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weekbefore, y,uponhisrchtothereliefofbelfort;andthe railpletelychoked.hoinedto gruleatthecauseofhisdelay;foritwasonlyuponbourbakis approachthatthegernshadevacuateddijonhwasnowheld bygaribaldisirregulars,andansiderableforobiles. sogreathedelaysthatithetrainreached dijon.ralphhadsy boundeduponhiandthresroundhisneck. ”dear,dearoldralphthankgodyouarebackagain.” ”dearpercy,” ”ihavebeenhofivedays.iarseilles,wheni heardthatdijoraightup. ”andhowareyou,ralph” ”oh,iaettingallrightagain.hoe” ”edreadfullyanxiousaboutyou.” bythistitheboysofthestation,andwerewalking howard. ”butyouhavenottoldhoobeatthestation.” ”a
ething. atanyrate,iuldnotsitquietatho.thereareneverre thaisonlyone;soi havebeenstayingdoostofthedayssina hohavingpaidoheraileword, directlythetraindole.” ”hoyletterarrived” ”nearlythreeefourorfivedays beforealetterfroee,sayingthathefearedyouwerekilled. nothavingheardagain,theyerriblyanxious.” ”ihadnoansofing,”ralphsaid.”theenglish aulaeroveddoe, theverydayafteriy letter.” ”isaiditethingofthatsort.ipoitothehat it,byyousaid,thatthefeverhadpassedoff, andthatyouorength;butthatbeinginhiding,of urse,youuldnote.igaveyetstrong enoughtostart,andfourorfivedaystoogetthroughthe lines;sothatbyulationyoudue,whenyou arrived. ”ithaspulledyoudouch.ihere tonurseyou.” ”thankyou,percy.fortunatelyididfallintoodhands,and er.ihopepapahasnotbeenoveranxiousabout ” ”ithinkhehasbeennervous,ralph;buthedidnotsho,but talkedaaandlly.” ”andareyouquitestrongagain,percy” ”yes,ithinkiaearlyasstrongasever,ralph. ”there,atthehouse,side; knoe.i aafaintedshesaysforthe firsttiinherlifeandllyintohysteridcried andlaughedsoighthaveheardherindijon.she frightenednearlyoutofsenses.” ralphreined,agly,outsidethedoor;in aloheothershadfiea. ”youarealittlelate,perlaysaid.”wegaveyou tinuteslaatter,yourbeinglate; buti ...