reisnodaoyouindoingsoas,ifthegerns
e,youhaveonlytosayyouhaveaer.ipay
youwell.”
”careforpay,”theanofthehousesaid;openingthe
door,hadleinherhandandthenfallingbary
ofhorror,attheobjean,thfatigue,
andaskofstiffenedblood.
”youdonotreer,”ralphsaid.”iahecaptainofthe
stafftedtoyou,tyourboysinparis.”
”poorboy”theansaid,passionately.”ein.
”nsieure,”sheon,apologetically,”for
speakingso,buticalledyoutheboycaptain,elling
goodnabright
”butthere,youno,andfood.thequestionis
aybesearched,atanyti;thoughitsnot
likelythattlehasgoneaway
inthedireoforleans,anden
sinceisawodaysago.
”thefirstthingistogiveyousothing.youarehalf
frozen.sitdoinutes.iakeablaze.”
ralphsankdoterlyexhaustedandileby
thefirepladfellintoahalfdoze,anlita
brightfireonthehearth.iesshehaddrae
liquorfrohepotaufeuthesouppotandsbythe
firesideofeveryfrenchpeasant,hoohall
theoddsandendsofthehouseholdarethro
intoasllerpot;brokesobreadintoit,addedanonionh
shechoppedupingtogetherhalittlepepper
andsaltand,iesfrohetiofralphsentry,she
plaokinghot,beforehi
atfirst,heseedtooexhaustedtoeat;butgraduallyhis
appetiteretued,andhefinishedoffthehotbroth.
”shallidotoyouransaid.”itisa
terriblesight,atpresent.”
”itistheldylife,ifancy,”ralphsaid,”by
stoppingthebleeding;butnoer,for
soti,andthenbandaging.
”bute”
”intheboysrooupstairs,sir.itisjustastheyleftit.”
”ihavenodoubtitisveryfortable,”ralphsaid,”butallthis
untryisyscavalry.idonot
tobetakenprisoner;andratherthanthatiwouldgoandlive
outintheefood.”
thehusbandhadnoedoairsand,asheaidedhiso
firstbatheandthenbaheheytalkedoverthe
tter;andagreedthatralphuldbehidinaloftoverashed,a
hundredyardsfrohehouse,andverycealedinthewoods,
ueratoartedtoke
theplaceasfortableasheuld;andtheha
upleofblas,aquarterofanhourlater.
ralph,bythisti,uldsrahefever
nsequentupontheadehishead
throbsoterriblythatheuldselyholditupand,haditnot
beenfortheassistanershave
craheshortdistaheshed.theloftwaslowand
sllaeroftheher
opening,foritedonlyby
thelighteinatthees.theshedogetherof
hattheshutterobeatitsbackwould
selyhavebeennoticedtheshedbeinghighandthe
loftveryloedthe
existenceofanyloft,atall.itrap
door.
thefarrassistedralphuptheladder.theshutteren,and
ralphsaerhaddeabedofstrahhis
heblas.ralphnoookoffhis
uniforandlaydobytheotherbla,
andthenerswifehad
thoughtfullybroughtapilloinutes
haditnotbeenforthepainofhiswoundwould
havebeeninte,aftertheldandfatigue.hishostess
auedhalargejugoferandaglass,
.
”thereisnothingelseyou”sheasked.
”nothing,thankyou,excepttosleep,”ralphsaid.
”ishallshutthisshutter,”thefarrsaid.”enoughlightwill
ethroughthekstoseeed
tothedarkness.ishallshutthetrapclosedoe,asi
go,andliftdoyan
easilyputitintoitsplaceagain.weeandseeyouagain,
ieoon.goodbye.”
”goodbye,”ralphansly;andbeforethesoundoftheir
footstepshaddiedaoasortoffeverishdoze.
foratihetueduneasily,tteredioved
hishalessly.soon,hoheeffeloth
soakedinicyldershe
bandagesovertheosubduethefeverishheat;andin
halfanhourhely.helast,
goodanagainbendingoverhi ”ialad,”ont,you weredead.” ”no,no,”ralphsaid,ile;”alongthat, yet.sleephasdoneaokisit” ”nineok,”hishostesssaid.”iuldnotebefore,fori havehadseveralpartiesgoingpast,andthehousehed once.ikeptoilinearly yselfintoafever.” ”thankyou,”ralphsaid.”ihavebeenallthebetterforbeing queer,aboutthehead;butother. ”iaerriblythirsty.” ”ihavegotnothingbutansaid.”the gernsdradropofouronthsago.butihada fe,andputthenthisjugof er.itataste,andisgoodforfever. ”inthisjugissoherbtea,ustdrinkwhenyoufeel feverish. ”ah” ”thatido,”ralphsaid. hishostessputherarnderhiandraisedhipintoasitting posture;inbykneelingdo,and holdinghipasifhehadbeenachild.thenshegavehibasin ofbreadbroth,andadrinkofer;shookuphispilled thethingsoverhiandputafreshcloth,dippediner,onhis head. ”hereisaboxof ... 【在阅读模式下不能自动加载下一页，请<退出阅读模式>后点击下一页阅读。】