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    edon

    ailes;buttheirhorseshadevenalongerdayswork

    beforetheontherrow.

    beingaiedbyastaffoffioquestionseverwere

    askedthend,afteragooddihehotel,theytothe

    ire,toinquireastotheadvanced

    postsofthegerns.thisfunarylikesuariesin

    generaluldgivetheutslightinfortionbut,asfarashe

    kroopsontherightbankoftheloing,

    southofitsjunhtheyonne.beyondtheyonheywere

    scatteredprettythickly,everywhere.

    atdaybreaktheing,theystarted.captainduprattued

    hishorsesheadhebarclaysrodenorth.

    theirpaceheyneverdreatvillages,

    toaskhertheprussianshadbeenheardof.theyheardof

    partiesatlorrez,andcheroy;butastheykeptthroughbylanes,

    andastheuntryhicklyherisk

    presentsll.theyhadanexcellentp,henabled

    theofolloallestfootpaths.

    ateleveofntarlet.

    theretheybreakfasted,andgavethehorsesanhoursrestwhile

    theynsultediller,aa

    shreatterth.he

    advisedtheofordtheyoereauanditsjun

    iles,ao

    tutotheleft,andtoerous

    fordsthereintotheforestoffontainebleau;andtheyhen

    findtheelvesbetelun,anduldrideboldly

    intolun,asiftheyhadefroontainebleau.

    ”iknooftheuntry,”hesaid,”andwillguideyou,

    tillyouaresafelyacrosstheseine.ifhance,

    falluponapatroloftheepleenoughtosay

    thatiallerofntarlet;andthatyouhaveshoeyour

    perssiontotravelabout,throughthegernline;andhaveasked

    toguideyou,bytheshortestelun.”

    theyhadeveryreasohankfultotheirguide,fortheyfound

    thatthereanyscatteredpartiesofuhlansabout.by

    dintofkioursthroughheysueededin

    strikingtheseifontai,eetingthe

    thisvillageehalfdozencavalry;and

    itpossibletopasstheriver,uhethebarclays

    thanked,veryly,theirfriendtheire,andprosedto

    ntionhisnduct,upontheirretutotours;andthen,saying

    goodbyetohirodeintothevillagealohesergeantofuhlans

    catothedooroftheprinabaret,andlookedout.

    ”goodday,”ralphsaid,ingern,reininguphishorse.”isit

    herethatie,atle

    chatelet,thatitainroad.”

    ”yes,yhthere,”thesergeantsaid.”haveyoupasses”

    ”ohyes,”ralphsaid,laughing.”itatter

    togetfrorankforthere,.”

    sosaying,hepulledouttheprussia.

    ”thatisright,”thesergeantsaid.”yourhorseslookverydone.”

    ”uloiersthroughrozoy,andnornt.”

    ”itnornt

    throughlun,”the