第78节 (第2/2页)

   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

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