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gueasanyof
then”
”ihyou,”captainbarclaysaid
”ipereplied,ly;”but
hyourlegyouneveruldkeepup,onfoot;andahorsewould
beoutofthequestion,angtheforestsofthevosgesuntains
”yought,hoe
todrillanddisciplinerecruits,beforestarting”
”thatihpleasure,”captainbarclaysaid”ihadbeen
thinkingofofferingservices,inthatunicipality;
asveryfeobiles,stilllessofthe
nationalguard,knoyselfto
yourrps,tilltheyrch
”inthefirstplatobe”
”onestrongpany,sayonehundredandten,”captaintee
ansorethanthatoounwieldyforguerrillawork
iore;indeed,ishouldbe
quitesatisfiedein,
ingreateuersthanicanaccept,ishalladvisetheogetup
other,silarrpsthereoughttobesresofsllparties,
hangingupontherearandflankoftheene,andinterruptinghis
nication”
”hoingthe
”eitherhchassepots,orhyourenglishriflesitisofno
useapplyingtogoventtheythe
biles,foths;tosaynothingofthenationalguardust
buytheriflesinengland,orbelgiuittoget
chassepots;soithinkthebestplanodecide,atonce,
uponyoursniders”
”iknoanatters,in
england;andanorderatoncefor,say,
elevendozensniders;tobeforhenceby
rail”
”ishouldbeverygladifyoupesaid”i
havenodoubtaboutgettingthatnuerofrecruits,easilyenough
ihavehadagoodnycallsalready,thising;andseveral
thousandfranisedinanother
threeorfourdays,theneyeto
yourfriends,tokeanagreentanufacturer,icangive
youtheneybythetihisanshegunsarrive,
thoseherestwillbepaid
forbythesubscriptions
”ofurse,pletehbayosif,atthe
sati,younitionsay,twohundredroundsfor
eachrifleite;asthe
goventynotbeabletosupplyany,atfirsthoer
theeting,thisevening,ishallseehoe
in;andorrounicipality
”
”ent,tee”
”aslightaspossiblenothingdestroysthegoofnrethanto
beobligedtocarryheavysontheirshouldersweshallbe
essentiallyguerrillasourattaustbe
surprisesspeed,therefore,andthepoarchlongdistances,
arethefirstofessentials
”idonotproposetocarryknapsacksrehaversacks,bagscapable
ofntainingaspareshirt,aupleofpairsofsocks,andthree
daysbiscuitseachnstalsocarryasparepairofboots,
strappedtohisbelt,behindathickblankethaholecutfor
thehead,soastokeacloakbyday,averbynightwillbe
an
shouldcarryalight,erproofat
”idonotproposetotakeevententsdabritheyaddnsiderably
totheand,unlessuallyengagedin
expeditions,akeourheadquartersatsovillage;when
thencanbedispersedangthettages,orsleepinstables,
orbasustsleepintheopenair”
”iquiteapproveofyourplan,”captainbarclaysaid”exclusiveof
hisrifleandaunition,theneednotbeabovefifteen
poundsanand,arch,and
fight,fortthearchout,ladenlike
beastsofburden,isabsurditisiossiblefoeitherto
rch,orfight,haheavyloadupontheirbacks
”haveyouthoughtaboutunifor
”no,ihavenotsettledatallithoughtoflettingthenfix
upononeoftheirohoice”
”donothingofthesort,”captainbarclaysaid”thenwillonly
thinkofostbeing,orpicturesqueyoucannotdo
betterthanfixuponsogood,serviofa
darkgrayishlor;sothingsilartothatofsoofour
englishvolunteerrpsi
”letthetunienhave
shorttrousersor,as,knickerbockershleather
gaitersandlacebootstheshoesofyoursoldierarealtogethera
stakeiorrohat
itisneat,aseable”
”thankyou
”bytheyntioning,
attheetingthisevening,thatyoursonshavejoinedifthere
shouldbeanyinclinationtohangbackhere
bethefaaydecidenywhowould
otherate”
”certainly
”idetainyoulonger,atpresentishallseeyouinaday
ortanceyourservice”
”thanksverychionlyhatyouuldgohus
”goodbyetelltheboysthattheiasaredohatwe
shallbegindrillinadayortwo”
chapter3:deathtothespy
thenextingdaduburgarrived,attenoclock;anhourat
rsbarclaykneuedoutofher
housesinceherrriagesheually,tooit
ethingseriousatter
sbarclayestraightout
frohehousetoher
”isanythingthetter”rsbarclaysfirstquestion
”yes,agreatdealisthetter,”daduburgbegan,vehently
”youandyourenglishhusbandaredyourad
theyhavedesonsd,also;andfaithibelievethat
husbandake,also,d”
notrsbarclaythe
resolutionofhersons,sheuldscarcelyhelpslingatthe
exadaduburg;thecauseofonce
guessedhoent:
”dearsisterinlacanyoubetalkingabout”
”iknoeduburgntinued”ialhat
youad,youandyourhusband,toletyourboysgoaboutand
play,andtearandbruisetheelveslikewildindiansialways
knewould
