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heshouldbealtingthe anilshot,uhatralphwas deterneduponthissre,thelonelhadrelutlyagreedto takethesuehadpaidforthehorse.ralphsonlyotherpurchase intoursat. ”andrainhadstarted,”we havetitotalktell,ess” ”betpesaid,”idonotthinkthat ourprospectsarebrilliant.inopinion,aurellesdepaladineor rathergaetta,foritadeaniense stakeinattagvoann badtookorleans;butheuseofthatabsolutelynothing. heoventserved todraanstohisfordprink tzhasbeenhurriedtowards orleans,andhasnoedhisforceshthoseofvoannand thedukeofburg;sothat,althougheivedlarge reinfortsfortheyoftheeastisup,nohe gernshavebeenequallyreinforced,aeasstrongasweare. ”ohaveattacked,untilofollowup ouradvaoadness;yet anderinchiefi believethatakeatoughfightofit,butihardly hopethatoueatchfortheveteransof frederiharles.” ”whendohink” ”inthreedaysatlatest.youhavenotseebattle yet,barclay.” ”no,”ralphsaid,”norshalliseechofit,ry issoperfectlyflatthatitpossibletogetanything likeageneralvie.doyouknoolonel,ifeelagooddeal refortablethanididduringlastjoueybetours andorleans;foralthoughithoughtthatanage,sohow, togetthroughintoparis;still,iuldnotnyself thatitaking. ”hoterlylditis.” ”itis,indeed,”loeeassented.”beingupoaffwe shall,nodoubt,ogetaroofofsosortoverourheads; butforthesestbeterrible.thetentsdabriifthe nscrapeafulofstraolie onaresnugenough;thenlieclosetogether,andsharetheir blas.” halfanhourafterarrivingatorleans,loeeandralph doyle,andthe lonelsorderly.thefrosttheafteoon andclear;andastheyteredalongtheroadbeatenflatand hard,oustraffictheirspiritsrose,andralph regrettedthatperts. loeeshookhisheadentioned. ”no,no,barclay,itisfarbetterasitis.youareyoungenough, inallnsce,forthisironherhasdone farrethananssharealready,anddifficult enoughtogobaost byaracle;buthegladthat heisnothere.” threehoursridingtooktheothelittlevillagenearh generalzyered.thesixteenthrpslaytotheleft ofthefrenchar,fagthegerns;helineof villagesofguillonville,terniers,awasalready darkheyarrived.thegeneralsquarterseau,a quarterofaledistantfrohevillage.heyreachedit, theyonceshohanzyleaningovera p,ihelightofasolitary dle. ”ho heartilyfortheyverygladyouhavee. thereisplentytodo,andfeodoit;atleast,veryfewindeed hingabouttheirwork. ”whohaveyouhere” ”alloetointroduaptainbarclay,general.freysihas attachedhioyourstaff.heservedeinthevosges, distinguishedhielfgreatly,andenandthe cross.sihenhehasbeenintoparis.nodoubtyousahe aingtheseine,hhisbrother.” ”ofurse,ofurse,”generalzysaid,ly.”iaery gladtohaveyoue,captainbarclay.youbelong beforeyouareatheaffairisjustbeginning.ihave justgotneesharpfighting,today,at beaurrelarolande.” ”hpeasked. ”oing,”generalzy said;”buttheybroughtupreinforts,andnoterial advantageisclaid. ”andnohegeneralustshiftfor yourselves.bedsareoutofthequestion;butyoue etyrooupstairsand,fortuhereisalittlestrawin thestable.theouthousesareextensive,andyouo getyourhorsesundershelter.ishouldadviseyoutoseeabout theatonanhourethi.iot callitdining. ”captainbarclay,attersishallbe gladtoghthisp,atonce,pe.” ralphatonuchpleasedhhisnew nder.generalzyantoinspirenfidenall thosean,fora general;butandthoughtfulair adehiookolderthanheanoffeords; andhadasharp,steadylookedtoster,atohe iortantpointsofanythingthat.iled, theedtolightup. ”justthentoserveunder,”ralphthoughttohielf.”ol, selfpossessed,andhaina nt. ”isorderlystillatthedoor”heaskedasoldierinthe passage. ”yes,sir;ththefourhorses.” ”ealightofanysort”ralphasked.”itogo roundtothestables,ahehorsessoer.” ”iansaid.”butifearthatyou e oftheut.” theorderlyaiedralph, andloeesorderlyfolloany cavalryhorses,tiedtopegs;driveninclosebythehe stables,soastogivetheolittleshelterfroheintense ld.thepooranilsstood,sidetougside,forth. theorderlyopehedoorofohestables;andralph entered,andlookedroundbythelightofthelaheho ...