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【】ontohaveitvisaed,asithasalassedus houttrouble.asoversailles,hawagon, houghtitbettertohavethepassvisaedhere.” ”efronow” ”froontainebleau,”ralphsaid.”hiviers, aofffourthere,forthe frontier.” ”yourbesteau,”theofficer said,handingbackthepaper. ”thankyou,sir,”ralphreplied,”thatistheending togo.” intheevening,theirehielftolookatthehorses; andtoldthehathehadobtainedagoodlightveredh springs,ovaloffuiture.the pricehousandfrancs. ”ifyoulike,”hesaid,”toeroundenoyservant shalltakethehorsesroundthere,putthen,andbringthewagon here;aables. ”pleasetoeapapersighenaonyern passsayingthatyouhaveboughthorsesof,andhavesold yours.putdoweenus. youareuponaveryperilousexpeditionand,incaseofanything happeningtoyou,itethatnothing,beyonda rebusiransa,uldbetracedbetweenus.” atsevenooiarted.thedistancewas onlythirtyles,buttheroadsthe deepsnopledflatbytheieraffifthear.it heafteoonheyreachedthefirstse theentraoversailles.thepass,andthey onuninterrupted.per. thetoedhofficersandsoldiers,ofallranks.noone paidthenyattention,andtheydrovethroughtheplacedars andontotherketplayinns, frequeherketpeople.hereastheyexpectedtheyfound itiossibletogetabed;buttheyhadnodifficultyinobtaining perssionfortheostandinayard,andkyenough togetstablerooorthehorses.theyintothetownand boughtfourblas;andas,atstarting,theyhadfilledthe deephstraheyhadinspiteoftheld fortablenight. dinthingand,thatover,theystrolledaboutuntil nineok.ityofinvaders fortablyquarteredintheacapitaloffrahepalace, thestatuesinfrontofit,everythingtoldofthegloriesof france;everyparkaround,everylittlepalaceely associatedidstofthese rials,thegernialkedcarelessly,drankinthe cafes,orfeastediels,asiftheplacehadbeloo theroiierial.afaroff,inthequietoftheevening, uldbeheardthedistantboofthegunsroundthebeleaguered city. therehingshebarclaysedtoget;but theyhadnodifficulty,astheshopsen,as usual.thepopulationhadadepressedlook.allclasseswere sufferingeptionoftheshopkeepers,whose businessen inartialeattire,forand, ever.theladiesofversaillesaslittleaspossibleinto thestreets;andselvesinblack, orothersoerlors. bynineoktheshopshebarclays retuedtotheirhtheirpurchasesintheirhands. ”itsaselves intheirblas,aheelvesoverhstraw. ”itis,percy;butitheriver.” percygaveashudderatthethought. ”dontyouthink,ralph,thatthereisanypossibilityofentering oheroftheothersides” ”nottheslightest,percy.itstbeacrosstheriver,ootat all.thesentriesbeanythinglikesothick,uponthat side.” hadanyonelookedintotheoing,he theoupationuponheboys hinerproofclothupon apairofehatthefingers,spread, hadtheappearahe. ”thatoughttohelpus,”ralphsaid,heyfinished.”fora reallylongs,idaresaytheyiguing;butitis ld,notfatigue,ofear,andspeedistherefore everything.” atnineok,ralphtotheofficeofthegeneralin nd.thereberofotherpersonsits, andralphedhistutogointotheoffigagedin signingthe ”iarorankfort,aspapersshohe officerhispass.”iyhorseandcart, tobellevue.thereare,ihear,nyofficersdesirousofselling, orsendingho,articlestheyhavesaved.” saved,itybentioned,ployedinthegern arforstolenhhasanuglysound. theofficersighepaper. ”youstnotgobythesevresroute,”hesaid.”yousttuoff atviroflay,andgobychaville.” halfanhourlatertheystartedihegatesof versaillesalefrohetoheyoppedbysentries; butalloopassonproduoftheorder,hthenecessary sta. ”everythingisgoingonhusfar,”ralphsaid,astheytued offfroheinroad,atviroflay.”itlookslikesnooo, lysuitus.” viroflay, astheypassed. ”o” ”obellevue,”ralphsaid.”hasersofany curiositiesorsouvenirsoftheures,or clodany,anyarticle aybeentrustedtoourcharge.wehaveourpassesand papers,inregularorder.” ”iheofficersaid.”drathatvillathere.” theothevilla,theofficer.he tiooralphtodisunt,andtofollointothehouse; leavingperchargeoftheerswere sittinginofthevilla. ”asked,asralphsnductor entered. ”ahyhebrehehed,”herpurchase,or carryho,articlessaved.” thereoventofihefuitureoftheroobr> hepapersrips,abrokenchairwas blazinguponthefire;severalfalyportraitsonthewallwere piercedhholes,havingevidentlyservedthepurposeof ...