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    reisnodaoyouindoingsoas,ifthegerns

    e,youhaveonlytosayyouhaveaer.ipay

    youwell.”

    ”careforpay,”theanofthehousesaid;openingthe

    door,hadleinherhandandthenfallingbary

    ofhorror,attheobjean,thfatigue,

    andaskofstiffenedblood.

    ”youdonotreer,”ralphsaid.”iahecaptainofthe

    stafftedtoyou,tyourboysinparis.”

    ”poorboy”theansaid,passionately.”ein.

    ”nsieure,”sheon,apologetically,”for

    speakingso,buticalledyoutheboycaptain,elling

    goodnabright

    ”butthere,youno,andfood.thequestionis

    aybesearched,atanyti;thoughitsnot

    likelythattlehasgoneaway

    inthedireoforleans,anden

    sinceisawodaysago.

    ”thefirstthingistogiveyousothing.youarehalf

    frozen.sitdoinutes.iakeablaze.”

    ralphsankdoterlyexhaustedandileby

    thefirepladfellintoahalfdoze,anlita

    brightfireonthehearth.iesshehaddrae

    liquorfrohepotaufeuthesouppotandsbythe

    firesideofeveryfrenchpeasant,hoohall

    theoddsandendsofthehouseholdarethro

    intoasllerpot;brokesobreadintoit,addedanonionh

    shechoppedupingtogetherhalittlepepper

    andsaltand,iesfrohetiofralphsentry,she

    plaokinghot,beforehi

    atfirst,heseedtooexhaustedtoeat;butgraduallyhis

    appetiteretued,andhefinishedoffthehotbroth.

    ”shallidotoyouransaid.”itisa

    terriblesight,atpresent.”

    ”itistheldylife,ifancy,”ralphsaid,”by

    stoppingthebleeding;butnoer,for

    soti,andthenbandaging.

    ”bute”

    ”intheboysrooupstairs,sir.itisjustastheyleftit.”

    ”ihavenodoubtitisveryfortable,”ralphsaid,”butallthis

    untryisyscavalry.idonot

    tobetakenprisoner;andratherthanthatiwouldgoandlive

    outintheefood.”

    thehusbandhadnoedoairsand,asheaidedhiso

    firstbatheandthenbaheheytalkedoverthe

    tter;andagreedthatralphuldbehidinaloftoverashed,a

    hundredyardsfrohehouse,andverycealedinthewoods,

    ueratoartedtoke

    theplaceasfortableasheuld;andtheha

    upleofblas,aquarterofanhourlater.

    ralph,bythisti,uldsrahefever

    nsequentupontheadehishead

    throbsoterriblythatheuldselyholditupand,haditnot

    beenfortheassistanershave

    craheshortdistaheshed.theloftwaslowand

    sllae