第80节 (第2/2页)

kenup,ralph

    .

    ”houchareyourhorseandcarth”heasked.

    ”thehorseishfivehundredfrancs,”hesaid.”thecartisan

    oldouch,

    yousee,butitisallihave.”

    ”lookhere,oldn,”ralphsaid,”iaota

    frener,anditogetdoheprussianoutposts,

    buthoutpassesiuldon.besidesihavebeenwounded,

    andaooohesevenhundredand

    fiftyfrancshevalueofyourhorseandcart,andwill

    takeyourplaceasdriver;sothatyoustartback,atoo

    yourwife.doyouagree”

    theoldnedhjoythatheburstintotears.

    ”godblessyou,sir,”hesaid.”youhavesavedlife,andpoor

    oo.”

    ”veryisabargain,then,”ralphsaid.”hereishalfthe

    ney.youshallhavetheresttorrow.

    ”noustgoetorrooing,atthehourfor

    starting;aheoffichargethatianephewof

    yourslivinghere,butoutofpresentandthatyouhave

    arraodrivethecart,aslongasitsed,and

    thentotakeithoagain.”

    afterafeorebadsho

    hisightkno,inthe

    ing.

    ”artatdaybreak,”hesaid,”soyouhadbetterbehereby

    halfpastsix.”

    ”wheredoyousleep”ralphasked.

    ”ioh,idontsleepch.iliedo,uhe

    carts;andthenself.”

    ”takethisfuratofne,”ralphsaid.”itwillkeepyou

    tonight,anyhoit;ishallgetabed

    sowhere.”

    theatheoneralphhaderbeing

    hebraid,andthefurofthellarand

    cuffstakenoff;andhadhaditpurposelydirtied,sothatitwas

    nolarnttractattention,onthebackofa

    nhacart.

    aftersodifficulty,ralphgotabed;andtheagreedplace

    attheappoii.theoldnuptotheprussiansergeant

    innd,andtoldthetaleralphhaddi.the

    sergeantagreedtothearra,an

    handedralphhisthefurat;hralph

    oingterlyld,and

    ralphenfeebledbyhisillnessfeltitkeenly.inanotherfive

    hecartsotionacrossthebridge,andthenaway

    duesouth.

    forhalfanhourralphhesideofhiscartandbeing,

    bythatti,thhlyhejuedupiandrode,

    durioftheday;gettingdo

    tioheld.

    ieoontheyarrivedatlaferte,sofifteenlesfrobr>

    orleans.theretheyreinedforthenight.therevery

    nytroopshere,andralphuldhaveobtainedabedbypayingbuthefearedtoattractattentionbythepossession

    ofunusualfundsand,therefore,sleptinahayloft;afraid,in

    spiteofhisfurat,tosleepintheopenair.

    theirainyofthecartsgoi

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