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sergeantsaid.aookoutap,and

    exa.”no,iseelechateletisarediree.”

    <;”and

    itterforourbeasts.seethattheyarerubbeddown,

    andfed.”

    thesergeantgaveaperetoryshout,aerofthewine

    shopranout.thesergeantpoihehorses.

    ”doyouspeakfrench”heaskedralph.

    ”no,”ralphsaid,”butsondoes.

    ”aaron,tellhiorubtheoo

    it,yourself.thesedogsareheatingevenahorse.”

    ralphtheheebreadand

    cheeseandabottleofthebesththreeglasses.the

    prussiansergeantsatdo,andtalkedofgernyforan

    hour.theartedagain,crossedtheriverand,anhouranda

    halflater,enteredlun.here,asthey

    fontainebleauansion

    wasasked.

    theyrodetheirtiredhorsesthroughthestreets,untiltheysawa

    quiethotel.ridingintotheyard,theytoldthehostlertoputup

    theirhorses,andtoaheeir

    requesthafivefraheythehehotel,and

    foundthattheyuldhavebeds;asthenuerofgernofficers

    quartereduponthishouseallerthanusual,oothe

    greaterportionofthetroopshavingbeenpushedon,toreinforce

    voann.

    itfive,andherefore

    theypresentedgaettas

    letter,andrequestedhisassistanpurchasingavan,ha

    pairofgohorses,atonce.

    ”itpossibletogethorses,”theiresaid,”but

    iybest.ihaveti

    fear,ifi,theprussiansghtrerk

    it.”

    ”gaettasown

    stables.theyhavecarriedusahundredles,sincebreakfastti

    yesterday.theyarelikelytobeatleastasgoodasyoursare,

    onlytheyafe.hange”

    ”certainly,”theiresaid,atonce.”ifanyinquiriesobe

    deaboutit,ineedkeofthattransa.

    ”asfortheveredcart,iy

    neighborsopayforit,andas

    theprussiansarerequisitioni,yourely

    uponhavingoorrooing,readyforyourstart.iwillsend

    anoteroundtoyou,tonight,totellyouis,atpresent.”

    ”ndantsoffidget

    ourpassesuntersigned.hatisdone,

    forversailles.”

    ”yes,ishouldadviseyoutodothat,”theiresaid.”youwill

    nothaveulty.theyarecivilenoughaboutpasses,and

    ttersofthatkiionyouhaveseen”

    ”notunlessaionisaskedabouthorses;inhcasewe

    shouldofursentionthathearingyouhadapairofhorses,

    andoursrequirihyou.”

    theyno.anofficery.

    ”ovisathisforversailles”ralphsaid,in

    gern.

    theoffi.

    ”thelastvisaiseeeaux,afhtsince.”

    ”ravelingonhorsebae,”ralphsaid;”andhave

    hadnooasi

    ...

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