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nthefirstbagfordijon.inthisits destinationost,ofitsleaving orleans. itonthfrohedateofthe fightinanythankstohis kindhostandhostess,andafterfahandsopresentupon theralphstartedinapeasantsdressfor hiororleans.hehadstillplentyofney;forhehad drahereythousandfranparis.thegreater portionofthisneyhehadpaidintothehandsofaba tours,butperdhehadkeptoutahundredpoundseaowing byexperienaseofbeingtakenprisoo haveplentyofney.ralphsillbounduph plaster,andtoarabbitskincaphflapshadbeen boughtsothat,bylettingdouhe ,thegreaterpartofthecheeksovered. thefarrhaddeinquiriesanghisneighborsand,findingone togiveralphalifttothatplace.thestarthadbeeed early,andithreeokheydroveintoorleans.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 frener,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 ...