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gueasanyof
then”
”ihyou,”captainbarclaysaid
”ipereplied,ly;”but
hyourlegyouneveruldkeepup,onfoot;andahorsewould
beoutofthequestion,angtheforestsofthevosgesuntains
”yought,hoe
todrillanddisciplinerecruits,beforestarting”
”thatihpleasure,”captainbarclaysaid”ihadbeen
thinkingofofferingservices,inthatunicipality;
asveryfeobiles,stilllessofthe
nationalguard,knoyselfto
yourrps,tilltheyrch
”inthefirstplatobe”
”onestrongpany,sayonehundredandten,”captaintee
ansorethanthatoounwieldyforguerrillawork
iore;indeed,ishouldbe
quitesatisfiedein,
ingreateuersthanicanaccept,ishalladvisetheogetup
other,silarrpsthereoughttobesresofsllparties,
hangingupontherearandflankoftheene,andinterruptinghis
nication”
”hoingthe
”eitherhchassepots,orhyourenglishriflesitisofno
useapplyingtogoventtheythe
biles,foths;tosaynothingofthenationalguardust
buytheriflesinengland,orbelgiuittoget
chassepots;soithinkthebestplanodecide,atonce,
uponyoursniders”
”iknoanatters,in
england;andanorderatoncefor,say,
elevendozensniders;tobeforhenceby
rail”
”ishouldbeverygladifyoupesaid”i
havenodoubtaboutgettingthatnuerofrecruits,easilyenough
ihavehadagoodnycallsalready,thising;andseveral
thousandfranisedinanother
threeorfourdays,theneyeto
yourfriends,tokeanagreentanufacturer,icangive
youtheneybythetihisanshegunsarrive,
thoseherestwillbepaid
forbythesubscriptions
”ofurse,pletehbayosif,atthe
sati,younitionsay,twohundredroundsfor
eachrifleite;asthe
goventynotbeabletosupplyany,atfirsthoer
theeting,thisevening,ishallseehoe
in;andorrounicipality
”
”ent,tee”
”aslightaspossiblenothingdestroysthegoofnrethanto
beobligedtocarryheavysontheirshouldersweshallbe
essentiallyguerrillasourattaustbe
surprisesspeed,therefore,andthepoarchlongdistances,
arethefirstofessentials
”idonotproposetocarryknapsacksrehaversacks,bagscapable
ofntainingaspareshirt,aupleofpairsofsocks,andthree
daysbiscuitseachnstalsocarryasparepairofboots,
strappedtohisbelt,behindathickblankethaholecutfor
thehead,soastokeacloakbyday,averbynightwillbe
an
shouldcarryalight,erproofat
”idonotproposetotakeevententsdabritheyaddnsiderably
totheand,unlessuallyengagedin
expeditions,akeourheadquartersatsovillage;when
thencanbedispersedangthettages,orsleepinstables,
orbasustsleepintheopenair”
”iquiteapproveofyourplan,”captainbarclaysaid”exclusiveof
hisrifleandaunition,theneednotbeabovefifteen
poundsanand,arch,and
fight,fortthearchout,ladenlike
beastsofburden,isabsurditisiossiblefoeitherto
rch,orfight,haheavyloadupontheirbacks
”haveyouthoughtaboutunifor
”no,ihavenotsettledatallithoughtoflettingthenfix
upononeoftheirohoice”
”donothingofthesort,”captainbarclaysaid”thenwillonly
thinkofostbeing,orpicturesqueyoucannotdo
betterthanfixuponsogood,serviofa
darkgrayishlor;sothingsilartothatofsoofour
englishvolunteerrpsi
”letthetunienhave
shorttrousersor,as,knickerbockershleather
gaitersandlacebootstheshoesofyoursoldierarealtogethera
stakeiorrohat
itisneat,aseable”
”thankyou
”bytheyntioning,
attheetingthisevening,thatyoursonshavejoinedifthere
shouldbeanyinclinationtohangbackhere
bethefaaydecidenywhowould
otherate”
”certainly
”idetainyoulonger,atpresentishallseeyouinaday
ortanceyourservice”
”thanksverychionlyhatyouuldgohus
”goodbyetelltheboysthattheiasaredohatwe
shallbegindrillinadayortwo”
chapter3:deathtothespy
thenextingdaduburgarrived,attenoclock;anhourat
rsbarclaykneuedoutofher
housesinceherrriagesheually,tooit
ethingseriousatter
sbarclayestraightout
frohehousetoher
”isanythingthetter”rsbarclaysfirstquestion
”yes,agreatdealisthetter,”daduburgbegan,vehently
”youandyourenglishhusbandaredyourad
theyhavedesonsd,also;andfaithibelievethat
husbandake,also,d”
notrsbarclaythe
resolutionofhersons,sheuldscarcelyhelpslingatthe
exadaduburg;thecauseofonce
guessedhoent:
”dearsisterinlacanyoubetalkingabout”
”iknoeduburgntinued”ialhat
youad,youandyourhusband,toletyourboysgoaboutand
play,andtearandbruisetheelveslikewildindiansialways
knewould
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