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doorantinoeenin
nuerkeptontoedpartofthis
latterdivision.thenightaftertheyleftlaferte,theyhaltedat
lattebeuvron,ans.the
follosntiheirroutetosalbris,
ralphhappeningagaihehehadregrettedtwodays
beforethathehadnotfordpartofthedivisionforrorantin,
asfrohatplaceheilesfrobr >
tours,heprussianshadered;butashehadthe
gooontosalbris,hedidnotndassalbris,like
rorantin,ostadvaations.
theyarrivedlateieoon,asonce
unloaded.thesergeantinto,
theirpapersfortheandiesheretued.
”youorroorestyourhorses,adaya
trainartforthenorth.yourhereis
nothingtogoback.herearethepassesforyou,sayingthatyou
havecarriedgoodsdoy;ahereforeto
retuback,houtyourcartsbeingfurtherrequisitioned.”
ralphputuphishorseandcartforanhourinthevillage,while
heefarouseuponhnoprussian
soldierseti,tofindone;
butatlast,overalefrohetoallplace
aster,and
all,unoccupiedstable.ralphsoonstrucka
bargainountedhiscart,
droveout;andhouse.
heanticipateddifficultyinpassingoutthroughthe
outposts;asthereportanear,and
thegerntroopsinterferedbutlittleoventsofthe
untrypeople.theaffair,hooreeasythanhe
hadanticipatedfor,tooing,hehedistant
soundofbugles.
”sothingisup,”hesaidtohielf;”eitherafrenchattack,a
generaladvanin
luck.”
ittuedouttobeasralphhoped.thepeasantinwhosehousehe
ebackhthenews
thatthereanthere.ordershadeforthebr >
tofallback,towardsorleans.
”iaotatallsurprised,”ralphsaid,,”for
orleansptyingfastoftroops.thissuddenrchofbourbaki
fortheeast,andtheytoreinforcefrederickcharles,
nearvendosttryevenprussianresourost.”
halfanhourlater,ralphovierzon.
therehefoundthattherailh
toyiingontodijon.hesoon
foundapurchaserforhishorseandcart,attenpounds,andthe
ingstartedonhise.
chapter21:ho.
itvierzontodijon.atbesralphhad
takenadvantageofadelayofsohoursatedbythefact
thatnotraiableclothes,insteadof
thepeasantssuitinraversedthelines.hehad,of
urse,broughthispapers;sothathehadnodifficulty,
adebut
slo.bourbakihadpassedonlytheweekbefore,
y,uponhisrchtothereliefofbelfort;andthe
railpletelychoked.hoinedtruleatthecauseofhisdelay;foritwasonlyuponbourbakis
approachthatthegernshadevacuateddijonhwasnowheld
bygaribaldisirregulars,andansiderableforobiles.
sogreathedelaysthatithetrainreached
dijon.ralphhadsy
boundeduponhiandthresroundhisneck.
”dear,dearoldralphthankgodyouarebackagain.”
”dearpercy,”
”ihavebeenhofivedays.iarseilles,wheni
heardthatdijoraightup.
”andhowareyou,ralph”
”oh,iaettingallrightagain.hoe”
”edreadfullyanxiousaboutyou.”
bythistitheboysofthestation,andwerewalking
howard.
”butyouhavenottoldhoobeatthestation.”
”a
ething.
atanyrate,iuldnotsitquietatho.thereareneverre
thaisonlyone;soi
havebeenstayingdoostofthedayssinceica
hohavingpaidoheraileword,
directlythetraindole.”
”hoyletterarrived”
”nearlythreeefourorfivedays
beforealetterfroee,sayingthathefearedyouwerekilled.
nothavingheardagain,theyerriblyanxious.”
”ihadnoansofing,”ralphsaid.”theenglish
aulaeroveddoe,
theverydayafteriy
letter.”
”isaiditethingofthatsort.ipoitothehat
it,byyousaid,thatthefeverhadpassedoff,
andthatyouorength;butthatbeinginhiding,of
urse,youuldnote.igaveyetstrong
enoughtostart,andfourorfivedaystoogetthroughthe
lines;sothatbycalculationyoudue,whenyou
arrived.
”ithaspulledyoudouch.ihere
tonurseyou.”
”thankyou,percy.fortunatelyididfallintoodhands,and
er.ihopepapahasnotbeenoveranxiousabout
”
”ithinkhehasbeennervous,ralph;buthedidnotsho,but
talkedaaandlly.”
”andareyouquitestrongagain,percy”
”yes,ithinkiaearlyasstrongasever,ralph.
”there,atthehouse,side;
knoe.i
aafaintedshesaysforthe
firsttiinherlifeandllyintohysteridcried
andlaughedsoighthaveheardherindijon.she
frightenednearlyoutofsenses.”
ralphreined,agly,outsidethedoor;in
aloheothershadfiea.
”youarealittlelate,percy,”s.barclaysaid.”wegaveyou
tinuteslaatter,yourbeinglate;
buti
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