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    heshouldbealtingthe

    anilshot,uhatralphwas

    deterneduponthissre,thelonelhadrelutlyagreedto

    takethesuehadpaidforthehorse.ralphsonlyotherpurchase

    intoursat.

    ”andrainhadstarted,”we

    havetitotalktell,ess”

    ”betpesaid,”idonotthinkthat

    ourprospectsarebrilliant.inopinion,aurellesdepaladineor

    rathergaetta,foritadeaniense

    stakeinattagvoann

    badtookorleans;butheuseofthatabsolutelynothing.

    heoventserved

    todraanstohisfordprink

    tzhasbeenhurriedtowards

    orleans,andhasnoedhisforceshthoseofvoannand

    thedukeofburg;sothat,althougheivedlarge

    reinfortsfortheyoftheeastisup,nohe

    gernshavebeenequallyreinforced,aeasstrongasweare.

    ”ohaveattacked,untilofollowup

    ouradvaoadness;yet

    anderinchiefi

    believethatakeatoughfightofit,butihardly

    hopethatoueatchfortheveteransof

    frederiharles.”

    ”whendohink”

    ”inthreedaysatlatest.youhavenotseebattle

    yet,barclay.”

    ”no,”ralphsaid,”norshalliseechofit,ry

    issoperfectlyflatthatitpossibletogetanything

    likeageneralvie.doyouknoolonel,ifeelagooddeal

    refortablethanididduringlastjoueybetours

    andorleans;foralthoughithoughtthatanage,sohow,

    togetthroughintoparis;still,iuldnotnyself

    thatitaking.

    ”hoterlylditis.”

    ”itis,indeed,”loeeassented.”beingupoaffwe

    shall,nodoubt,ogetaroofofsosortoverourheads;

    butforthesestbeterrible.thetentsdabriifthe

    nscrapeafulofstraolie

    onaresnugenough;thenlieclosetogether,andsharetheir

    blas.”

    halfanhourafterarrivingatorleans,loeeandralph

    doyle,andthe

    lonelsorderly.thefrosttheafteoon

    andclear;andastheyteredalongtheroadbeatenflatand

    hard,oustraffictheirspiritsrose,andralph

    regrettedthatperts.

    loeeshookhisheadentioned.

    ”no,no,barclay,itisfarbetterasitis.youareyoungenough,

    inallnsce,forthisironherhasdone

    farrethananssharealready,anddifficult

    enoughtogobaost

    byaracle;buthegladthat

    heisnothere.”

    threehoursridingtooktheothelittlevillagenearh

    generalzyered.thesixteenthrpslaytotheleft

    ofthefrenchar,fagthegerns;helineof

    villagesofg