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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 ...