Volume II Part 3 (1/2)
”What's the matter with the floods?” said the old soldier
”The enormous rainfall of the last feeeks has swollen all the mountain lakes,” said the host, vivaciously, ”and the road to Remiremont is under water, so that it would be impossible for you to pass”
”That would be bad,” exclaierous,” remarked the old soldier
”Oh, yes, sir; last year two travellers were drowned between Sainte-Aentlemen looked like you!”
”Thanks for the couide,” said the car; can you get one for us?”
”To-morrow, but not to-day”
”Why not?”
”Because my people are busy; but to-morrow it can be done”
In the meantime, the acrobats had finished theirclose to the travellers, said:
”If the gentleo with us to-ood idea,” said the host gleefully; ”accept, gentlemen
If Girdel conducts you, you can risk it without any fear”
In spite of the uncoers did not hesitate to accept Girdel's offer; they exchanged glances, and the soldier said:
”Accepted, sir We are strangers here, and would have surely lost ourselves When do you expect to go?”
”To-ive a performance here, and with the dawn of day we start for Relass of wine?”
Girdel protested lasses, and the giant sat down by the strangers
While this was going on, the first coh he had not lost a word of the conversation, and as Firejaws took a seat near the strangers, he began again to laugh -room, while Fanfaro, Caillette and Bobi+chel still re near to Girdel, softly said to him:
”Master”
”Well?”
”Do you need me?”
”What for?”
”To erect the booth?”
”No, Fanfaro and Bobi+chel will attend to it”