第76节 (第2/2页)



    itoodark,noodistinguishfaces.

    ”karlziern,oftheseventhdragoons,”ralphsaid,ingern,

    saluting.

    ”areyoudoinghere”

    <;andihadbeen

    tolookforhisbody.itehere,harged

    thegrayzouaves.”

    ”butyintislesoff,”oheofficerssaid.”isaw

    thenho.”

    ”idontknoyhead

    laidopen,an

    ihadseenshootster.iotherear,butthe

    surgeonhadgoneon;andoppedofitselfand,wheni

    reachedthehospital,thedoctorshatiaskedleave

    togo,andseeifiuldfindster.”

    ”bulanoheofficersasked,asthey

    tuedtorideoff.

    ”overinthatdireeofthe

    searchers,hlaheyyou,atonce.”

    ”thanks,”theofficersaid,ridingoff;”goodluyoursearch.”

    ralphhadnoticedattage,standingbyitselfattheedgeofa

    elittledistancefrohebivouafthenightofthe

    30thofnoveer;andhadstoppedforant,andaskedafew

    questionsoftheanhere.shehadappeareda

    kiedan,fullofhatredfortheinvader;andhadtwo

    sonsinthebiles,arorth

    threatened,andhere.forthisttageralph

    deteroke,iheoto

    takeshelterinthehouse;otherofindarefugeinthewood,

    itself,toliehid

    forafefearofaveryahbeing

    defitives,atpresent,astheprussianshadonlydriven

    backty;andhad,ralphbelieved,

    plentyofeti.

    itunateforralphthathehadstudiedthegroundso

    eupontheroad,aarsh

    hisdireandbearings.the

    battlehadextendedovertheesralph

    uldheargroans;andsasthiattered

    roundshoade,orwherea

    reginthadlainexposed,forhours,toanartilleryfire.

    thedistancearkedoutfor

    hielf.eightles,atleast,hethought;foritwasawaybehind

    had,t.itwas,inralphs

    stateoffeebleness,averylongjouey.overandain,he

    hadtositdo.hedidheld,nohefur

    at,andtheexertionofhisbodyinagloook

    greatpains,hoself,soastokehielf

    toohot;ashefearedthathisightbreakout,ifhedidso.

    heheroad;anddaylight

    breakingiedbyhunger,fatigue,andloss

    ofbloodhecraothedoor,andknocked.

    thereoventiituntilhehadknocked

    thatavoiasked:

    ”here”

    ”aer,”ralphsaid.

    therealk,inside.

    ”letin,friends,”hesaid,”forthereranceofyourboys

    inparis.the

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