targets,
forpistolshooting.
ralphsnduforant,auedha
veryhandsodrak;h,ralphk
fifteenhundredfrancs.
”houchhat”
ralphexaally.
”fourhundredfrancs,”hesaid.
”nonsefivetisthat.”
”aboutfourtis,”ralphsaid,”isnotnew,
noany.ifyoupreferit,iwill
carryittofrankfort;aonthencebyrail,atten
pertuponitsvalue.”
”yes,iuchhat
be”
”iatenttotakeitatyouroion,”ralphsaid.”the
valueyousetuponthekhousandfrancs.”
thereoherofficers.
”hehasyouthere,jor.”
”notatall,”theofficersaid.”heshalltakeitatthevaluation
heplaceduponitfourhundredfrancs.”
”pardon,”ralphsaid,”ididnotvalueitatthatsuionly
offeredtogivethatsuorit;besideshatwasan
estiteofthevalueisetuponitatviroflay,notthevaluei
shouldsetuponitatfrankfort.
”ihousandfrancs;thatis,iakeitata
hundred,ifyouesort.”
theotheroffios,eitherforsaleor
transportpictures,vases,ks,andevenpianos.ralphhaggled
overthepriharticle,inahwouldhavedone
honortohisappearalasthavingarrangedalltheir
ttershesaidthatheobellevue;butall
ahepur,
eitherthatnightortheing.
”ifanyofyougentleneyourcard,togiveto
theoffientatbellevue,sayingthatyouhavefound
fairindealing,ishouldfeelverygrateful,”ralphsaid,
huly.
theoffitookouthiscard,ande
uponit:
”dearvonkoch,thisnisforahebreolerablyfairinhis
ideas.”
”thatisforthejoroftheregint,atbellevue,”hesaid;and
ralphbondationoftheest
kind.
”ied,ralph,”percysaid,whenhis
braintookhisplathewagon.
”ihavebeenhagglingoverprices,”ralphsaid.”fortunately,we
arenotpressedforti.”
theyhadaop,ofsoduration,atchaville;anditwas
nearlythreeoedoothe
backofbellevue.heretheyoppedand,uponralphprodug
hispass,anoffiaup.
”youotgoanyfarther,”hesaid.”youareclosetobellevue,
noainroad,you
once.
”youostoftheofficersthere,”pointingte
house,near.
”ihavethisajorvonkoch,”ralphsaid.”iaereto
buy,orission,goodsofallkinds.”
theofficerhralph;andtheseatviroflaywas
repeated,butuponaall
village,ntainingonlyafeposed
alstentirelyofhandsoresidences,ohe
quantityofarticles”saved”ionatelylarge.
afterexaningandbargainingforalargenuerofvaluable
articlesoffuiture,pilocks;ralphleft,e
oftheofficers,tovieherarticlesinthevillasupontheside
ofbellevue,lookingdoheriver.percyhadtakenthe
horsesoutofthepaniedhisbrother,ostensiblyto
carrybayartihased.
atohevillasralphexpressedagreatdesiretogooutinto
thegarden,tolookoverparis;andtheofficerbeingin
aihhigher
pricesthanhehadexpeeive;andathavingtheproceeds,
ingernbanknotes,inhispocketsself,andpointed
outallthevariousobjectsofi.
thefogofaerseveningtinginthevie
theboysuldseetheprincipalbuildingsofparis.thetowersof
hedosofthepantheonandinvalides,theheightsof
ntrtreandvilette,asofissyandvanveswere
distinctlyvisible.theboyseyestued,hooretothe
riverattheirfeet,aerveningground,thanuponthe
objectshoerestingofdistantparis.
”donotshoheofficersaid.”ifsight
of,frossyorpointdujourorfrohatgunboat,beloe
shouldhavearainofshellsaboutus,innoti.youlookout
frorees;butdobeyondtheirshelter,oryou
antly.”
thehouseinheyandingstooduponthebrowof
thehill.behindtlewood,andgardenssloping
prettysteeplydoheerreet,h
housesupoherside.theriverwas,here,dividedbyanisland;
theloendedloobe
oppositetothespotuponheboysanding.
”bless,”ralphsaid,”itstbeverydangerous,livingdown
there.hatgunboatuldbloheplatotheair.”
”thatsheuld,”theofficersaid,”andnsequently,noneofour
here.riesalongtheriverbank,andafew
othersscatteredabout;buthetroopsarequarteredthere,
noreveninthislineofvillaso
shoatnight,inanyeshouldhaveashell
ininaupleofnutes.ie
inthisdire;andhaveplentyofforcebehind.”
ralphandpergered,upononeexcuseoranother;asking
questionsaslongastheyuld,andkiuseoftheir
ti,togainafairideaofthegroundthattheyo
cross.theyhad,intheapofbellevueand
udonuponalargescale,arkeduponit.
”itisgoingtobeadarknight,”theofficersaid,astheyhurried
aidnight.”
anotherhourortinpurchasingvariousarticles,taken
frohefrenchvillas.darknesshadeon,andralphtoldthe
offioingto
versailles;andthatifthearticlestobeentrustedtohiscare
fordeliveryinroughcasesofherey,
efullofstoresandbroughtbytenoclothe
ing,carefullydirected,ite.
”osleepihevillas,uponthe
farthersideoftheroad”ralphaskedtheoffind.”
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