tches,”shesaid,”andhereistheerand

herbtea,inrea.yourenotld,areyou”

”no,thankyou,”ralphsaid,”andinspiteofthesleepihavehad,

ifeelasifiuldgooffagaintilling,fortably.”

”bepatient,ifiaate,”theansaid.”ieassoonas

i.ifiaate,youansabout.”

ralphsideaofhisityforsleeptuedoutrrect.itwas

stilldarkatch,hefoundthatitwas

nearlysevenok.heatonh,feltforthe

appleer,tookadrink,andtheleddoothefur

at.

”itself.

”itsabetteroff,here,thanishould

beinthefield.ihopeshetoknowif

shehasanynehereisonlyanhourtolayawake,”and,

alstasherredthe

untiltenok.

thisti,hehtheslightcreakirapdoor

de.

”hoonsieurlecapitaine”hishostesssaid.

”iaettingoncapitally,thankstoyourcare,”ralphsaid.”and

haveyouthere”

”yourbreakfastandsoplaster.husbandstarted,yesterday

evening,toilesoff.hetold

hillaboutyou;butthedoself.however,

hesenthattheobeeaday,

er;andthatalittlelintistobelaidiniteach

ti,afterthebathingand,tionceasestolook

angry,iaodraheedgestogetherascloselyasi,and

straptheogetherhthesestripsofplaster.”

”itisverykindofyourhusband,”ralphsaid,”verykind.didthe

doctorsayhoagain”

”no,”the,buthesaidthatheuld

notsayiningyou.jacques

describeditsposition:ingdothebackofthehead,

takingoffjustalittlebitofthetopoftheear,andthenending

ontheonsieurlecapitaihavea

headasthickasa.”

ralphsled,andhishostesssettoocarryouther

instrus.

”shallitakeaandhideitahat,incase

theeneseardfindyou,they

you”

”no,no,”ralphsaid;”theuniforhonotafranctireur;

andsoybeinghung,andyouhavingyourhousebut

overyourhead.besidesitledtobetreated

asanoffiisthebestproteforusall.

”haveyouanyneisgoingon”

”erday,”theansaid,”andtodayanhear

anstantboong,frohedireoforleans.”

ralphlistened,butthebandagepreventedhishearinganything.

”youareverykind,”hesaid,”butyouhardlythinkho

tobeoff.hohereforathevery

least.justthinkssing.”

”itseeto,”theansaid,”youaressingagreatny

cesofbeingkilled;obeavery

fortunatess,indeed.ishouldnotlikejacquestohavethatgash

onthehead;butidealratherthathewaslyinghere

iddleof

allthatfightingatorleans.

”bepatient,friend.weforyou.ifyouhaveno

fever,torroeatandsowine

foryou,atohevillages;andthenyouquite

strong.”

enhisbreakfast,heagainlaiddown;andhis

kindhostesslefthiasherhusbaandat

e,toanswer

anystragglingtroopsoftheepass.

”ie,”ralphsaid,tohielf.”tiould

ase,andkelaugh.it.

iallright,underblaandthisat.well,i

supposeisttrytosleepasnyhoursaan.”

chapter20:crossingthelines.

ralphioaloayuponhishaybedi

thanhehadanticipated.theday,insteadofbeierhe

tionhadagaiin,andhewas

feverishandiinhistalk.hehis,

hielf,byseeingthedisyinthefaceofthenurse,whenhehad

beenralingontoherforsoti,inenglish.

atlast,ndedhisattention,andsaidto

her:

”hoheretoorleans”

”seventeenles,”shesaid.

”lookhere,”hesaid,”youareverykind,andiknohatyoudo

notwelloff,andi

knoustletpay

youfore.

”iafraidiaoingtohavefever.iyourhusbandtogo

intoorleans.theprussiansierday,yousay;andsoyour

husbandhavetocrossanyoutpoststogetthere.thereis

anenglishaulahere.i

suretheysofeverdie,andanythingelsei

yrequire.pleasefeelinthebreastpoyat;youwill

findapocketbook,hapenit.”

theandidashetoldher;andralph,hagreateffort,

e:

”ianenglishn,thoughacaptaininthefrene.iabr>

shelteredinaloft.

inflaationhassetinand,ifear,fever.iabliged,indeed,

tokeagreatefforttosteritsuffitlytoethis.

pleasesendsofeverdie,bythebearer,andsoarro.

alenortblessing.

”ralphbarclay.”

hetheheleaf,folded,anddirectedittotheheadof

theenglishaulance,orleans.

”hobulance”

”ithasaredcrossonaeground,asalltheothershave;and

anenglishflagthatis,aflaghredaripesgoing

frortoer,andiddle.but

anyone.”

”iaureheansaid,ahe

loft.

iessheretued.

”hehasstarted,”shesaid,”butnottoorleans.husband,

directlyigavehihessage,saidthathehadheardthatthere

bulaerniers,attendingtothewounded

piilesfroere.”

”thankgodforthat,”ralphsaid.

threehourslaterthefarrretued,edie,

soarroons,abottleofeliebigsessenceof

atfbrothandassagethattheenglishsurgeon

aw

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