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In Which Jos Takes Flight, and the War Is Brought to a Close

           Hewouldrideawaythatverynight,thatveryhour.Andheleftthevaletbusyingettingthehorsesready,andwenthomewardshimselftoprepareforhisdeparture.Itmustbesecret.Hewouldgotohischamberbythebackentrance.HedidnotcaretofaceMrs.O’DowdandAmelia,andowntothemthathewasabouttorun.

           BythetimeJos’sbargainwithRebeccawascompleted,andhishorseshadbeenvisitedandexamined,itwasalmostmorningoncemore.Butthoughmidnightwaslongpassed,therewasnorestforthecity;thepeoplewereup,thelightsinthehousesflamed,crowdswerestillaboutthedoors,andthestreetswerebusy.Rumoursofvariousnatureswentstillfrommouthtomouth:onereportaverredthatthePrussianshadbeenutterlydefeated;anotherthatitwastheEnglishwhohadbeenattackedandconquered:athirdthatthelatterhadheldtheirground.Thislastrumourgraduallygotstrength.NoFrenchmenhadmadetheirappearance.Stragglershadcomeinfromthearmybringingreportsmoreandmorefavourable:atlastanaide-de-campactuallyreachedBrusselswithdespatchesfortheCommandantoftheplace,whoplacardedpresentlythroughthetownanofficialannouncementofthesuccessofthealliesatQuatreBras,andtheentirerepulseoftheFrenchunderNeyafterasixhours’battle.Theaide-de-campmusthavearrivedsometimewhileJosandRebeccaweremakingtheirbargaintogether,orthelatterwasinspectinghispurchase.

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