likehielfforsotihelayand
oved,threhe
blanketandroseand,tohissurprise,hesahatitwashis
nurse
”thankstoallthesaints”sheexclaid,looking
ather”youarebetter,atlastithinkthatioo
butyou,thatithoughtiakeanap;
foriwassosleepy”
”howlonghaveibeenhere”ralphasked
”justathetithefevertookyoutheenglishdoctor
caoverandsalotsofthingsforyou,andsaid
youadeuphere,and
sistercaovertotakecareofjacquesandnoustnot
talkanyredrinkthisbroth,andthengoofftosleepagain”
ralphpliedheore
questions,andituntilnextdaythatheheardofthe
obstinatebattlesonthe7th,8th,
and10thnearbeauguency
”thankgoodness,”ralphsaid,”havebeenverybadly
beaten,ifofightthreedratleshinabout
tilesofafirstdefeat”
forthenexttprovedinhealththenhehada
relapse,andedaysthenhebegan,steadily
butsloogainstrengthithreeerhisarrival
atthettagebeforeheuldherweekbeforehehad
reveredhisstrengthsuffioving
oneofhisfirstanxietiesafterreveringnsciousnessafter
hisfirst,andlongest,attackoffeverhadbeenuponthesubject
oftheterribleanxietyustbefeeling,atho,
respepe,thathe
issingand,asheofall,itwas
probablethatheedasdeadralphsonlynsolationwas
that,asthegesnicationwouldbevery
sloain;andalthoughitendayssincethe
engagent,itgetalettersent,at
oncethattheyitnearly,ifnotquiteasquicklyasthe
onefrooneltee;especiallyifashe
loneldealtooengaged,duringtheweeks
trendousfightinghedayuponhralphwas
tobeabletoeletters
thefirsttithathesaentionedthis
anxiety,andthedoctoratonceofferedtotakechargeofaletter;
andtoforilitarypostbag,tothe
headquartersoftheaulanceatversailles,togetherhanote
totheheadoftheaulancethere,begginghiogetitsenton
i
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aythefarrhadgiven
hietailedinstructionsforfindingthehouse;butwasafraidof
stoppingtoactashisguideas,hadhebeenseenhe
sideofthesurgeonshorse,thesuspianthey
ghtenunteronceexcited
thesurgeonarrivedanhourlater,andoncetakentoralphs
bedsideralph,hospeakto,orevenregnizethe
presenan;forheateoffever
thesurgeonexanedhisarefully
”ithinkheers
isanastycut;butthereisnothingdangerousinthewound,
itselfitisthegeneralsho,togetherhthe
hardshipsandsufferinghehadgohroughheisareboynot
aboveseventeenoreighteenhesaysinhisnoteheisacaptain,
butitcanhardlybeso”
”heisahangingup”
”yes,”thesurgeonsaid,”thatistheuniforfacaptaininthe
staff,andhehasgotthendersbuttonofthelegionof
honorianbe
”ralphbarclay,”hesaidthoughtfully,lookingatthepencilnote
ralphhadsenthi”ah,noeerthenaithoughtitwas
faliartothisistheyoungenglishnadehisway
throughthelinesintoparis,hdispatchesheisafineyoung
felloustdo”
”uldyoutakehintoyourhospital,sir”theanasked
”he”
”yes,iuchbetter
lookedafter,inthehospital”
”no,”thesurgeonsaid,”thatisjusthebeevery
roosliterallycrohely
betterinfresh,pureair,likethis,thaninarooaclose
atsphere,andotherbadwounds
”thefeverdiedaysihave
broughtoveratinoflittlebiscuitsgivehihefeverdicine,
everytilthereisachange;and
hiotakeit,givehilittlebrothdeofaspoonfulofthe
esseneatinaliterofboilinge
arroakeit,backtothe
house
”anagetostayheagooddealof
lookingafter,forthenexttwodays”
”yes,sir,ialkingtojacquesaboutit,todayhewillgo
overtothenextvillageitisonlyaleay
sister,here,tokeephouseforabit”
”thatiscapital,”thesurgeonsaid”andnochattentively
hoeeadaywhen
youhaveputthebandageon,youstputclothstohishead,
aslongashereinsdeliriousiaiwillride
overagain,inthreeorfourdays,toseehotingon
”bytheaybeanadvantagetoyouifigiveyouapaper,
signedby,tosaythatyouaretakingcareofah
officeratrequestasalthoughyoutothe
aulanceirefusedbecause,inthefirstplace,heuldnotbear
ving;andinthesend,theaulanceuld
possiblyholdthatanpartiese
alongandfindhi”
ithanynsciousness
ofentasto
inuteorteinto
hisfacelookinground,hesaall
piecehadbeensaoftheshutter,soastoletinairand
lightainedclosedatableandachairwerebesidehis
bedinaeroftheloftallflatstove,hafew
eersglouponthe
oppositesideofthelofttothatasaheapof
hay,silartohisohafigure,rolledupinablanket,
lyingonit
forsoti,ralphthoughtallthisoverinthevague,wondering
alongillnessst,he
puzzledovertheoccupantoftheotherbed;andatlastncluded
thatitefugitive,likehielfforsotihelayand
oved,threhe
blanketandroseand,tohissurprise,hesahatitwashis
nurse
”thankstoallthesaints”sheexclaid,looking
ather”youarebetter,atlastithinkthatioo
butyou,thatithoughtiakeanap;
foriwassosleepy”
”howlonghaveibeenhere”ralphasked
”justathetithefevertookyoutheenglishdoctor
caoverandsalotsofthingsforyou,andsaid
youadeuphere,and
sistercaovertotakecareofjacquesandnoustnot
talkanyredrinkthisbroth,andthengoofftosleepagain”
ralphpliedheore
questions,andituntilnextdaythatheheardofthe
obstinatebattlesonthe7th,8th,
and10thnearbeauguency
”thankgoodness,”ralphsaid,”havebeenverybadly
beaten,ifofightthreedratleshinabout
tilesofafirstdefeat”
forthenexttprovedinhealththenhehada
relapse,andedaysthenhebegan,steadily
butsloogainstrengthithreeerhisarrival
atthettagebeforeheuldherweekbeforehehad
reveredhisstrengthsuffioving
oneofhisfirstanxietiesafterreveringnsciousnessafter
hisfirst,andlongest,attackoffeverhadbeenuponthesubject
oftheterribleanxietyustbefeeling,atho,
respepe,thathe
issingand,asheofall,itwas
probablethatheedasdeadralphsonlynsolationwas
that,asthegesnicationwouldbevery
sloain;andalthoughitendayssincethe
engagent,itgetalettersent,at
oncethattheyitnearly,ifnotquiteasquicklyasthe
onefrooneltee;especiallyifashe
loneldealtooengaged,duringtheweeks
trendousfightinghedayuponhralphwas
tobeabletoeletters
thefirsttithathesaentionedthis
anxiety,andthedoctoratonceofferedtotakechargeofaletter;
andtoforilitarypostbag,tothe
headquartersoftheaulanceatversailles,togetherhanote
totheheadoftheaulancethere,begginghiogetitsenton
i
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