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

           Therewasonlyonemaninthearmyforher:andaslongashewaswell,itmustbeownedthatitsmovementsinterestedherlittle.AllthereportswhichJosbroughtfromthestreetsfellveryvaguelyonherears;thoughtheyweresufficienttogivethattimorousgentleman,andmanyotherpeopletheninBrussels,everydisquiet.TheFrenchhadbeenrepulsedcertainly,butitwasafterasevereanddoubtfulstruggle,andwithonlyadivisionoftheFrencharmy.TheEmperor,withthemainbody,wasawayatLigny,wherehehadutterlyannihilatedthePrussians,andwasnowfreetobringhiswholeforcetobearupontheallies.TheDukeofWellingtonwasretreatinguponthecapital,andagreatbattlemustbefoughtunderitswallsprobably,ofwhichthechancesweremorethandoubtful.TheDukeofWellingtonhadbuttwentythousandBritishtroopsonwhomhecouldrely,fortheGermanswererawmilitia,theBelgiansdisaffected,andwiththishandfulhisGracehadtoresistahundredandfiftythousandmenthathadbrokenintoBelgiumunderNapoleon.UnderNapoleon!Whatwarriorwasthere,howeverfamousandskilful,thatcouldfightatoddswithhim?

           Josthoughtofallthesethings,andtrembled.SodidalltherestofBrusselswherepeoplefeltthatthefightofthedaybeforewasbutthepreludetothegreatercombatwhichwasimminent.OneofthearmiesopposedtotheEmperorwasscatteredtothewindsalready.ThefewEnglishthatcouldbebroughttoresisthimwouldperishattheirposts,andtheconquerorwouldpassovertheirbodiesintothecity.

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