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1、Version1.0*AGLIMPSEOFHEAVEN**BarbaraDawsonSmith*St.Martin'sPaperbacksCopyright(c)1995byBarbaraDawsonSmith.ISBN:0-312-95714-9AGlimpseofHeavenisfondlydedicatedtoallmydearfriendswhohavebeensupportiveandencouragingbeyondthecallofduty:Kathe,Jodi,Dora,Karen,Tory,Suzannah,Debby,Tanya,Penny,Pat,Carla,Mari
2、lyn,Heather,Bonnie,Anne,Anna,Jolie,Sharon,Elaine,Susan,Joyce,Betty,Janece,Christina,MaryEllen,Alex,Thelma,Laurel,Marie,Jane,Debbi,Alaina,MJ,Hollis,Jan,Marian,Vicki,Vicki,Rita,Rita,Paris,Adrienne,Coral,Pat,Gail,Ginny,Cheryl,Betty,Harriet,Debbi,andJen.*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS*Fortheirunendingsupportandvalua
3、bleinsightsduringthewritingofthisbook,Iamindebtedtomycritiquegroup:JoyceBell,BettyTraylorGyenes,andSusanWiggs.Averyspecialthanksgoestomyeditor,JenniferEnderlin,whoseguidanceandsupporthasbeenmuchappreciated.*Prologue*Waterloo,18June1815Truetoform,BurkeGrisham,theearlofThornwald,stoodsurroundedbybea
4、utifulwomen.Butforonce,heignoredthem.Thebrassringofthespyglasspressedtohiseye,heintentlywatchedthebattlethatragedintheundulatinglandscapetothesoutheast.Fromadistance,thevastarmiesofEnglandandFranceappearedastinsoldiersinmockcombat.Butwithahorrorthatgrippedhisgut,Burkeknewtheywerenottoys.Theywereme
5、n.Menwithwivesandchildrenandmothersandfathers.Menwithfleshnowtornbybulletsandsabers.Menwhosewarmbloodsoakedthemuddyearth.Sunlightleakedthroughthecloudsontoasceneofawesomecarnage.Waveafterwaveofcavalrysweptacrossthefieldsamidathunderofhoovesandtheglitterofswords.Tinystick-menlaycrumpledinthedirt.He
6、reandthere,blacksmokebelchedfromthecannonandobscuredtheaction.Therumbleoftheartillerymingledwiththetattooofrifle-fire,thefaintrollofdrums,thefar-offscreamsofhorsesandmen.Withtheslownessofonesubmergedinanightmare,Burkebecameawareofsomeonepluckingathissleeve.Someonespeakingwordswhosemeaningfailedtop
7、enetratehisstupefiedmind.Hetorehisattentionfromthebattlefieldandfrownedatthewomanbesidehim.Aparasolshadedherdaintystrawbonnetwiththepinkribbonsdancinginthebreeze.Herlimpidblueeyesblinkedinafaceofgirlishpurity.But
