heshouldbealtingthe
anilshot,uhatralphwas
deterneduponthissre,thelonelhadrelutlyagreedto
takethesuehadpaidforthehorse.ralphsonlyotherpurchase
intoursat.
”andrainhadstarted,”we
havetitotalktell,ess”
”betpesaid,”idonotthinkthat
ourprospectsarebrilliant.inopinion,aurellesdepaladineor
rathergaetta,foritadeaniense
stakeinattagvoann
badtookorleans;butheuseofthatabsolutelynothing.
heoventserved
todraanstohisfordprink
tzhasbeenhurriedtowards
orleans,andhasnoedhisforceshthoseofvoannand
thedukeofburg;sothat,althougheivedlarge
reinfortsfortheyoftheeastisup,nohe
gernshavebeenequallyreinforced,aeasstrongasweare.
”ohaveattacked,untilofollowup
ouradvaoadness;yet
anderinchiefi
believethatakeatoughfightofit,butihardly
hopethatoueatchfortheveteransof
frederiharles.”
”whendohink”
”inthreedaysatlatest.youhavenotseebattle
yet,barclay.”
”no,”ralphsaid,”norshalliseechofit,ry
issoperfectlyflatthatitpossibletogetanything
likeageneralvie.doyouknoolonel,ifeelagooddeal
refortablethanididduringlastjoueybetours
andorleans;foralthoughithoughtthatanage,sohow,
togetthroughintoparis;still,iuldnotnyself
thatitaking.
”hoterlylditis.”
”itis,indeed,”loeeassented.”beingupoaffwe
shall,nodoubt,ogetaroofofsosortoverourheads;
butforthesestbeterrible.thetentsdabriifthe
nscrapeafulofstraolie
onaresnugenough;thenlieclosetogether,andsharetheir
blas.”
halfanhourafterarrivingatorleans,loeeandralph
doyle,andthe
lonelsorderly.thefrosttheafteoon
andclear;andastheyteredalongtheroadbeatenflatand
hard,oustraffictheirspiritsrose,andralph
regrettedthatperts.
loeeshookhisheadentioned.
”no,no,barclay,itisfarbetterasitis.youareyoungenough,
inallnsce,forthisironherhasdone
farrethananssharealready,anddifficult
enoughtogobaost
byaracle;buthegladthat
heisnothere.”
threehoursridingtooktheothelittlevillagenearh
generalzyered.thesixteenthrpslaytotheleft
ofthefrenchar,fagthegerns;helineof
villagesofguillonville,terniers,awasalready
darkheyarrived.thegeneralsquarterseau,a
quarterofaledistantfrohevillage.heyreachedit,
theyonceshohanzyleaningovera
p,ihelightofasolitary
dle.
”ho
heartilyfortheyverygladyouhavee.
thereisplentytodo,andfeodoit;atleast,veryfewindeed
hingabouttheirwork.
”whohaveyouhere”
”alloetointroduaptainbarclay,general.freysihas
attachedhioyourstaff.heservedeinthevosges,
distinguishedhielfgreatly,andenandthe
cross.sihenhehasbeenintoparis.nodoubtyousahe
aingtheseine,hhisbrother.”
”ofurse,ofurse,”generalzysaid,ly.”iaery
gladtohaveyoue,captainbarclay.youbelong
beforeyouareatheaffairisjustbeginning.ihave
justgotneesharpfighting,today,at
beaurrelarolande.”
”hpeasked.
”oing,”generalzy
said;”buttheybroughtupreinforts,andnoterial
advantageisclaid.
”andnohegeneralustshiftfor
yourselves.bedsareoutofthequestion;butyoue
etyrooupstairsand,fortuhereisalittlestrawin
thestable.theouthousesareextensive,andyouo
getyourhorsesundershelter.ishouldadviseyoutoseeabout
theatonanhourethi.iot
callitdining.
”captainbarclay,attersishallbe
gladtoghthisp,atonce,pe.”
ralphatonuchpleasedhhisnew
nder.generalzyantoinspirenfidenall
thosean,fora
general;butandthoughtfulair
adehiookolderthanheanoffeords;
andhadasharp,steadylookedtoster,atohe
iortantpointsofanythingthat.iled,
theedtolightup.
”justthentoserveunder,”ralphthoughttohielf.”ol,
selfpossessed,andhaina
nt.
”isorderlystillatthedoor”heaskedasoldierinthe
passage.
”yes,sir;ththefourhorses.”
”ealightofanysort”ralphasked.”itogo
roundtothestables,ahehorsessoer.”
”iansaid.”butifearthatyou
e
oftheut.”
theorderlyaiedralph,
andloeesorderlyfolloany
cavalryhorses,tiedtopegs;driveninclosebythehe
stables,soastogivetheolittleshelterfroheintense
ld.thepooranilsstood,sidetougside,forth.
theorderlyopehedoorofohestables;andralph
entered,andlookedroundbythelightofthelaheho
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