小说站
小说站 欢迎您!
小说站 > 历史军事 > The Young Franc Tireurs(英文版)

正文 第80节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

    栗子网  www.lizi.tw台湾小说网  www.192.tw栗子小说    m.lizi.twnthefirstbagfordijon.inthisits

    destinationost,ofitsleaving

    orleans.

    itonthfrohedateofthe

    fightinanythankstohis

    kindhostandhostess,andafterfahandsopresentupon

    theralphstartedinapeasantsdressfor

    hiororleans.hehadstillplentyofney;forhehad

    drahereythousandfranparis.thegreater

    portionofthisneyhehadpaidintothehandsofaba

    tours,butperdhehadkeptoutahundredpoundseaowing

    byexperiencehois,incaseofbeingtakenprisoo

    haveplentyofney.ralphsillbounduph

    plaster,andtoarabbitskincaphflapshadbeen

    boughtsothat,bylettingdouhe

    ,thegreaterpartofthecheeksovered.

    thefarrhaddeinquiriesanghisneighborsand,findingone

    togiveralphalifttothatplace.thestarthadbeeed

    early,andithreeoclockheydroveintoorleans.here

    ralphshookhandsasafejouey

    hoandstrolledleisurelydohestreets.

    orleaedaserableaspect.theinhabita

    theelvesshutupintheirhouses,aschaspossible.thebishop

    aprisoner,bytheprussians,inhisoroops

    ost

    part,inastateofpoverty;andtheshopswouldhavebeenall

    shut,hadnottheprussiansorderedtheobekeptopen.the

    streetsantroops,andlongtrainsofcarts

    y.these

    cartsthepeasantry,andly

    takenieaheohe

    opanythe

    nyhesadseshesenvoys.thegriefofa

    fatherdraggedaeofhiswifeand

    children,duringhisabseheanguishofalaboreratseeing

    hishorsefalldeadeans

    oftakinghiscarthoagain;andthathehadnothingtodobutto

    retutohisho,andtellhishatthehorseand

    cartitutedhissolehweregone.

    ralpheduntil,lateieoon,hesarainhalt

    byohebridges.itlyintendingtocross,the

    ing,andgodoethehorseswere

    takenout,andfastenedbyhalterstothecarts;three

    soldierstookuptheirpostsassentries,andthedriverswere

    sufferedtoleavethegernsknohattherehanceof

    theirdeserting,andleavingtheirhorsesandcarts.

    thepoorfellhthetohosewhohadany

    neyboughtfood.thoseans

    allonorations,aheoshiftfortheelvesor

    starveastheyliked.ralphjoinediionhagroupof

    these,ingtheirhardshipstothree

    syathetian,especially,ost

    heartbroken.hisher

    bedside.

    ”uldido”heasked,pitifully.”iyhorse

    andcart

    theyforever.odo”

    nooneuldansbut,hepartyhadbrokenup,ralph

    .

    ”houchareyourhorseandcarth”heasked.

    ”thehorseishfivehundredfrancs,”hesaid.”thecartisan

    oldouch,

    yousee,butitisallihave.”

    ”lookhere,oldn,”ralphsaid,”iaota

    frenchofficer,anditogetdoheprussianoutposts,

    buthoutpassesiuldon.besidesihavebeenwounded,

    andaooohesevenhundredand

    fiftyfrancshevalueofyourhorseandcart,andwill

    takeyourplaceasdriver;sothatyoustartback,atoo

    yourwife.doyouagree”

    theoldnedhjoythatheburstintotears.

    ”godblessyou,sir,”hesaid.”youhavesavedlife,andpoor

    oo.”

    ”veryisabargain,then,”ralphsaid.”hereishalfthe

    ney.youshallhavetheresttorrow.

    ”noustgoetorrooing,atthehourfor

    starting;aheoffichargethatianephewof

    yourslivinghere,butoutofpresentandthatyouhave

    arraodrivethecart,aslongasitsed,and

    thentotakeithoagain.”

    afterafeorebadsho

    hisightkno,inthe

    ing.

    ”artatdaybreak,”hesaid,”soyouhadbetterbehereby

    halfpastsix.”

    ”wheredoyousleep”ralphasked.

    ”ioh,idontsleepch.iliedo,uhe

    carts;andthenself.”

    ”takethisfuratofne,”ralphsaid.”itwillkeepyou

    tonight,anyhoit;ishallgetabed

    sowhere.”

    theatheoneralphhaderbeing

    hebraid,andthefurofthellarand

    cuffstakenoff;andhadhaditpurposelydirtied,sothatitwas

    nolarnttractattention,onthebackofa

    nhacart.

    aftersodifficulty,ralphgotabed;andtheagreedplace

    attheappoii.theoldnuptotheprussiansergeant

    innd,andtoldthetaleralphhaddi.the

    sergeantagreedtothearra,an

    handedralphhisthefurat;hralph

    oingterlyld,and

    ralphenfeebledbyhisillnessfeltitkeenly.inanotherfive

    hecartsotionacrossthebridge,andthenaway

    duesouth.

    forhalfanhourralphhesideofhiscartandbeing,

    bythatti,thhlyhejuedupiandrode,

    durioftheday;gettingdo

    tioheld.

    ieoontheyarrivedatlaferte,sofifteenlesfrobr >

    orleans.theretheyreinedforthenight.therevery

    nytroopshere,andralphuldhaveobtainedabedbypayingbuthefearedtoattractattentionbythepossession

    ofunusualfundsand,therefore,sleptinahayloft;afraid,in

    spiteofhisfurat,tosleepintheopenair.

    theirainyofthecartsgoi

    ...
(快捷键 ←)上一章 本书目录 下一章(快捷键 →)
全文阅读 | 加入书架书签 | 推荐本书 | 打开书架 | 返回书页 | 返回书目