”theprussiansghtnotbeabletodisverus,ralph;butiwould</p>
asleavebekilledbyprussianballsasdieofhunger,andour</p>
en,wouldbevery</p>
slight.”</p>
”theydontlookhospitable,certainly,percy.iagreehyou.we</p>
hadbetterkeepintheopenuntry,aslongaspossible.”</p>
thefirstvillageatheyarrivedwasdeyvilliers.herea</p>
haltinutes,fiveleshavingalreadybeen</p>
renlessfortuhanthebarclaysand</p>
duburgshadhadnothiuponstartingand,s</p>
herehroughthevillage,in</p>
searchofprovisions.breadhadbeenboughtoveight,atepinal,</p>
andbroughtoni;unate,forthevillage</p>
allone,andthereyin</p>
obtainihanaloafortwerein</p>
abundaneapples,andsatdohe</p>
littlefeederofthesellehroughthevillage,and</p>
blingpastonitsainstreaafew</p>
lesbelowepinal.</p>
inaquarterofanhour,theyaranother</p>
fivelestheyreachedfontaine,lyingalittleofftheroadto</p>
theirright.theyhadnoarpe</p>
orderedahaltforthreehours.apieceoflevelgroundhosen,</p>
arsandhaversackstakenoff,andthen</p>
preparationsbeganfortheirfirstal.noffh</p>
kettles,forer.othersuptothevillagehsfor</p>
orenthan</p>
tookthehorseoutoftheshafts,andgavehiooats.soof</p>
theneaytofetchheold</p>
soldierspreparedfortheiortaionofoking.</p>
severallittlefireplacesade,hstonesandturf,openon</p>
thesidefagthehesesticksedand,when</p>
they,thesauseachholdingthealloe</p>
oftenn.iheatcutupin</p>
piecesofabouthalfapoundhpepper,salt,</p>
onions,ridpotatoespeeledandcutup,andthewholefilled</p>
upher.</p>
hepreparatiohreselvesdown</p>
uheshadeofsotrees;andskedandchatteduntil,in</p>
aboutanhour,theokie.eathenbroughtup</p>
histinteen,andreceivedhisportionofsoupinthedeepside,</p>
andhisataablesintheshallohebreadhad</p>
alreadybeencutup.thetindrinkingpotshknives,</p>
forks,andspooeens,h</p>
beerand,uchlaughingandfun,easatdohe</p>
grass,orscatteredrocks,toeathisbreakfast.</p>
nyofthevillagershadedohesebrought,forthe</p>
stpart,littlepresents:afetlefreshcheese,or</p>
abuneal,andtheboysagreedthatit</p>
hejolliestpiicthattheyhadeverbeenat.</p>
atthebuglesouheokingthingskedup</p>
andplathecartagain;theblasandhaversacksslungon,</p>
andtheriflesshoulderedand,anyagoodthe</p>
peasants,theyrchedfain.</p>
eightlesfurtherrtotheendoftheirdays</p>
jouey,thevillageofdestord.itinyplaely</p>
overahalfdozenhouses.jorteeinnsequeerned,as</p>
theher</p>
...</p>