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ofurse,thereare
nyexceptionsand,inthelyceeofdijon,theseore
nurousthanusualthisoagreatextent,tothe
influenceofthetingoutoftheschool,atthe
presentntralphandpercybarclayareasonecanseeat
firstsightenglish;thatistosay,theirfatherisenglish,and
theyhavetakenafterhiandnotaftertheirfrenchtherthey
arefrenchbo,fortheyfirstsahelightattheprettyttage
ilesoutofthetotheir
father,upasenglishboys,and
theyhavebeenfortaschoolinengland
theirexalehashadsoeffecttheirusins,louisand
philippeduburg,arealstasfondofes,
andoftakinglongralesforlesround,astheyaretheelves
otherboyshavealsotakentotheseasentsand,nsequently,
youorehealthyfacesatthelycee
atdijonthanatstotherfrenchschoolstheboyswhojoinedin
thesegasfordasetintheelves,apartfroherestthey
ptuously,the
”savages;”butthislattea
beforetheirfaces,fortheyoungbarclayshadleaedtobox,in
england;andtheirusins,asheothers,had
practisednsequently,althoughthe
”savages”ghtbe,andsneeredatbehindtheirbacks,
theoffensivenaheirhearing
atthepresentnt,ralphbarclayhecenterofaknotof
ladsofhisownage
”andso,youdontthinkthattoberlin,ralph
barclayyouthinkthattheseprussianloutsaregoingtobeatthe
frencharlooknoisalittlestrongtosaythat,ina
frenchtown”
”butidontsaythat,atall,”ralphbarclaysaid”youare
talkingasifitarchover
theprussiansisilysay,dontbetoopositivetherecanbeno
doubtabouttheurageofthefrenchar;butpluck,alone,
dothequestionis,areourgeneralsandourorganizationasgood
asthoseoftheprussiansandcanany,oranythinglike
asny,nintothefieldiatleasthalffrench,andhope
yheartthatans;butweknow
thattheyaregoodsoldiers,anditissafeottobegintobrag,
tilltheworkisover”
thereinuteorterralphceased
speakingthefactightbe
defeatedhadneveronas
possibletheyobeangryhtheenglishboy
forstatingit;butithefirstplace,evidentnohat
theythoughtofit,thatitpossibleand,inthesend
place,aquarrelhralphbarclayhinghallhis
schoolfellowsavoided
ralphbarclayeen,hisbrotherayearyoungertheir
father,erable
hreeyearsbeforetheoutbreakofthe
crianndedbyhis
doctorstospendtheerinthesouthoffrancethishedid
and,shortlyafterhisarrivalatpau,hehadfalleninloveh
lanieduburg;daughterofalandedproprietoeardijon,andwho
onthlaterhecalledupon
herfatheratdijonand,inthespring,theyarriedcaptain
barclayshalfpay,asllprivateine,andthelittlefortune
pletoenablehiolive
fortably,infrance;andthere,acrdingly,hehadsettled
down
hisfalynsistedofralph,percy,andadaughtercalled,after
herther,lanie,andhanpercyit
hadalainbarclaysintentiontoretutoengland,
eebusinessor
profession;andhehadkeptuphisenglishnnectionbyseveral
visitsthere,ofsonthsduration,ilythe
boys,too,hadbeenfortschoolinenglandaswellas
fortanyandtheyspokethethreelanguagesh
equalfluency
aprettierabodethanthatofcaptainbarclayto
finditicularstyleofarchitecture,andwouldhave
horrifiedaloveroftheclassicithic,
andaltogetherfrenchithadnurouslittlegables,ntaining
thefunniestshapedlittlerooithadahighroof,h
projectingeaves;androundthreesidesranaha
trellisrainedsubduingthe
glareofthesuersun,castingaolgreenshadeoverthe
sittingroo,andaffordingaprettyanddelightfullyol
retreat;rsbarclaygenerallysathheraught
lanie,vingroundthehousehthesun,soastobealwaysin
theshade
thedrasbothopenedintothisverandatheroad
cauptothebackofthehouse;andupontheotherthreesides
prosebetheenglishandfrench
stylesithadasoth,ohafechesof
brightfloixedupangthe
andbeyondthepsofthegracefulfoliagedplantsand
shrubsinhefrenchdelightbeyondhits
lohese,thevieretchedaothe
towersofdijon
intheverandatheboys,upontheirretu,foundcaptainbarclay
readingthepapers,andskinghelookedupastheyentered
”youarebackearly,boys”
”yes,papa,thereuchtalkinggoingon,thattheprofessor
gaveitupashopelessyouhaveheardtheneourse”
”yes,boys,andaerysorrytohearit”
captainbarclayspokesogravelythatralphasked,anxiously:
”dontyouthink,papa”
”insideritverydoubtful,ralph,”hisfathersaid”prussiahas
alreadygainedanienseralvictoryshehaschosenherown
tiforeti,obligedfrancetotakethe
initiative,andsotoappeartobetheaggressorandthereforeto
losetheralsupportofeuropeshehasforcedthisquarrelupon
france,andyetnienthsofeuropelookuponfranceasthe
inciteroftheoryhetruth,butithen
betoolateasitis,franceentersuponthehthe
ofpublipiniondeadagainstherand,isers
uponitaltogetherunprepared;ting
ready,foryears”
”butthefrenchalselvestobebettersoldiers
thantheprussians,papa”
”sotheyhave,percy,andequallyiplined,and
organizedibelievethat,inanythinglikeequalforces,they
ionis,havewegenera
