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uillonville,terniers,awasalready

    darkheyarrived.thegeneralsquarterseau,a

    quarterofaledistantfrohevillage.heyreachedit,

    theyonceshohanzyleaningovera

    p,ihelightofasolitary

    dle.

    ”ho

    heartilyfortheyverygladyouhavee.

    thereisplentytodo,andfeodoit;atleast,veryfewindeed

    hingabouttheirwork.

    ”whohaveyouhere”

    ”alloetointroduaptainbarclay,general.freysihas

    attachedhioyourstaff.heservedeinthevosges,

    distinguishedhielfgreatly,andenandthe

    cross.sihenhehasbeenintoparis.nodoubtyousahe

    aingtheseine,hhisbrother.”

    ”ofurse,ofurse,”generalzysaid,ly.”iaery

    gladtohaveyoue,captainbarclay.youbelong

    beforeyouareatheaffairisjustbeginning.ihave

    justgotneesharpfighting,today,at

    beaurrelarolande.”

    ”hpeasked.

    ”oing,”generalzy

    said;”buttheybroughtupreinforts,andnoterial

    advantageisclaid.

    ”andnohegeneralustshiftfor

    yourselves.bedsareoutofthequestion;butyoue

    etyrooupstairsand,fortuhereisalittlestrawin

    thestable.theouthousesareextensive,andyouo

    getyourhorsesundershelter.ishouldadviseyoutoseeabout

    theatonanhourethi.iot

    callitdining.

    ”captainbarclay,attersishallbe

    gladtoghthisp,atonce,pe.”

    ralphatonuchpleasedhhisnew

    nder.generalzyantoinspirenfidenall

    thosean,fora

    general;butandthoughtfulair

    adehiookolderthanheanoffeords;

    andhadasharp,steadylookedtoster,atohe

    iortantpointsofanythingthat.iled,

    theedtolightup.

    ”justthentoserveunder,”ralphthoughttohielf.”ol,

    selfpossessed,andhaina

    nt.

    ”isorderlystillatthedoor”heaskedasoldierinthe

    passage.

    ”yes,sir;ththefourhorses.”

    ”ealightofanysort”ralphasked.”itogo

    roundtothestables,ahehorsessoer.”

    ”iansaid.”butifearthatyou

    e

    oftheut.”

    theorderlyaiedralph,

    andloeesorderlyfolloany

    cavalryhorses,tiedtopegs;driveninclosebythehe

    stables,soastogivetheolittleshelterfroheintense

    ld.thepooranilsstood,sidetougside,forth.

    theorderlyopehedoorofohestables;andralph

    entered,andlookedroundbythelightofthelaheho

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