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ng
doorantin;herestnoeenin
nuerkeptontoedpartofthis
latterdivisionthenightaftertheyleftlaferte,theyhaltedat
lattebeuvron,ansthe
follosntinuedtheirroutetosalbris,
ralphhappeningagaintobeangthehehadregrettedtwodays
beforethathehadnotfordpartofthedivisionforrorantin,
asfrohatplaceheilesfrobr >
tours,heprussianshadnotyetentered;butashehadthe
goodfortuogoontosalbris,hedidnotndassalbris,like
rorantin,ostadvancedstations
theyarrivedlateintheafteoon,andthecartsonce
unloadedthesergeantinto,
theirpapersfortheandintennutesheretued
”youorroorestyourhorses,andthenextdaya
trainartforthenorthyourhereis
nothingtogobackherearethepassesforyou,sayingthatyou
havecarriedgoodsdoy;andarethereforeto
retuback,houtyourcartsbeingfurtherrequisitioned”
ralphputuphishorseandcartforanhourinthevillage,while
heefarouseuponhnoprussian
soldierseti,tofindone;
butatlast,overalefrohetoallplace
aster,and
all,unoccupiedstableralphsoonstrucka
bargainountedhiscart,
droveout;andhouse
heanticipatednogreatdifficultyinpassingoutthroughthe
outposts;asthereportance,near,and
thegetroopsinterferedbutlittleoventsofthe
untrypeopletheaffair,hooreeasythanhe
hadanticipatedfor,tooing,hehedistant
soundofbugles
”sothingisup,”hesaidtohielf;”eitherafrenchattack,a
generaladvanin
luck”
ittuedouttobeasralphhopedthepeasantinwhosehousehe
ebackhthenews
thatthereanthereordershadeforthebr >
tofallback,towardsorleans
”iaotatallsurprised,”ralphsaid,,”for
orleansptyingfastoftroopsthissuddenrchofbourbaki
fortheeast,andthenecessitytoreinforcefrederickcharles,
nearvendosttryevenprussianresourost”
halfanhourlater,ralphovierzon
therehefoundthattherailh
toyingettingontodijonhesoon
foundapurchaserforhishorseandcart,attenpounds,andthe
nextingstartedonhise
chapter21:ho
itvierzontodijonatbourgesralphhad
takenadvantageofadelayofsohoursnecessitatedbythefact
thatnotrainesuitableclothes,insteadof
thepeasantssuitinraversedthelineshehad,of
urse,broughthispapers;sothathehadnodifficulty,
adebut
slobourbakihadpassedonlytheweekbefore,
y,uponhisrchtothereliefofbelfort;andthe
railpletelychokedhoinclinedto
gruleatthecauseofhisdelay;foritwasonlyuponbourbakis
approachthatthegeshadevacuateddijonhwasnowheld
bygaribaldisirregulars,andansiderableforobiles
sogreathedelaysthatithetrainreached
dijonralphhadsy
boundeduponhiandthresroundhisneck
”dear,dearoldralphthankgodyouarebackagain”
”dearpercy,”
”ihavebeenhofivedaysiarseilles,wheni
heardthatdijonestraightup
”andhowareyou,ralph”
”oh,iaettingallrightagainhoe”
”edreadfullyanxiousaboutyou”
bythistitheboysofthestation,andwerewalking
howard
”butyouhavenottoldhoobeatthestation”
”a
ething
atanyrate,iuldnotsitquietathothereareneverre
thantetisonlyone;soi
havebeenstayingdoostofthedayssinceica
hohavingpaidoneoftheraileword,
directlythetraindole”
”hoyletterarrived”
”nearlythreeefourorfivedays
beforealetterfroee,sayingthathefearedyouwerekilled
nothavingheardagain,theyerriblyanxious”
”ihadnoansofing,”ralphsaid”theenglish
aulanyletteroveddoe,
theverydayafteriy
letter”
”isaiditethingofthatsortipointedouttothehat
it,byyousaid,thatthefeverhadpassedoff,
andthatyouonlyedstrength;butthatbeinginhiding,of
urse,youuldnoteigaveyouthreeogetstrong
enoughtostart,andfourorfivedaystonagetogetthroughthe
lines;sothatbycalculationyoudue,whenyou
arrived
”ithaspulledyoudouchihere
tonurseyou”
”thankyou,percyfortunatelyididfallintoverygoodhands,and
erihopepapahasnotbeenoveranxiousabout
”
”ithinkhehasbeennervous,ralph;buthedidnotsho,but
talkedaaandlly”
”andareyouquitestrongagain,percy”
”yes,ithinkiaearlyasstrongasever,ralph
”there,atthehouse,noteroutside;
knoei
aafaintedshesaysforthe
firsttiinherlifeandllyintohysterics,andcried
andlaughedsoighthaveheardherindijonshe
frightenednearlyoutofsenses”
ralphreined,acrdingly,outsidethedoor;in
alonetheothershadfinishedtea
”youarealittlelate,percy,”sbarclaysaid”wegaveyou
tinuteslaatter,yourbeinglate;
buti
