edon
ailes;buttheirhorseshadevenalongerdayswork
beforetheontherrow.
beingaiedbyastaffoffioquestionseverwere
askedthend,afteragooddihehotel,theytothe
ire,toinquireastotheadvanced
postsofthegerns.thisfunarylikesuariesin
generaluldgivetheutslightinfortionbut,asfarashe
kroopsontherightbankoftheloing,
southofitsjunhtheyonne.beyondtheyonheywere
scatteredprettythickly,everywhere.
atdaybreaktheing,theystarted.captainduprattued
hishorsesheadhebarclaysrodenorth.
theirpaceheyneverdreatvillages,
toaskhertheprussianshadbeenheardof.theyheardof
partiesatlorrez,andcheroy;butastheykeptthroughbylanes,
andastheuntryhicklyherisk
presentsll.theyhadanexcellentp,henabled
theofolloallestfootpaths.
ateleveofntarlet.
theretheybreakfasted,andgavethehorsesanhoursrestwhile
theynsultediller,aa
shreatterth.he
advisedtheofordtheyoereauanditsjun
iles,ao
tutotheleft,andtoerous
fordsthereintotheforestoffontainebleau;andtheyhen
findtheelvesbetelun,anduldrideboldly
intolun,asiftheyhadefroontainebleau.
”iknooftheuntry,”hesaid,”andwillguideyou,
tillyouaresafelyacrosstheseine.ifhance,
falluponapatroloftheepleenoughtosay
thatiallerofntarlet;andthatyouhaveshoeyour
perssiontotravelabout,throughthegernline;andhaveasked
toguideyou,bytheshortestelun.”
theyhadeveryreasohankfultotheirguide,fortheyfound
thatthereanyscatteredpartiesofuhlansabout.by
dintofkioursthroughheysueededin
strikingtheseifontai,eetingthe
thisvillageehalfdozencavalry;and
itpossibletopasstheriver,uhethebarclays
thanked,veryly,theirfriendtheire,andprosedto
ntionhisnduct,upontheirretutotours;andthen,saying
goodbyetohirodeintothevillagealohesergeantofuhlans
catothedooroftheprinabaret,andlookedout.
”goodday,”ralphsaid,ingern,reininguphishorse.”isit
herethatie,atle
chatelet,thatitainroad.”
”yes,yhthere,”thesergeantsaid.”haveyoupasses”
”ohyes,”ralphsaid,laughing.”itatter
togetfrorankforthere,.”
sosaying,hepulledouttheprussia.
”thatisright,”thesergeantsaid.”yourhorseslookverydone.”
”uloiersthroughrozoy,andnornt.”
”itnornt
throughlun,”thesergeantsaid.aookoutap,and
exa.”no,iseelechateletisarediree.”
<;”and
itterforourbeasts.seethattheyarerubbeddown,
andfed.”
thesergeantgaveaperetoryshout,aerofthewine
shopranout.thesergeantpoihehorses.
”doyouspeakfrench”heaskedralph.
”no,”ralphsaid,”butsondoes.
”aaron,tellhiorubtheoo
it,yourself.thesedogsareheatingevenahorse.”
ralphtheheebreadand
cheeseandabottleofthebesththreeglasses.the
prussiansergeantsatdo,andtalkedofgernyforan
hour.theartedagain,crossedtheriverand,anhouranda
halflater,enteredlun.here,asthey
fontainebleauansion
wasasked.
theyrodetheirtiredhorsesthroughthestreets,untiltheysawa
quiethotel.ridingintotheyard,theytoldthehostlertoputup
theirhorses,andtoaheeir
requesthafivefraheythehehotel,and
foundthattheyuldhavebeds;asthenuerofgernofficers
quartereduponthishouseallerthanusual,oothe
greaterportionofthetroopshavingbeenpushedon,toreinforce
voann.
itfive,andherefore
theypresentedgaettas
letter,andrequestedhisassistanpurchasingavan,ha
pairofgohorses,atonce.
”itpossibletogethorses,”theiresaid,”but
iybest.ihaveti
fear,ifi,theprussiansghtrerk
it.”
”gaettasown
stables.theyhavecarriedusahundredles,sincebreakfastti
yesterday.theyarelikelytobeatleastasgoodasyoursare,
onlytheyafe.hange”
”certainly,”theiresaid,atonce.”ifanyinquiriesobe
deaboutit,ineedkeofthattransa.
”asfortheveredcart,iy
neighborsopayforit,andas
theprussiansarerequisitioni,yourely
uponhavingoorrooing,readyforyourstart.iwillsend
anoteroundtoyou,tonight,totellyouis,atpresent.”
”ndantsoffidget
ourpassesuntersigned.hatisdone,
forversailles.”
”yes,ishouldadviseyoutodothat,”theiresaid.”youwill
nothaveulty.theyarecivilenoughaboutpasses,and
ttersofthatkiionyouhaveseen”
”notunlessaionisaskedabouthorses;inhcasewe
shouldofursentionthathearingyouhadapairofhorses,
andoursrequirihyou.”
theyno.anofficery.
”ovisathisforversailles”ralphsaid,in
gern.
theoffi.
”thelastvisaiseeeaux,afhtsince.”
”ravelingonhorsebae,”ralphsaid;”andhave
hadnooasi
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