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Keep on," I replied.
He continued to drive straight on.
Suddenly it became impossible to do so. A company of infantry ranged
three deep occupied the whole of the street from one pavement to the
other. On the right there was a small street. I said to the driver,--
"
Take that turning."
He turned to the right and then to the left. We turned into a labyrinth
of streets.
Suddenly I heard a shot.
The driver asked me,--
"
"
Which way are we to go, sir?"
In the direction in which you hear the shots."
We were in a narrow street; on my left I saw the inscription above a
door, "Grand Lavoir," and on my right a square with a central building,
which looked like a market. The square and the street were deserted. I
asked the driver,--
"
What street are we in?"
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