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ng
doorantin;herestnoeenin
nuerkeptontoedpartofthis
latterdivisionthenightaftertheyleftlaferte,theyhaltedat
lattebeuvron,ansthe
follosntinuedtheirroutetosalbris,
ralphhappeningagaintobeangthehehadregrettedtwodays
beforethathehadnotfordpartofthedivisionforrorantin,
asfrohatplaceheilesfrobr >
tours,heprussianshadnotyetentered;butashehadthe
goodfortuogoontosalbris,hedidnotndassalbris,like
rorantin,ostadvancedstations
theyarrivedlateintheafteoon,andthecartsonce
unloadedthesergeantinto,
theirpapersfortheandintennutesheretued
”youorroorestyourhorses,andthenextdaya
trainartforthenorthyourhereis
nothingtogobackherearethepassesforyou,sayingthatyou
havecarriedgoodsdoy;andarethereforeto
retuback,houtyourcartsbeingfurtherrequisitioned”
ralphputuphishorseandcartforanhourinthevillage,while
heefarouseuponhnoprussian
soldierseti,tofindone;
butatlast,overalefrohetoallplace
aster,and
all,unoccupiedstableralphsoonstrucka
bargainountedhiscart,
droveout;andhouse
heanticipatednogreatdifficultyinpassingoutthroughthe
outposts;asthereportance,near,and
thegetroopsinterferedbutlittleoventsofthe
untrypeopletheaffair,hooreeasythanhe
hadanticipatedfor,tooing,hehedistant
soundofbugles
”sothingisup,”hesaidtohielf;”eitherafrenchattack,a
generaladvanin
luck”
ittuedouttobeasralphhopedthepeasantinwhosehousehe
ebackhthenews
thatthereanthereordershadeforthebr >
tofallback,towardsorleans
”iaotatallsurprised,”ralphsaid,,”for
orleansptyingfastoftroopsthissuddenrchofbourbaki
fortheeast,andthenecessitytoreinforcefrederickcharles,
nearvendosttryevenprussianresourost”
halfanhourlater,ralphovierzon
therehefoundthattherailh
toyingettingontodijonhesoon
foundapurchaserforhishorseandcart,attenpounds,andthe
nextingstartedonhise
chapter21:ho
itvierzontodijonatbourgesralphhad
takenadvantageofadelayofsohoursnecessitatedbythefact
thatnotrainesuitableclothes,insteadof
thepeasantssuitinraversedthelineshehad,of
urse,broughthispapers;sothathehadnodifficulty,
adebut
slobourbakihadpassedonlytheweekbefore,
y,uponhisrchtothereliefofbelfort;andthe
railpletelychokedhoinclinedto
gruleatthecauseofhisdelay;foritwasonlyuponbourbakis
approachthatthegeshadevacuateddijonhwasnowheld
bygaribaldisirregulars,andansiderableforobiles
sogreathedelaysthatithetrainreached
dijonralphhadsy
boundeduponhiandthresroundhisneck
”dear,dearoldralphthankgodyouarebackagain”
”dearpercy,”
”ihavebeenhofivedaysiarseilles,wheni
heardthatdijonestraightup
”andhowareyou,ralph”
”oh,iaettingallrightagainhoe”
”edreadfullyanxiousaboutyou”
bythistitheboysofthestation,andwerewalking
howard
”butyouhavenottoldhoobeatthestation”
”a
ething
atanyrate,iuldnotsitquietathothereareneverre
thantetisonlyone;soi
havebeenstayingdoostofthedayssinceica
hohavingpaidoneoftheraileword,
directlythetraindole”
”hoyletterarrived”
”nearlythreeefourorfivedays
beforealetterfroee,sayingthathefearedyouwerekilled
nothavingheardagain,theyerriblyanxious”
”ihadnoansofing,”ralphsaid”theenglish
aulanyletteroveddoe,
theverydayafteriy
letter”
”isaiditethingofthatsortipointedouttothehat
it,byyousaid,thatthefeverhadpassedoff,
andthatyouonlyedstrength;butthatbeinginhiding,of
urse,youuldnoteigaveyouthreeogetstrong
enoughtostart,andfourorfivedaystonagetogetthroughthe
lines;sothatbycalculationyoudue,whenyou
arrived
”ithaspulledyoudouchihere
tonurseyou”
”thankyou,percyfortunatelyididfallintoverygoodhands,and
erihopepapahasnotbeenoveranxiousabout
”
”ithinkhehasbeennervous,ralph;buthedidnotsho,but
talkedaaandlly”
”andareyouquitestrongagain,percy”
”yes,ithinkiaearlyasstrongasever,ralph
”there,atthehouse,noteroutside;
knoei
aafaintedshesaysforthe
firsttiinherlifeandllyintohysterics,andcried
andlaughedsoighthaveheardherindijonshe
frightenednearlyoutofsenses”
ralphreined,acrdingly,outsidethedoor;in
alonetheothershadfinishedtea
”youarealittlelate,percy,”sbarclaysaid”wegaveyou
tinuteslaatter,yourbeinglate;
buti
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