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doistoavoidanyofthesefelloheyectatonce
thatididnotbelongtothe”
”r.archer,youtakethingsveryolly,andihopeyouwill
getusoutofthescrapeyself,i
shouldhaveriddenupandsurrehefirstrussiansisaw.”
”thathebestnotbeenforthose
parshavingbeenkilledupabovethere;forinouavaldress
havehopedtohaveescaped.asitis,ifwehaveany
luck,balaklavaagain.”
chapterxxiv.
afortuorbr >
thefogseedtogetthickerandthickerasthedayon.at
nightfall,eevidentthatnoveuldbedebefore
ing,theygaveabisegrass
andlaiditbeforetheandthen,selvesinthessack
pfog,daybreakthe
fogillthick,butasthesugraduallydispersedit,
andtheylyabletoseeupthevalley.theyfoundthatin
theiristtheysthavevedpartlyinacircle,
fortheyorethanaquarterofalefrohe
pointheyhadleftittoasdtothechateau.roundthisthey
uldseenysoldiersvingabout.lookingupthevalley,they
perceivedlinesofhorses,picquetedbyavillagebutafewhundred
yardsaway.
”thosee
here,”jacksaid.”itsluckyhesetrees,forifwehad
ighthavestuledintotheddle
ofthenoterfinishthebiscuitsasidefor
breakfast,andbeoff.itisquiteevidentthedirectp
isclosetous.”
saddlinguptheirhorses,andputtingonthessackblacksheepskin
capsandlongats,andtakingthelandcarbihelatterof
,theyuheir
poniesandrodeoff,quittingtheed
asbetandthecavalryiailtheyhad
gonehevalley.theyiced,oratanyrate,
unchallehepartyatthechateau,and,issuingfrohe
valley,rodeoutintotheopenuntry.
faroutintheplaintheysaovingabout,and
judgedthatthesehosewhohadfallenin
the,
buttuingtht,trottedbrisklyalong,skirtiof
thehills.theypassedthroughthreetartarvillageswhose
inhabitantssedheytothe
sightofsllpartiesofssacksridinghitherandthither.
ihofthevalleyheyhad
deteroenter,asaroadrunningupitseedtoindicatethat
itledtosoplace,perhapsupontheseashore,theyfoundseveral
russiansoldierslabout.lieutenantershecked
hispony,butjackrodeuatinglyforeoutof
ohettages.
”anynews”heasked.
”none,”jaeoutyesterday,throughthe
baidavalley,butbackagain.”
”herussianasked.
”doohesea,”jasopickupstragglerswholand
toplunder.aingdoheywillbehere
presently,”sosaying,edhis
thevalley,lieutenantershavingriddenoaions
shouldbeaddressedtohitheroadueadily,andafterso
hoursridingtheycrossedabroselvesattheheadof
avalleyopeningbeforetheahecliffsatitsendthey
uldseethesea.
theyuldscarcelyrestrainashoutofjoy,and,quiingtheir
speed,roderapidlydohevalley.presentlytheyperceivedbefore
thesllvillagelyingontheseashore,totheleftofh
stoodalargechateau,halfhiddenangtrees.
”doyouthinkitssafetoridein”.ersasked.
”stofthesevillageshavebeenfoued,sir,”jacksaid,”by
ourfelloafraidhepointto
e,forishouldthinkustbetilesfrobr >
balaklava.hoherearenotlikelytobeanytroopshere,andwe
ars.”
theyfound,astheyexpected,thatthevillageed,
and,ridingthroughit,theydisuhechateau.thedoorswere
fastened,but,,theyperceivednosignsoflife,and,
breakingaheysooedarance.
theyfoundthatthehouse,sizeandevidently
belooarussiangit
hadsofaotbeenvisitedbyanypartiesfroheships.sofine
pictureshungouarytered
hereaablesoflachiteandotherrarestooodabout,
aecarpetsveredthefloors.
”era
ship,akearichprize.butasourponies
onlycarryus,ifraidthatallthesevaluablesarehlessto
us.”
”idgivethe,”thelieutenantsaid,”food
al.atanyrate,ethingfortheponies.”
iablesbehindthehousequantitieseand
theponiessoonhadtheirfill.
theofficers,takingso,ofheree,
haeredaquantitybetoisteningtherough
floursoobtained,adetcakes,hh,baked
overaheysatisfiedtheirhunger.ansultationwasheld
eal,andithatastheplacewas
evidentlybeyondtherangeofboatsfroalaklava,theyhadbetter
ridealongthecliffstilltheyreachedsovillage,hey
thestateofthehouses,partieshehabitof
ing.
afteraupleofhoursstaytogivethehorsestitorest,they
againsaddledupandtooktheroadalo.afterridingtwo
lesalongtheedgeofthecliffs,theysiltaneouslycheckedtheir
horses,as,uponuntingaslightrise,theysathe
tentsofansiderablepartyofrussiansoldiers.astheyhadpaused
thenttheirheadscaabovethelevel,theyselves
unobserved,andtuing,theyrodebacktothechateautheyhad
quitted,adetheirponiesfortable,theypreparedto
passthenight.thereyofluxuriousbeds,andtheyslept
profoundlyallnight.iheydoothesea.nota
vestigeofaboatwas
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