tches,”shesaid,”andhereistheerand
herbtea,inrea.yourenotld,areyou”
”no,thankyou,”ralphsaid,”andinspiteofthesleepihavehad,
ifeelasifiuldgooffagaintilling,fortably.”
”bepatient,ifiaate,”theansaid.”ieassoonas
i.ifiaate,youansabout.”
ralphsideaofhisityforsleeptuedoutrrect.itwas
stilldarkatch,hefoundthatitwas
nearlysevenok.heatonh,feltforthe
appleer,tookadrink,andtheleddoothefur
at.
”itself.
”itsabetteroff,here,thanishould
beinthefield.ihopeshetoknowif
shehasanynehereisonlyanhourtolayawake,”and,
alstasherredthe
untiltenok.
thisti,hehtheslightcreakirapdoor
de.
”hoonsieurlecapitaine”hishostesssaid.
”iaettingoncapitally,thankstoyourcare,”ralphsaid.”and
haveyouthere”
”yourbreakfastandsoplaster.husbandstarted,yesterday
evening,toilesoff.hetold
hillaboutyou;butthedoself.however,
hesenthattheobeeaday,
er;andthatalittlelintistobelaidiniteach
ti,afterthebathingand,tionceasestolook
angry,iaodraheedgestogetherascloselyasi,and
straptheogetherhthesestripsofplaster.”
”itisverykindofyourhusband,”ralphsaid,”verykind.didthe
doctorsayhoagain”
”no,”the,buthesaidthatheuld
notsayiningyou.jacques
describeditsposition:ingdothebackofthehead,
takingoffjustalittlebitofthetopoftheear,andthenending
ontheonsieurlecapitaihavea
headasthickasa.”
ralphsled,andhishostesssettoocarryouther
instrus.
”shallitakeaandhideitahat,incase
theeneseardfindyou,they
you”
”no,no,”ralphsaid;”theuniforhonotafranctireur;
andsoybeinghung,andyouhavingyourhousebut
overyourhead.besidesitledtobetreated
asanoffiisthebestproteforusall.
”haveyouanyneisgoingon”
”erday,”theansaid,”andtodayanhear
anstantboong,frohedireoforleans.”
ralphlistened,butthebandagepreventedhishearinganything.
”youareverykind,”hesaid,”butyouhardlythinkho
tobeoff.hohereforathevery
least.justthinkssing.”
”itseeto,”theansaid,”youaressingagreatny
cesofbeingkilled;obeavery
fortunatess,indeed.ishouldnotlikejacquestohavethatgash
onthehead;butidealratherthathewaslyinghere
iddleof
allthatfightingatorleans.
”bepatient,friend.weforyou.ifyouhaveno
fever,torroeatandsowine
foryou,atohevillages;andthenyouquite
strong.”
enhisbreakfast,heagainlaiddown;andhis
kindhostesslefthiasherhusbaandat
e,toanswer
anystragglingtroopsoftheepass.
”ie,”ralphsaid,tohielf.”tiould
ase,andkelaugh.it.
iallright,underblaandthisat.well,i
supposeisttrytosleepasnyhoursaan.”
chapter20:crossingthelines.
ralphioaloayuponhishaybedi
thanhehadanticipated.theday,insteadofbeierhe
tionhadagaiin,andhewas
feverishandiinhistalk.hehis,
hielf,byseeingthedisyinthefaceofthenurse,whenhehad
beenralingontoherforsoti,inenglish.
atlast,ndedhisattention,andsaidto
her:
”hoheretoorleans”
”seventeenles,”shesaid.
”lookhere,”hesaid,”youareverykind,andiknohatyoudo
notwelloff,andi
knoustletpay
youfore.
”iafraidiaoingtohavefever.iyourhusbandtogo
intoorleans.theprussiansierday,yousay;andsoyour
husbandhavetocrossanyoutpoststogetthere.thereis
anenglishaulahere.i
suretheysofeverdie,andanythingelsei
yrequire.pleasefeelinthebreastpoyat;youwill
findapocketbook,hapenit.”
theandidashetoldher;andralph,hagreateffort,
e:
”ianenglishn,thoughacaptaininthefrene.iabr>
shelteredinaloft.
inflaationhassetinand,ifear,fever.iabliged,indeed,
tokeagreatefforttosteritsuffitlytoethis.
pleasesendsofeverdie,bythebearer,andsoarro.
alenortblessing.
”ralphbarclay.”
hetheheleaf,folded,anddirectedittotheheadof
theenglishaulance,orleans.
”hobulance”
”ithasaredcrossonaeground,asalltheothershave;and
anenglishflagthatis,aflaghredaripesgoing
frortoer,andiddle.but
anyone.”
”iaureheansaid,ahe
loft.
iessheretued.
”hehasstarted,”shesaid,”butnottoorleans.husband,
directlyigavehihessage,saidthathehadheardthatthere
bulaerniers,attendingtothewounded
piilesfroere.”
”thankgodforthat,”ralphsaid.
threehourslaterthefarrretued,edie,
soarroons,abottleofeliebigsessenceof
atfbrothandassagethattheenglishsurgeon
aw
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