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and,insteadofretuingtothevillage
direct,theyhiditcarefullyinaashortdistanceaway
theythenretuedand,intheafteoon,receiveddetailed
instrujortee
itattershouldbekeptentirelysecret,
lestanyincautiousightbeoverheardandreportedtheywere
tostartatdaybreak,uponthefollooingtheirusinsand
tioylebeingaloakenintotheifidence,theirfriends
regretted,andsharetheir
dangertheboyspointedouthohatevenuldtheyhave
spokengefluentlytheyuldnothavegoneas,
althoughtrangersenoattention,ever,five
aintodoso
thenextingtheystartedtogether,asifforawalkupon
reachingthespotinthehepeasantsclotheswere
hidden,theboystookofftheiruniforhwerewrappedup,
andncealedinthesaplaceandputontheclothesthey
fittedfairly;andrethanthatnecessary,aspeasants
cutaccuratelytothefigureroundingtheir
shoulders,andpingsortofstride,noonewould
haveiginedthattheyherthantheypretendedtobetwo
aianlads
theycutticks,exchangedaheartygoodbyehtheir
friends,andstartedforsaveetertheywerewalking
initsstreets;staringintotheshopeverything
thatouthedcuriosityoftwoyoung
untryladsthentheydeafeeffee,sugar,
andpeppertiedthenaloredpockethandkerchief,andthen
allcabaretegesoldiers
drinkingsatdoebreadandcheese
andbeer
hey,theylistenedtothenversationof
thesoldierstheonlyinfortionthattheygleanedfrotwas
thatthenseedtohavenoexpectation,ever,ofanyearly
vent;andthattheyonotonyofthe
place,andthehardrollingthelineofrail
anddaypresentlythesoldierspaidfortheirbeer,andleft;and
soofthetoein,andtooktheplacestheyhadleft
theiversation,ofurse,tuedontheprussianoccupation,
anddeephecursesheapedupontheinvaderstheonlything
ntionedintheirfavorallnessoftheiuerthere
en;andthisauntlightly
uponsavee,paredhthefifty,sixty,orahundred
quarteredateverylittlevillagealongthelineofrailway
theboyshadnoostedtoknowand,paying
fortheirrefreshnt,outagainintothestreetthenthey
otherailationheysawseveralsoldiers,on
guardandthensetofftoapointheyuldseethe
entrancetothetunneltherethile
othersationed,atshortdistances,allalongtheline
theboysnoselves,they
uldealongnearlyeveryhalf
hour;ienselylongtrains,filledhstoresofallkindsasit
becadusk,theysaarchingdohe
line;relievingthesentries,andplacingfreshonesatdistances
oflittlerethanfiftyyardsaparttheserchedbackwardsand
foreteachother;thenretuing,untilthey
facedtheirradeattheotherendoftheirbeat
”anbeoffnoy,”ralphsaid,rising”ouewsisbad,
foriteanssoeasytocutthelineaswehad
expectedthesebeveryeasilycaughtasleep”
”no,indeed,”percysaid”theideaofcuttingthelinesoundedso
easy,adistance;butitisquiteadifferent
tter,noearehere”
upontheirretutheyfoundedifficultytheplacewhere
theyhadhiddentheirunifor;againchangedclothes,and
thenadeupinto
bundlestheyreenteredthevillage,andstraightto
headquarters
jorteedinnerhtheotherofficers,andreceived
thegreatpleasure;forhehadbeenanxious,allday,lest
anysfortuneghtbefallthefindingthattheyhadhadnothing
toeat,sintosit
doilitarydisciplineisfarlessstrictinthese
tters,infrance,thanitisinengland;andangtherpsof
franctireursespeciallyasangtheenglishvolunteers,where
theprivateisinnycasesequalto,orsuperiorto,hisofficer
insouchputaside,
exceptonduty
”andyousaythattheyhaveasentinelateveryfiftyorsixty
yards,alongtheline”jorteesaid,whenralphhadgivenan
ae,tobe
fataltoourplans”
”andedthefirst
panyasked”itseetothatnothinguldbeeasier
suppose,thesentriesnearitwouldbe
atonadeprisoners;andevenallowingasyoung
barclaysaysthattherearetroopsinallthevillages,itwould
beagoodhalfhourbeforeaforce,sufficienttodisturbus,uld
arrive”
”thatistrueenough,”jorteeansuldwedo,
inhalfanhourightpullupt
realadvantagehatthelineofsentriesalong
theraililes,in
halfasnynutes;andthetrainsoppedlongbefore
theyarrivedatthebreakeachtraincarries,iknoenand
terialsforrepairingtheline;andasitpossiblefor
ustocarryaup,theywouldbe
replaeasittookustotearthep;andthe
nsequencehatthetrafficwouldonlybesuspendedfor
anhourortostforabreaktobeofanyrealutility,
ustlastfordays,ifnotforweeks
”thegreatup,ofurse,hedestructionoftherock
tunnelofsavee,hespecialobjectofourpresence
herefailingthat,usttryabridgethetunnel,however,is
thegreataffaironcedestroyed,there,
foyypropositionis,therefore,thatuour
attentionatoncetothatpoint”
thereurrofassent
”thebestursepanytorchdirectto
theotherendofthetunnel,seizeit,andpreventinterference
frohatend;heothersthenseizethesaveeend,and
holditadeforbloupthen,when
the
