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

           Whenhereachedhisownhotel,hefoundascoreofitsnumerousinhabitantsonthethresholddiscoursingofthenews;therewasnodoubtastoitstruth.Andhewentuptocommunicateittotheladiesunderhischarge.Hedidnotthinkitwasnecessarytotellthemhowhehadintendedtotakeleaveofthem,howhehadboughthorses,andwhatapricehehadpaidforthem.

           Butsuccessordefeatwasaminormattertothem,whohadonlythoughtforthesafetyofthosetheyloved.Amelia,atthenewsofthevictory,becamestillmoreagitatedeventhanbefore.Shewasforgoingthatmomenttothearmy.Shebesoughtherbrotherwithtearstoconductherthither.Herdoubtsandterrorsreachedtheirparoxysm;andthepoorgirl,whoformanyhourshadbeenplungedintostupor,ravedandranhitherandthitherinhystericinsanityapiteoussight.Nomanwrithinginpainonthehard-foughtfieldfifteenmilesoff,wherelay,aftertheirstruggles,somanyofthebravenomansufferedmorekeenlythanthispoorharmlessvictimofthewar.Joscouldnotbearthesightofherpain.Helefthissisterinthechargeofherstouterfemalecompanion,anddescendedoncemoretothethresholdofthehotel,whereeverybodystilllingered,andtalked,andwaitedformorenews.

           Itgrewtobebroaddaylightastheystoodhere,andfreshnewsbegantoarrivefromthewar,broughtbymenwhohadbeenactorsinthescene.

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