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peotheotherofficers,horoughly
agreedainedintheroo
inightbeaskedinreferencetothe
proclationtheynohingelsewererequiredand,
uponanegativeansedandtooktheirleave
itheyoutand,astheyohe
s,theyheardagreattultofvoicesraisedinanger,
angdoyle
”hoed,ingreath
”givealante,oracandle,andletbegonetheboysare
alletobegin”
hurryingup,theyfoundtiurroundedbyafeheprincipal
inhabitantsofthevillage,andsoonleaedthecauseofthe
disputesupperitoodarktoseetoeatit;
andtilakehielfusefulhadvolunteeredtogo
insearchofalighthehadinvainusedhisfeh
et,andthesehadatlastcalledthe
saster,theonlypersoninthevillageoodfrench
thisnhadaddressedtiirstinfrenchandtheningeand,
uponreceivingnoherentansherlanguage,hadarrived
atthenakingfunofthehencethe
disputehadarisen
theboysexplainedtters,andthevillagerswhoseknowledgeof
englandostof,
indeed,hadpreviouslybelievedthatalltheher
frenandiately
procuredsocandles,andtheboyshastenedtothe
stpanyandonebeing
lightedatea,andstuckuponnailsinthe
heboysoseetheplacewaslike
cleanstratered,afootdeep,dohe
rooandfifteenblanketsh
eantforthescholarscapshungthe
haversacks,ents;he
rifles,leavingspace
enoughtoandthebedsat
thefartherendoftheroo,inhalog
fireallshed,outside,hadbeennverted
intoakitchen
”ightbehanthis,alongway,ralph,”saidlouis
duburg,asralphtookhisplaceonthestra
”thatight,louisthefirelookscheerful,too,andthenights
aregettingveryld”
”thattheyare,ralph
”ahhereissupperiauitereadyforthat,too”
thenent,hadbeen
releasedfrollnightdutyinnsiderationoftheirregularly
undertakingthatoccupationnoinalargesaucepanfull
ofsoup;andeachnuphhiscanteen,andreceivedhis
portion,retuingtohisbeduponthestraoeatit
”anythingneenasked,froheotherside
oftheroo
”yes,indeed,”ralphsaid”neindnoneofyou
gettakenprisoners,fortheprussiangeneralhasissueda
proclationthatheshallshootallfranctireurshecatches”
”iossible”allpresent
”soundslikeit,butitistrueenough,”andralph
repeated,ationranslated
tojortee
asghthavebeenexpeof
indignation;andthislasteduntil,atnineoclock,thesergeant
gavetheword:
”lightsout”
intheing,afterparade,ralphandpercystrolledaway
togetherandhadalongtalkand,attheendofanhour,they
pehadestablishedhis
headquarters
”gooding,friends,”hesaid,astheyentered”isthere
anythingicandoforyousitdown”
”hinking,sirpercyandithatouldveryeasily
dressupaspeasants,andgodoight
thinkfit,andfindoutallparticularsastothestrengthand
positionoftheenenoo
tireursitethatanyonewouldask
usanyquestionsand,ifeshouldsaywebelonged
tosovillageintheuntains,andhadedoobuyffee,
andotheecessariestheriskofdetectionto
nothing,foranquiteopassforlads
froheuntains”
jorteeinute
”youkno,atonce,ifyouected”
”nodoubt,sir,butthereisnoreasonintheeshould
bedetectedtheprussianscantkno,even
hinthetoself;andnoticeus,atalliftheydo,
ourans”
”itellyoufrankly,boys,ihinkingonlylastnightofthe
tter;buthouaykelightofitthereis,of
urse,acertainauntofdangerinactingasspies;andyour
fatherfriendeof
it:
”igaveyouboystofightforfranto
theirdeath,asspies
”soiresolvedtosaynothingaboutit”
”butnohecaseisdifferent,”ralphsaid
”frourknoourage,weare
betterfittedthananyoneintherpstoperforhisservice;and
thereforeitit,
greatlyredangerousthanitisourfathersaidtous,at
starting:
”doyourduty,boys,everthedanger
”hestherecanbenodifficultyabout
that,thereareseveralladsinthevillagehings
usshalleinthisafteoon,forinstructions”
”thankyou,lads,”jorteesaid,ly”itrust,hyou,
thatnoharofitbutyourofferisoftoogreat
advantagetotherpsfortopersistinrefusal”
uponleavingthequartersofthendant,theboysatonce
tothehouseofafarrashortdistancefrohevillagewhere,
thedaybefore,theyhadnoticedttheirownsize
theyexplainedtothefarrthattheyasuit
ofthehesofeachofhissonsgreatlysurprisedat
thisrequest,thefarrhadinquiredtheyuldpossibly
theor;andralphh
thesecretrepliedthat,astheprussiangeneralhadgivennotice
thatheshouldshootallfranctireursheghttakeprisoners,
theyightsliponin
caseofdefeatordangerofcapturethepretensewasaplausible
one;andthefarrsoldtheherequiredclothes,chargingonly
abouttheirst,whennew
theboystooktheparcel
