kknown
asbatteryno4
heretheyedinto
carts,ofehundredsstoodrangedalongsidetherestfellinonfoot,andtheprocessionstartedtheboys,totheirsatisfaction,foundthattheofficertheatshargeofa
portionofthetrain,andastheystartedhestoppedtospeakawordort,toostintelligiblenner
theyuldbyofferinghicigar,haflashofpleasureinhisfaceatonceshoepresent
ittooksotitogetthelongnvoyintion,foritnsistedofso700or800cartsandabout5,000sickand
fullythreefourthsountedtotheplateau
northoftheharbor,hegreatnorthfort,andthenacrossundulatinglandparallelhtheseatheystoppedforthenightonthekatcha,yhadtuedofffortheir
flankrchtothesoutheside
theboysduringtherchoheyliked,buttwo
soldiersusketskeptnearthetheydiscussedtheaketheirescape,butagreedthatalthoughtheyghtbeabletoslipathenvoy,theprobabilityoftheirkingtheirhroughtherussiantroopstotheirobalaklavaorsebastopolptost
dnesstheirfigureshesnow,
theirfootsteps,uldbefolloheyhadnofood,andwereignorantofthelanguageanduntryaltogethertheydeteedtoabandonanyideaofescapingforthepresent
thereadozensoldiershthenvoy,theofficersbeingdicalninchargeoftheadeinasheltered
spotneartheriver,andaschia,hwas
entirelydesertedbyitsinhabitants
thecasesofsicknessothehouses,andtherestpreparedtoketheelvesasfortableastheyuldinorundertheoresofforagehevillagefortheuseof
thenvoysgoingupanddohedriversspeedilyspreadaportionofthisbeforetheirbeasts
theguardandsuchnasongthe
orchardsthatsurroundedthevillage,tocutfueltheboysspecialguardreinedbythehedoctortheyregardedastheirfriend,hebroughtanotherofficeras
interpreter,h,
”voulezvousdonnervotreparolepasessayezechapper”jackoffrenchasofrussian,butdickkle
hetuedtojackandtranslatedthequestion
”tellhiotryandescapeduringthe
rch,ortilltothentrary”thisostbeyond
dick
”nousdonnonsnotreparolepourlepresent,”hesaid,”pourlarche,vousprenezsinouschangonsnotreiindis,”hegruledtohielf”intention,nousvousdirons”thiselligible,althoughnotgoodfrench,andtheirfriend,havingshakenhandsasiftosealthebargain,toldthesoldiersthattheyneednolongerkeepachontheprisoners,andthenbetoacpanyhitheboyshad,atstarting,placedtheirbundlesuponacarttoheyhadkeptcloseduringtherchputtingtheseontheirshoulders,theyacpaniedtheirfriendtoacartthewallofa
housetheysettoesticksand
blankets,ofadearoof
veringthespacebetandthehouse,hungothersattheendandside,andhadsoonasnugtenterected
oneofthesoldiersbroughtalargetrussofstraherabundleoffire
thefirespeedilyblazedupatthe
entrancethestraasoftseat,justinside
thetentallthreeproducedtheirpipesandlitthehedoctorsservantpreparedoverthefireasortofsouphtherationsthistuedouttobebynoansbad,anderittheboysproducedoneoftheirbottlesofbrandyandthreecigars,therussiandoonthebathat
theyratefellows
forhalfanhourheskedhiscigarandsippedhistinofbrandyandustgoandlookafterhis
theboyschattedforanotherhalfhour,andthenstoheirbrandycarefullyaheyshookupthestraoabigbed,and,wrappingtheelvesintheirsheepskins,itwas
longafterdnightbeforethedohisheavyworkofdressinginisteringdicine,andstretchedhielfonthestra
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prisonersonparole
dayafterdaythenvoydeitshhoutanyincidentofiortancehappeningthedshipnofindthat,
thankstotheirsheepskincloaksandpointedhoods,theypassedthroughthetohoutattractinganyattentioneverthenvoylessenedinlengthasitproceededtheanilsbrokedowningreatnuersanddiedbytheroad,underthetaskofdraggingtheheavyhroughthedeepsnow
atatoesize,heyhaltedfortwodays,reliefwasaffordedbytheakenoffthewagons,androughrunnersaffixed,thehecarts,asthattheyuldbe
putonagainincaseofathaw
fane,hoorethatfatigueindestroyingtheanils;foralthoughgoodexertionshadbeendetoforepotsofforagealongtheroads,theseedfasterthantheyuldbellectedbytheenorustrains,hprovisionsandores,
akingtheirtheinteriorofrussiathere
en,foralestoresofblackbreadwere
eatainableattheendofthe
daysjoueybytheebullockhen
beenshotduringthedaysrch
butthoughthetraindinishedinlength,itsoccupantsdinishedevenrerapidlyeverying,beforestarting,aburyingpartyerringthebodiesofthosehe
previousdaysrchorinthenight
hehaltadeatavillage,thepapaorpriestoftheplaceperfordafuneralss;oren,theyencaedin
theopen,thegraveedoverit,
andthenvoyproarch
thedshipnfoundthejoueydrearyanduninterestingintheextre
afterleavingthecriatheuntrybecaadeadflat
