ithin,theyuldseethesoldierslyingaboutinadrunkensleepatthegateitselfthesentryondutytingonthegroundusketbesidehiinaheavy
drunkensleep
thehedoor,thekeybeingalreadyinthelock;thethreeissuedout;thegateheoutside,and
thekeythrustunderthegatethehenledthehroughthestreets,untilhereachedasllhouseneartheoutskirtsthedooropenedastheirfootstepsapproaeout
”dearboys,”heexclaideracingthesifhehadbeentheirfather,”houeandne
here,”hentinued,tuingtotheised
yougostraightontotheanha
lightcarriagereadyforstartingheiles
onyourhenonlyhavefifteentowalkbefore
ingtothehouseofthean,yourbrother,whereihearyouintendtoreinhiddenforthepresentyouy
protectionaftertheaffairhasbloein,lads,thisisthehouseofafaithfulserfofne,n
acuntasanartisan,andyouinterruptionforthenexthourortwo”
uponenteringthettage,thedshipnofindthe
untessandherdaughters,nolesslythanthe
unthaddone
”husbandhastoldallthatyouhavedoneforus,”theuntesssaid,”andhodisveredtheplotbethegoveorandthatserabletraitorforourruinihavebladhiorhidingitfrosatfirst,forsurelyahedangersto
ydaughterswouldhave
reinedignorantoftheobligationweoweyou”
”andtothinkoftheookusinhtheponies,”olgalaughed”papasaidthatasterjackthats
anothersreagainstyou”
”ihope,”dicksaid,”thatyouarerunningnorisksonouracunt,untessifearthatthereybesuspicionsthattheunthasbeennceedinourescape”
”thedeputyndantysuspect,”theuntsaid,”buthecanprovenothingallinthechateauare,ibelieve,faithful,butevenweretheynot,noneknoleaveuntilallwere
asleep,andshallretubeforedaylightalexisselfdrivetheohisdestinationhehasthebestpairofhorses,andilesinunderfourhourssothathek
beforeanyoneisstirringtheothersnceedheirtonguesfortheiroitthatthey
havebeendrunk,buthatnoonehaspassedthegatethelieutenantinchargehekeyonitshookinthe
guardrooandehedehisroundshe
foundthenalertandvigilantithereforebesupposedthattheeother
thereoing,andthe
ndantchoverthe
chateau,andilesroundbutitwilldie
aeiyfriendsinst
petersburg,urgingtheoobtaintheappointntofsofriendtothispostthepartyofreforeascendencyintheunselsoftheeeror,andihaveeveryhopethatishallshortlyberestoredtofavoraturt,atter,bythehicareforveryydaughtersthanforselfthe
untessandiareenthourlifeintheuntry,butthegirlsnaturallylookforothegayetiesoflifeatthecapitalbesideustbelookingforhusbandsfor
theandifearthatishouldnotfindsatisfactorysuitorsinthisneighborhood”
jaansusual
inflaatorytendency,hehathewashopelesslyinloveselolgalored,andthentuedahjack
uldgainnoindicationfavorableorotherwiseforhishopestheuntnoheplansthathadbeenadoptedfortheirescape”itthenaturalursetoaidyou,as
heotheuntrybutthe
descriptionsofyouaresuretobesenttoeveryplacehinfiftylesiknoiuldsafelyentrustyou,andthe
dopossiblethatourfrienddickshouldwalkforanydistanceforthenextthreedaysthedoctorhasfortunatelyreoing
ndant
hadheardthatheartial
ntradientthatyouwereprisonerson
parole,andthereforeoutofthehereare
severalofcartsionedfortheservice,in
thenvoyihaveherepeasantsdressesforyoutheseyouon,andealongfrohechateauhalfanhourbeforedaybreakitisarrangedthatyouaketheplacesofthedrivers,ethereodo,
asthecartsybeforetheyleave
tonight,soyouogoalonghtheothers,andtakeyourplacesinthenvoyafterstartingthedoctorealongtheline,andseeingdickliing,totakehisplaceinoneofthecartsunderhisiediatecharge,edicinesandbeddingforthehospitalsonedriverreorlessinateafsohundredsofheralongastraightroadwill
notbenoticedsoyouhforaildick
hasthoroughlyreveredhisstrengthyouhadthen,hink,betterketothebytheodessaroadthedoctoraketwo
unifor,thereareplentyobtainableinthehospital,foryoutoputonyoustofurseruntheriskofquestioninganddetectionbythethiscannotbeavoided,andatleastyouwillbebeyondtherangeofsearchfroere,andravellingbyquiteadifferentroadfrohaturallytakeproceedinghenceandnoellusallaboutyouraffairhthegoveorwehaveonlysofarheardhisversionoftheaffair,hofursewekneobefalse;buttackedyouinthewayhe
did,quiteunderstand”
dickgaveanacuntofthestruggleandthecausesoit,oselfgreatlytoblaforhisirudenceinacquaintingthegoveorhhisknohealsogavefullcreditto
jackforhis
