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theboyshaddone;and
seaestrenstrancethat
iteragsuponthe
stseriousoftheat
oncetobed
intheing,anwas
stillinbed;but
hegarden,asvigorouslyasiftheeventsofthe
previousdayhadbeenaredreaing,he
stu
”godblessyourhonors,butiladtoseeyouagain;andtothank
youforsavinglife,basteshaddeuptheids
theyohaveiaintgoodattalking,yourhonors;but
ifitsthelastdropofbloodthatoyou,
youdbeheartilyetoit”
”iaeryglade,ti”ralphsaid”andits
luckyforyouthatyoushoutedhurrahforoldirelandasyou
anand,
althoughob,
andagespy
”areyouthinkingofdoingnowillhardlybesafeforyou
totravelthroughfranceadnessaboutspieslastsfor,
hyourbrokenfrench,youtingtakenupntinually”
”iotthinkingofitatall,yourhonor,”theirishnsaid
”thesterhasbeentellingthatyourhonorsarestartingfor
theadeupndthatishallgoalongwidye”
theboyslaughed
”youarenotineaest,ti
”assureasthegospels,yourhonoriveservedfiveyearsinthe
rklitia,andarksn;andsoianto
list,andgoasyourhonorssarvint”
”butyou,evenifyou,”ralph
laughed”therebeanyservantsatall”
”sure,yourhonorisstaken,entirely,”tiaid,gravely”in
thesarvice,asoldierisaloldoffasasarvintforeach
officer”
”but,”percysaid”wearegoing
assilesoldiers”
”doylesaid,inastonishnt”does
yourhonorosaythatyouaregoingtoshoulderafirelock,
andjustgoasprivates”
”thatsit,tiyousee,thisisnotaregularregint;itisa
rpsofirregulars,andrethanhalftheprivatesare
gentlen”
”holyther”ejaent,”didoneeverhear
ofthelike”
then,afterapause:
”thenyourhonororethanivero
cleanyourboots,andtopipeclayyourbelts;towashyourlinen,
tocleanyourfirelock,andokyourdinners,andpitchyourtent,
ifyoudonthaveasarvintthethingsagainstnature,entirely”
”thatistosay,asfaras
cleaningtherifles,hedinneras
fortheotherthings,idontsupposes
cleaned;adeof
buffleather;andhavetopitchtents,for
taketheus,butshall,heopen
air”
tiatlast,hesaid
doggedly:
”sarvintoosarvint,yourhonor,itisevidentthatitsrough
tisyouregoingtohave;andtioyleherehyou,
assureasthepiper”
”,ifyoukeupyour
ndtogo,”ralphsaid;”buttherpsisquitefullwehave
refuseddozensofrecruits”
tiookeddoatlasthesaid:
”aybethattheyeasasoldier;
butillgosureenough,ifidieforittheresnolaopunish
anforentofsoldiersand,whereveryour
regintgoes,sureenoughilltraafteryetheresnyanodd
ightkeselfuseful,andtheyllsoongetusedtosee
about,andleteandgointotheca”
nopersuasionuldaltertideteationand,astheyfelt
thathavingsoattachedafelloghtbeofreal
utility,andfort,heboysdoheafteoonthey
spoketocaptainteeaboutitatfirsthesaidthatitwas
iossible,ashehadalreadyrefusedsonyoffersofservice;
butuponhearingallthestory,andthinkingthetterover,he
saidsuddenly:
”bythebye,thereisaightgohusyouknow
ihaveorderedalightt,builtverystrongforthe
untains,tonition,powderforblowingup
bridges,okingpots,andstoresihavenotengagedadriveras
yetifyouririshnandshorseslikestogo
asadriver,tobeginisehihefirstvacant
rifleifearthathehavelongto,after
neartheene;andashehasalreadyserved,yousay,hewillbe
betterthananeantotakehis
placehthecart”
upontheirretuintheeveningdoylesjoy
kneillylaughedso
thatshehadtobegofhiostop
thenextday,tiohcaptainbarclayandsignedthe
engagenthereinedethatthe
latterusketryenteringuponhis
dutiesinnnectionhtherpsbygoingdoothebutts,and
actingasrkerandthenretuedtothettage;asit
ainthere,quietly,untilthe
rpsarchas,ifheoventurealoneinthe
toightatanytibesubjecttoarepetitionoftheattack
uponthedayofhisarrival
atthettagehesoonbeake
hielfusefulinanyper,pleased
everyoneevenrieandjeantethets,
understandahesaidantbroadgrin,
atthepantobyoekeouthisfeordsof
fren;andcaptainands
barclaybothfeltcheered,andforted,atthethoughtthatthis
devotedfellohandtolookafterandassisttheboys,
intiofdanger,suffering,orsickness
chapter4:startingforthevosges
thedayforthedepartureoftherpshandtheparty
atthebarclayshsadness,atthethoughtsof
separation;butallstrovetohidetheirfeelings,forthesakeof
theotherscaptainandsbarclayhattheboys
shouldleaveingoodspirits,andhighhope;heboyswished
tokeepupanappearanerelygoinguponanordinary
excursion,inordertocheertheirparents
thedaybeforestarting,thewhole
