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【】ng doorantinoeenin nuerkeptontoedpartofthis latterdivision.thenightaftertheyleftlaferte,theyhaltedat lattebeuvron,ans.the follosntiheirroutetosalbris, ralphhappeningagaihehehadregrettedtwodays beforethathehadnotfordpartofthedivisionforrorantin, asfrohatplaceheilesfrobr> tours,heprussianshadered;butashehadthe gooontosalbris,hedidnotndassalbris,like rorantin,ostadvaations. theyarrivedlateieoon,asonce unloaded.thesergeantinto, theirpapersfortheandiesheretued. ”youorroorestyourhorses,adaya trainartforthenorth.yourhereis nothingtogoback.herearethepassesforyou,sayingthatyou havecarriedgoodsdoy;ahereforeto retuback,houtyourcartsbeingfurtherrequisitioned.” ralphputuphishorseandcartforanhourinthevillage,while heefarouseuponhnoprussian soldierseti,tofindone; butatlast,overalefrohetoallplace aster,and all,unoupiedstable.ralphsoonstrucka bargainountedhiscart, droveout;andhouse. heanticipateddifficultyinpassingoutthroughthe outposts;asthereportanear,and thegerntroopsinterferedbutlittleoventsofthe untrypeople.theaffair,hooreeasythanhe hadanticipatedfor,tooing,hehedistant soundofbugles. ”sothingisup,”hesaidtohielf;”eitherafrenk,a generaladvanin luck.” ittuedouttobeasralphhoped.thepeasantinwhosehousehe ebackhthenews thatthereanthere.ordershadeforthebr> tofallback,towardsorleans. ”iaotatallsurprised,”ralphsaid,,”for orleansptyingfastoftroops.thissuddenrchofbourbaki fortheeast,andtheytoreinforkcharles, nearvendosttryevenprussianresourost.” halfanhourlater,ralphovierzon. therehefoundthattherailh toyiingontodijon.hesoon foundapurchaserforhishorseandcart,attenpounds,andthe ingstartedonhise. chapter21:ho. itvierzontodijon.atbesralphhad takenadvantageofadelayofsohoursatedbythefact thatnotraiableclothes,insteadof thepeasantssuitinraversedthelines.hehad,of urse,broughthispapers;sothathehadnodifficulty, adebut slo.bourbakihadpassedonlytheweekbefore, y,uponhisrchtothereliefofbelfort;andthe railpletelychoked.hoinedto gruleatthecauseofhisdelay;foritwasonlyuponbourbakis approachthatthegernshadevacuateddijonhwasnowheld bygaribaldisirregulars,andansiderableforobiles. sogreathedelaysthatithetrainreached dijon.ralphhadsy boundeduponhiandthresroundhisneck. ”dear,dearoldralphthankgodyouarebackagain.” ”dearpercy,” ”ihavebeenhofivedays.iarseilles,wheni heardthatdijoraightup. ”andhowareyou,ralph” ”oh,iaettingallrightagain.hoe” ”edreadfullyanxiousaboutyou.” bythistitheboysofthestation,andwerewalking howard. ”butyouhavenottoldhoobeatthestation.” ”a ething. atanyrate,iuldnotsitquietatho.thereareneverre thaisonlyone;soi havebeenstayingdoostofthedayssina hohavingpaidoheraileword, directlythetraindole.” ”hoyletterarrived” ”nearlythreeefourorfivedays beforealetterfroee,sayingthathefearedyouwerekilled. nothavingheardagain,theyerriblyanxious.” ”ihadnoansofing,”ralphsaid.”theenglish aulaeroveddoe, theverydayafteriy letter.” ”isaiditethingofthatsort.ipoitothehat it,byyousaid,thatthefeverhadpassedoff, andthatyouorength;butthatbeinginhiding,of urse,youuldnote.igaveyetstrong enoughtostart,andfourorfivedaystoogetthroughthe lines;sothatbyulationyoudue,whenyou arrived. ”ithaspulledyoudouch.ihere tonurseyou.” ”thankyou,percy.fortunatelyididfallintoodhands,and er.ihopepapahasnotbeenoveranxiousabout ” ”ithinkhehasbeennervous,ralph;buthedidnotsho,but talkedaaandlly.” ”andareyouquitestrongagain,percy” ”yes,ithinkiaearlyasstrongasever,ralph. ”there,atthehouse,side; knoe.i aafaintedshesaysforthe firsttiinherlifeandllyintohysteridcried andlaughedsoighthaveheardherindijon.she frightenednearlyoutofsenses.” ralphreined,agly,outsidethedoor;in aloheothershadfiea. ”youarealittlelate,perlaysaid.”wegaveyou tinuteslaatter,yourbeinglate; buti ...