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and,insteadofretuingtothevillage
direct,theyhiditcarefullyinaashortdistanceaway
theythenretuedand,intheafteoon,receiveddetailed
instrujortee
itattershouldbekeptentirelysecret,
lestanyincautiousightbeoverheardandreportedtheywere
tostartatdaybreak,uponthefollooingtheirusinsand
tioylebeingaloakenintotheifidence,theirfriends
regretted,andsharetheir
dangertheboyspointedouthohatevenuldtheyhave
spokengefluentlytheyuldnothavegoneas,
althoughtrangersenoattention,ever,five
aintodoso
thenextingtheystartedtogether,asifforawalkupon
reachingthespotinthehepeasantsclotheswere
hidden,theboystookofftheiruniforhwerewrappedup,
andncealedinthesaplaceandputontheclothesthey
fittedfairly;andrethanthatnecessary,aspeasants
cutaccuratelytothefigureroundingtheir
shoulders,andpingsortofstride,noonewould
haveiginedthattheyherthantheypretendedtobetwo
aianlads
theycutticks,exchangedaheartygoodbyehtheir
friends,andstartedforsaveetertheywerewalking
initsstreets;staringintotheshopeverything
thatouthedcuriosityoftwoyoung
untryladsthentheydeafeeffee,sugar,
andpeppertiedthenaloredpockethandkerchief,andthen
allcabaretegesoldiers
drinkingsatdoebreadandcheese
andbeer
hey,theylistenedtothenversationof
thesoldierstheonlyinfortionthattheygleanedfrotwas
thatthenseedtohavenoexpectation,ever,ofanyearly
vent;andthattheyonotonyofthe
place,andthehardrollingthelineofrail
anddaypresentlythesoldierspaidfortheirbeer,andleft;and
soofthetoein,andtooktheplacestheyhadleft
theiversation,ofurse,tuedontheprussianoccupation,
anddeephecursesheapedupontheinvaderstheonlything
ntionedintheirfavorallnessoftheiuerthere
en;andthisauntlightly
uponsavee,paredhthefifty,sixty,orahundred
quarteredateverylittlevillagealongthelineofrailway
theboyshadnoostedtoknowand,paying
fortheirrefreshnt,outagainintothestreetthenthey
otherailationheysawseveralsoldiers,on
guardandthensetofftoapointheyuldseethe
entrancetothetunneltherethile
othersationed,atshortdistances,allalongtheline
theboysnoselves,they
uldealongnearlyeveryhalf
hour;ienselylongtrains,filledhstoresofallkindsasit
becadusk,theysaarchingdohe
line;relievingthesentries,andplacingfreshonesatdistances
oflittlerethanfiftyyardsaparttheserchedbackwardsand
foreteachother;thenretuing,untilthey
facedtheirradeattheotherendoftheirbeat
”anbeoffnoy,”ralphsaid,rising”ouewsisbad,
foriteanssoeasytocutthelineaswehad
expectedthesebeveryeasilycaughtasleep”
”no,indeed,”percysaid”theideaofcuttingthelinesoundedso
easy,adistance;butitisquiteadifferent
tter,noearehere”
upontheirretutheyfoundedifficultytheplacewhere
theyhadhiddentheirunifor;againchangedclothes,and
thenadeupinto
bundlestheyreenteredthevillage,andstraightto
headquarters
jorteedinnerhtheotherofficers,andreceived
thegreatpleasure;forhehadbeenanxious,allday,lest
anysfortuneghtbefallthefindingthattheyhadhadnothing
toeat,sintosit
doilitarydisciplineisfarlessstrictinthese
tters,infrance,thanitisinengland;andangtherpsof
franctireursespeciallyasangtheenglishvolunteers,where
theprivateisinnycasesequalto,orsuperiorto,hisofficer
insouchputaside,
exceptonduty
”andyousaythattheyhaveasentinelateveryfiftyorsixty
yards,alongtheline”jorteesaid,whenralphhadgivenan
ae,tobe
fataltoourplans”
”andedthefirst
panyasked”itseetothatnothinguldbeeasier
suppose,thesentriesnearitwouldbe
atonadeprisoners;andevenallowingasyoung
barclaysaysthattherearetroopsinallthevillages,itwould
beagoodhalfhourbeforeaforce,sufficienttodisturbus,uld
arrive”
”thatistrueenough,”jorteeansuldwedo,
inhalfanhourightpullupt
realadvantagehatthelineofsentriesalong
theraililes,in
halfasnynutes;andthetrainsoppedlongbefore
theyarrivedatthebreakeachtraincarries,iknoenand
terialsforrepairingtheline;andasitpossiblefor
ustocarryaup,theywouldbe
replaeasittookustotearthep;andthe
nsequencehatthetrafficwouldonlybesuspendedfor
anhourortostforabreaktobeofanyrealutility,
ustlastfordays,ifnotforweeks
”thegreatup,ofurse,hedestructionoftherock
tunnelofsavee,hespecialobjectofourpresence
herefailingthat,usttryabridgethetunnel,however,is
thegreataffaironcedestroyed,there,
foyypropositionis,therefore,thatuour
attentionatoncetothatpoint”
thereurrofassent
”thebestursepanytorchdirectto
theotherendofthetunnel,seizeit,andpreventinterference
frohatend;heothersthenseizethesaveeend,and
holditadeforbloupthen,when
the
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