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peotheotherofficers,horoughly
agreedainedintheroo
inightbeaskedinreferencetothe
proclationtheynohingelsewererequiredand,
uponanegativeansedandtooktheirleave
itheyoutand,astheyohe
s,theyheardagreattultofvoicesraisedinanger,
angdoyle
”hoed,ingreath
”givealante,oracandle,andletbegonetheboysare
alletobegin”
hurryingup,theyfoundtiurroundedbyafeheprincipal
inhabitantsofthevillage,andsoonleaedthecauseofthe
disputesupperitoodarktoseetoeatit;
andtilakehielfusefulhadvolunteeredtogo
insearchofalighthehadinvainusedhisfeh
et,andthesehadatlastcalledthe
saster,theonlypersoninthevillageoodfrench
thisnhadaddressedtiirstinfrenchandtheningeand,
uponreceivingnoherentansherlanguage,hadarrived
atthenakingfunofthehencethe
disputehadarisen
theboysexplainedtters,andthevillagerswhoseknowledgeof
englandostof,
indeed,hadpreviouslybelievedthatalltheher
frenandiately
procuredsocandles,andtheboyshastenedtothe
stpanyandonebeing
lightedatea,andstuckuponnailsinthe
heboysoseetheplacewaslike
cleanstratered,afootdeep,dohe
rooandfifteenblanketsh
eantforthescholarscapshungthe
haversacks,ents;he
rifles,leavingspace
enoughtoandthebedsat
thefartherendoftheroo,inhalog
fireallshed,outside,hadbeennverted
intoakitchen
”ightbehanthis,alongway,ralph,”saidlouis
duburg,asralphtookhisplaceonthestra
”thatight,louisthefirelookscheerful,too,andthenights
aregettingveryld”
”thattheyare,ralph
”ahhereissupperiauitereadyforthat,too”
thenent,hadbeen
releasedfrollnightdutyinnsiderationoftheirregularly
undertakingthatoccupationnoinalargesaucepanfull
ofsoup;andeachnuphhiscanteen,andreceivedhis
portion,retuingtohisbeduponthestraoeatit
”anythingneenasked,froheotherside
oftheroo
”yes,indeed,”ralphsaid”neindnoneofyou
gettakenprisoners,fortheprussiangeneralhasissueda
proclationthatheshallshootallfranctireurshecatches”
”iossible”allpresent
”soundslikeit,butitistrueenough,”andralph
repeated,ationranslated
tojortee
asghthavebeenexpeof
indignation;andthislasteduntil,atnineoclock,thesergeant
gavetheword:
”lightsout”
intheing,afterparade,ralphandpercystrolledaway
togetherandhadalongtalkand,attheendofanhour,they
pehadestablishedhis
headquarters
”gooding,friends,”hesaid,astheyentered”isthere
anythingicandoforyousitdown”
”hinking,sirpercyandithatouldveryeasily
dressupaspeasants,andgodoight
thinkfit,andfindoutallparticularsastothestrengthand
positionoftheenenoo
tireursitethatanyonewouldask
usanyquestionsand,ifeshouldsaywebelonged
tosovillageintheuntains,andhadedoobuyffee,
andotheecessariestheriskofdetectionto
nothing,foranquiteopassforlads
froheuntains”
jorteeinute
”youkno,atonce,ifyouected”
”nodoubt,sir,butthereisnoreasonintheeshould
bedetectedtheprussianscantkno,even
hinthetoself;andnoticeus,atalliftheydo,
ourans”
”itellyoufrankly,boys,ihinkingonlylastnightofthe
tter;buthouaykelightofitthereis,of
urse,acertainauntofdangerinactingasspies;andyour
fatherfriendeof
it:
”igaveyouboystofightforfranto
theirdeath,asspies
”soiresolvedtosaynothingaboutit”
”butnohecaseisdifferent,”ralphsaid
”frourknoourage,weare
betterfittedthananyoneintherpstoperforhisservice;and
thereforeitit,
greatlyredangerousthanitisourfathersaidtous,at
starting:
”doyourduty,boys,everthedanger
”hestherecanbenodifficultyabout
that,thereareseveralladsinthevillagehings
usshalleinthisafteoon,forinstructions”
”thankyou,lads,”jorteesaid,ly”itrust,hyou,
thatnoharofitbutyourofferisoftoogreat
advantagetotherpsfortopersistinrefusal”
uponleavingthequartersofthendant,theboysatonce
tothehouseofafarrashortdistancefrohevillagewhere,
thedaybefore,theyhadnoticedttheirownsize
theyexplainedtothefarrthattheyasuit
ofthehesofeachofhissonsgreatlysurprisedat
thisrequest,thefarrhadinquiredtheyuldpossibly
theor;andralphh
thesecretrepliedthat,astheprussiangeneralhadgivennotice
thatheshouldshootallfranctireursheghttakeprisoners,
theyightsliponin
caseofdefeatordangerofcapturethepretensewasaplausible
one;andthefarrsoldtheherequiredclothes,chargingonly
abouttheirst,whennew
theboystooktheparcel
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