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theboyshaddone;and
seaestrenstrancethat
iteragsuponthe
stseriousoftheat
oncetobed
intheing,anwas
stillinbed;but
hegarden,asvigorouslyasiftheeventsofthe
previousdayhadbeenaredreaing,he
stu
”godblessyourhonors,butiladtoseeyouagain;andtothank
youforsavinglife,basteshaddeuptheids
theyohaveiaintgoodattalking,yourhonors;but
ifitsthelastdropofbloodthatoyou,
youdbeheartilyetoit”
”iaeryglade,ti”ralphsaid”andits
luckyforyouthatyoushoutedhurrahforoldirelandasyou
anand,
althoughob,
andagespy
”areyouthinkingofdoingnowillhardlybesafeforyou
totravelthroughfranceadnessaboutspieslastsfor,
hyourbrokenfrench,youtingtakenupntinually”
”iotthinkingofitatall,yourhonor,”theirishnsaid
”thesterhasbeentellingthatyourhonorsarestartingfor
theadeupndthatishallgoalongwidye”
theboyslaughed
”youarenotineaest,ti
”assureasthegospels,yourhonoriveservedfiveyearsinthe
rklitia,andarksn;andsoianto
list,andgoasyourhonorssarvint”
”butyou,evenifyou,”ralph
laughed”therebeanyservantsatall”
”sure,yourhonorisstaken,entirely,”tiaid,gravely”in
thesarvice,asoldierisaloldoffasasarvintforeach
officer”
”but,”percysaid”wearegoing
assilesoldiers”
”doylesaid,inastonishnt”does
yourhonorosaythatyouaregoingtoshoulderafirelock,
andjustgoasprivates”
”thatsit,tiyousee,thisisnotaregularregint;itisa
rpsofirregulars,andrethanhalftheprivatesare
gentlen”
”holyther”ejaent,”didoneeverhear
ofthelike”
then,afterapause:
”thenyourhonororethanivero
cleanyourboots,andtopipeclayyourbelts;towashyourlinen,
tocleanyourfirelock,andokyourdinners,andpitchyourtent,
ifyoudonthaveasarvintthethingsagainstnature,entirely”
”thatistosay,asfaras
cleaningtherifles,hedinneras
fortheotherthings,idontsupposes
cleaned;adeof
buffleather;andhavetopitchtents,for
taketheus,butshall,heopen
air”
tiatlast,hesaid
doggedly:
”sarvintoosarvint,yourhonor,itisevidentthatitsrough
tisyouregoingtohave;andtioyleherehyou,
assureasthepiper”
”,ifyoukeupyour
ndtogo,”ralphsaid;”buttherpsisquitefullwehave
refuseddozensofrecruits”
tiookeddoatlasthesaid:
”aybethattheyeasasoldier;
butillgosureenough,ifidieforittheresnolaopunish
anforentofsoldiersand,whereveryour
regintgoes,sureenoughilltraafteryetheresnyanodd
ightkeselfuseful,andtheyllsoongetusedtosee
about,andleteandgointotheca”
nopersuasionuldaltertideteationand,astheyfelt
thathavingsoattachedafelloghtbeofreal
utility,andfort,heboysdoheafteoonthey
spoketocaptainteeaboutitatfirsthesaidthatitwas
iossible,ashehadalreadyrefusedsonyoffersofservice;
butuponhearingallthestory,andthinkingthetterover,he
saidsuddenly:
”bythebye,thereisaightgohusyouknow
ihaveorderedalightt,builtverystrongforthe
untains,tonition,powderforblowingup
bridges,okingpots,andstoresihavenotengagedadriveras
yetifyouririshnandshorseslikestogo
asadriver,tobeginisehihefirstvacant
rifleifearthathehavelongto,after
neartheene;andashehasalreadyserved,yousay,hewillbe
betterthananeantotakehis
placehthecart”
upontheirretuintheeveningdoylesjoy
kneillylaughedso
thatshehadtobegofhiostop
thenextday,tiohcaptainbarclayandsignedthe
engagenthereinedethatthe
latterusketryenteringuponhis
dutiesinnnectionhtherpsbygoingdoothebutts,and
actingasrkerandthenretuedtothettage;asit
ainthere,quietly,untilthe
rpsarchas,ifheoventurealoneinthe
toightatanytibesubjecttoarepetitionoftheattack
uponthedayofhisarrival
atthettagehesoonbeake
hielfusefulinanyper,pleased
everyoneevenrieandjeantethets,
understandahesaidantbroadgrin,
atthepantobyoekeouthisfeordsof
fren;andcaptainands
barclaybothfeltcheered,andforted,atthethoughtthatthis
devotedfellohandtolookafterandassisttheboys,
intiofdanger,suffering,orsickness
chapter4:startingforthevosges
thedayforthedepartureoftherpshandtheparty
atthebarclayshsadness,atthethoughtsof
separation;butallstrovetohidetheirfeelings,forthesakeof
theotherscaptainandsbarclayhattheboys
shouldleaveingoodspirits,andhighhope;heboyswished
tokeepupanappearanerelygoinguponanordinary
excursion,inordertocheertheirparents
thedaybeforestarting,thewhole
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