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ofurse,thereare
nyexceptionsand,inthelyceeofdijon,theseore
nurousthanusualthisoagreatextent,tothe
influenceofthetingoutoftheschool,atthe
presentntralphandpercybarclayareasonecanseeat
firstsightenglish;thatistosay,theirfatherisenglish,and
theyhavetakenafterhiandnotaftertheirfrenchtherthey
arefrenchbo,fortheyfirstsahelightattheprettyttage
ilesoutofthetotheir
father,upasenglishboys,and
theyhavebeenfortaschoolinengland
theirexalehashadsoeffecttheirusins,louisand
philippeduburg,arealstasfondofes,
andoftakinglongralesforlesround,astheyaretheelves
otherboyshavealsotakentotheseasentsand,nsequently,
youorehealthyfacesatthelycee
atdijonthanatstotherfrenchschoolstheboyswhojoinedin
thesegasfordasetintheelves,apartfroherestthey
ptuously,the
”savages;”butthislattea
beforetheirfaces,fortheyoungbarclayshadleaedtobox,in
england;andtheirusins,asheothers,had
practisednsequently,althoughthe
”savages”ghtbe,andsneeredatbehindtheirbacks,
theoffensivenaheirhearing
atthepresentnt,ralphbarclayhecenterofaknotof
ladsofhisownage
”andso,youdontthinkthattoberlin,ralph
barclayyouthinkthattheseprussianloutsaregoingtobeatthe
frencharlooknoisalittlestrongtosaythat,ina
frenchtown”
”butidontsaythat,atall,”ralphbarclaysaid”youare
talkingasifitarchover
theprussiansisilysay,dontbetoopositivetherecanbeno
doubtabouttheurageofthefrenchar;butpluck,alone,
dothequestionis,areourgeneralsandourorganizationasgood
asthoseoftheprussiansandcanany,oranythinglike
asny,nintothefieldiatleasthalffrench,andhope
yheartthatans;butweknow
thattheyaregoodsoldiers,anditissafeottobegintobrag,
tilltheworkisover”
thereinuteorterralphceased
speakingthefactightbe
defeatedhadneveronas
possibletheyobeangryhtheenglishboy
forstatingit;butithefirstplace,evidentnohat
theythoughtofit,thatitpossibleand,inthesend
place,aquarrelhralphbarclayhinghallhis
schoolfellowsavoided
ralphbarclayeen,hisbrotherayearyoungertheir
father,erable
hreeyearsbeforetheoutbreakofthe
crianndedbyhis
doctorstospendtheerinthesouthoffrancethishedid
and,shortlyafterhisarrivalatpau,hehadfalleninloveh
lanieduburg;daughterofalandedproprietoeardijon,andwho
onthlaterhecalledupon
herfatheratdijonand,inthespring,theyarriedcaptain
barclayshalfpay,asllprivateine,andthelittlefortune
pletoenablehiolive
fortably,infrance;andthere,acrdingly,hehadsettled
down
hisfalynsistedofralph,percy,andadaughtercalled,after
herther,lanie,andhanpercyit
hadalainbarclaysintentiontoretutoengland,
eebusinessor
profession;andhehadkeptuphisenglishnnectionbyseveral
visitsthere,ofsonthsduration,ilythe
boys,too,hadbeenfortschoolinenglandaswellas
fortanyandtheyspokethethreelanguagesh
equalfluency
aprettierabodethanthatofcaptainbarclayto
finditicularstyleofarchitecture,andwouldhave
horrifiedaloveroftheclassicithic,
andaltogetherfrenchithadnurouslittlegables,ntaining
thefunniestshapedlittlerooithadahighroof,h
projectingeaves;androundthreesidesranaha
trellisrainedsubduingthe
glareofthesuersun,castingaolgreenshadeoverthe
sittingroo,andaffordingaprettyanddelightfullyol
retreat;rsbarclaygenerallysathheraught
lanie,vingroundthehousehthesun,soastobealwaysin
theshade
thedrasbothopenedintothisverandatheroad
cauptothebackofthehouse;andupontheotherthreesides
prosebetheenglishandfrench
stylesithadasoth,ohafechesof
brightfloixedupangthe
andbeyondthepsofthegracefulfoliagedplantsand
shrubsinhefrenchdelightbeyondhits
lohese,thevieretchedaothe
towersofdijon
intheverandatheboys,upontheirretu,foundcaptainbarclay
readingthepapers,andskinghelookedupastheyentered
”youarebackearly,boys”
”yes,papa,thereuchtalkinggoingon,thattheprofessor
gaveitupashopelessyouhaveheardtheneourse”
”yes,boys,andaerysorrytohearit”
captainbarclayspokesogravelythatralphasked,anxiously:
”dontyouthink,papa”
”insideritverydoubtful,ralph,”hisfathersaid”prussiahas
alreadygainedanienseralvictoryshehaschosenherown
tiforeti,obligedfrancetotakethe
initiative,andsotoappeartobetheaggressorandthereforeto
losetheralsupportofeuropeshehasforcedthisquarrelupon
france,andyetnienthsofeuropelookuponfranceasthe
inciteroftheoryhetruth,butithen
betoolateasitis,franceentersuponthehthe
ofpublipiniondeadagainstherand,isers
uponitaltogetherunprepared;ting
ready,foryears”
”butthefrenchalselvestobebettersoldiers
thantheprussians,papa”
”sotheyhave,percy,andequallyiplined,and
organizedibelievethat,inanythinglikeequalforces,they
ionis,havewegenera
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