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    theordinarytrain

    andadstgreatcheeringands,

    froundredsofpeoplelle

    offtheystartedforthevosges

    railerapid,elyslothis

    period;anditheyarrivedatepinal,where

    theyerable

    songsandedlongtherailwayran

    throughoutitsancethroughpretty,undulatinguntry;

    indeed,toheendoftheirjouey,heywerefairly

    angthevosges,thescenerybecavesoul,

    halfhetrainhadstoppedfortwohours;and

    hereswere

    distributedtothenbytheinhabitantsbledin

    largenuersatthestation,andgavetherpsanenthusiastic

    receptiontheyhefirstbandoffranctireurswhohadpassed

    through,andtheinhabitantsregardedthesprotectorsagainst

    thee,althoughasyetfaroff,had

    causedtheoberegardedostsuperstitiousfear

    atepinal,asilarandevenergreetingepinal

    beingsoythatthefearofuhlansore

    acutethestationaire,

    anyoftheleadinginhabitants,thestationtoreceive

    thetherpsfordupontheplatforandthenrchedthrough

    thelittletoothehoteldeville,loudlycheeredbythepeople

    astheypassedalongheretheyissed,htheorderto

    paradeagainathalfpastfourintheing

    thereairehad

    alreadydeoutalistoftheinhabitantswhohadoffered

    aberbeinggreatlyinexcessofthestrength

    oftherpsthesepersonsnoeforookoffthe

    nueroffranctireurs

    thesergeantofthefirstpany,knoherelationshipand

    friendshipoftheyoungbar

    thaticablehetogetherupon

    thepresentoccasion,thefouran

    distanceoutsidethetoheway,he

    ontheproposedurseoftherps,uponits

    organizationanddisethe

    questionen,infuture,tobeupontheirlips:

    ”hadheanyney”

    theansesouthofluneville;and

    thatindeed,atpresenttheyuetz,and

    strasburg,tobeabletodetaidablepartiessll

    bodiesofuhlansoaderaids,anddriveninsheep

    andselvesveryfar

    intotheuntains

    uponarrivingattheresidenceoftheirhost,theyostkindly

    receivedbyhiser;refrain

    froxpressingtheirsurpriseattheyouthfulnessoftheirguests

    ”butthesearereboys”theladysaidtoherhusband,inge;

    ”areallthefranctireurslikethese”

    ”ohno,”herhusbandsaid,inthesalanguage,”thegreaterpart

    aresturdyfelloaretwelve

    orfourteenoftheirboyhood

    ”itiscrueltytosendsuchyoungstersoutasthesecanthey

    doagainsttheseprussians,enourbestsoldiers”

    ”fortunately,”ralphsaidingely,as

    hasalreadybeenstatedanderrylaughhat

    heark”fortunately,fightingnowis

    notanaffairofspearsandbattleaxesagehasnothingtodoh

    shooting;andasforfatigue,bethefirstinthe

    rpstogiveup”

    ”istreallyapologizeverych,butihadnoideathatyou

    understoodge,orishouldnothavedeanyrerks,”thelady

    said,sling;”butsofeofalsace,do

    understanditthatitneverstruckthatyouspokethelanguage

    younseadvantagefor,outsidethetowns,you

    eetapersonunderstandingfrenchbutiaureyou

    stbeallveryhungry,andsupperisquiteready”

    theyedataableeduponbythe

    daughterofthefalyheirhostandhostesssatand

    chatted,astotheirrps,ealon

    ”exarkuponyourpersonalappearance,”thelady

    said,sling,”buttorelikealsatiansthan

    frenchyouhavethefairplexionandbrown,wavyhairyoudo

    notlooklikefrenchn”

    ”norareyself,although

    frenchbo,areactuallyenglishourfatherisanenglish

    offiotherisfrenchand,asyousee,akeafter

    hiatherthanher”

    ”butihat,asyourfatherisenglish,heletsyougoout

    uponthisexpeditionhisveryperilous”

    ”hatis,houghtity,”ralphsaid;

    ”andalthoughtheyourleaving,theybothagreed

    hus”

    ”ienatedbythesafeeling,”their

    hostsaidly”yourgallantexaleshouldshahundredsof

    thousandsofloiterersandskulkers

    ”youspeakfrenchperfectlyishouldhavehadnoideathatyou

    thean,

    thatyouian”

    ”forth

    any;andte,togetherhone

    ortervisits,inengland”

    ”anddoyouspeakenglishash”

    ”ohyes,eourfatherdearule

    thatnse

    disadvantagetous,uedtoengland,ifhe

    slightestfrenotheowspeaksenglishaspurely

    andrrectlyasourfather”

    ”areyourfriendsanyrelationsofyours”

    ”theyareourusins,”ralphsaid;”theirfatherisourthers

    brother”

    forsotilongertheychatted,andthentheirhostsaid:

    ”itishalfpastnine;andweareearlypeople,hereyouwillhave

    tobeupbyfive,soithinkthatitistiyouobedwe

    shallscarcelybeupp

    onthetable,hffeeingtogetherh

    sobreadandbutteryouelestorchbeforeyou

    breakfast

    ”andnoustallprosethat,ifyouetothisplace

    again,youestraightuphere,andlookuponitasyour

    hoifyougetillorhappenyou

    e;butsothingyoccuotsufficiently

    iortantforyoutoleavetherps,but

    straigh

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