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    ”ar,”ralphsaid,

    quietly

    illustration:angthegesoldiers

    ”oh,indeed”thesergeantsaid,inanincredulousvoice,”and

    y”

    ”outintheforest,attheplaceofell

    trees,”ralphsaid

    ”butpeopledonotetocuthouthorses,orcartsto

    takeitahesergeantpersisted

    ”theyareupintheforesthourfather,”ralphsaid

    ”haveyouheardanythingaboutthisparty”thesergeantaskedthe

    landlord

    thenhesitatedantheevidentlysuspected,also,thatthe

    boysghtbelongtothefranctireurs;andosay

    nothingthe

    ”no,”hesaid,afterapause,”icantsaythatihaveheardof

    thebutiknoeoftheforestlongago,and

    theyghthaveefroringthisway”

    ”oing,”percysaid,quietly,”sothatyou

    uldhardlyhaveheardofus,unlesssoofthepeopleofyour

    placehappenedtopass,seen

    anyone,allday”

    ”atanyrate,”thesergeantsaid,”ishallseeifyourstorybe

    true,andyouoncetakeustotheplace

    ”rporal,gettenninreadiness”

    ”certainly,”ralphsaid,”ifyouofinishour

    supper,heonce”

    thesergeantnodded,andresudhisseat

    ”lookhere,percy,”ralphsaid,quietly,”yfix,

    thistithereisonlyohingtobedone,thaticanseeif

    hgotheyus,toacertainty;foralthoughone

    ghtkeaboltintheiscertainbothget

    away

    ”onlyohingistobedoneiisbad,andask

    foryoutostayheredirectlyand

    goashardasyoucantotheplaceenarehidiwill

    bringthenthatdirectionheplacebefore

    youcanreachitatleast,unlessyoucangetout,atonceand

    passoninthedarknesstakeoffyourshoes,soastorunlightly

    asakeadart

    intothehenfusion”

    ”butyoughtbeshotbyou,ralphtheyuldnotpossibly

    distinguishyou,inthedarkno,ien,andyou

    keyourpe”

    ”no,no,percy,ihavethat”

    ”veryhenogether”

    thereinuteorthenralphsaid:

    ”lookhere,percy,thisisdness;hodoasi

    tellyou,binoneof

    handsyoushallguessisinifyouguessright,i

    ansifyouguesswrong,youshallgo”

    ”veryothat”

    ralphthenbrokeoffasllpieceofbread,andputitinoneof

    hishandshavingalready,beforehedetheproposition,broken

    offasilarpiece,unobservedbypercyhethenputbothhands

    underthetable,andthenliftedthegain;allthetitryingto

    appeaottobeengageduponanythingoutoftheway,asheknew

    thatsooftheges

    ”left,”percysaid

    ralphrepliedbyopeningthelefthand,anddroppingthepieceof

    breadonthetable;atthesatiputtinghisrighthandback

    intohispocket,asiftogetouthishandkerchiefanddropping,

    ashedidso,thepieceofbreaditntainedintotheplace

    ”there,percy,fortunehasdecidedit

    ”goodbye;godblessyouidaresayishallgetoutofitbut,if

    not,givelovetothell,atho”

    thenhefinishedhisbeerandrose,eto

    reply,evenuldhehavedoneso;buttheladuchchoked,

    crying,thatheuldnothavespoken

    ralphtuedtothesergeantandstretchinghisar,hthe

    naturalairofatiredboy,objectingtobedisturbedsaid:

    ”noreadytostartisupposethereisnooccasionfor

    usbothtogo,forbrotherhashurthisfoothave

    ein,tonight;butitishisfirsttiouten,

    andheisnotaccustodtosleepingout,inthe”

    ”yes,oneisenoughhecanstay,”thesergeantsaid

    ”youhadbetteraskthelandlordtoshooer,whereyou

    cansleeponthestraisnouseing

    forishallbebackinanhour”

    hanodtopercy,ralphnoeadilytothedoorthe

    sergeant,entoldofffortheduty,acpaniedhiwhen

    theyreachedthestreet,itwasrainingheavily

    ”ieasack,

    toputonshoulders”

    ”isthisplacefaroff,youngster”thesergeantasked,peeringout

    intothedarkness

    ralphsheartgaveaju;forhedetected,inthetone,acertain

    hesitationastotakingthenoutinsuchanight,uponsuch

    slightsuspicionheooshreoshoo

    dissuadethesergeantfrot,sohereplied:

    ”no,itisnodistanile,atstweshould

    bethereandbackinhalfanhour,ifit;butthereis

    onlyapathangtheisdark

    ”ithinkelantes,foridonotthinki

    uldfind,tonight;atanyrate,itake

    uschlonger”

    ”there,boy,thathesergeantsaid,layinghishandon

    hisshoulder”iaatisfied,nohthetruthofyourstoryi

    thought,forabit,youhadsothingtodohthefranctireurs

    istaken

    ”tuinagain,ladsitisnousetakingyououtonauseless

    search,suchanightasthis,angtheseforests”

    ralphlaughedaloud,astheytuedtogodohepassageagainto

    theer

    ”fatherlaugh,”hesaid,”hatyouthoughti

    aridont

    thinkyouneedbeafraidoftheiftheyaintbiggerorolder

    thania”

    bythistitheyhadenteredtheroogain,andralphsahat

    percy,indeed,he

    hetuedround,uponhearing

    thepartyeinagain,andgaveaslightstartofpleasure

    ”iaoonback,karl,andaladthatitissofor,frankly,i

    tooaired;anditisnotanightforadogtobeoutiwillgo

    inhyou”

    ”stay,landlord,”thesergeantsaid”givetheboysanotherglass,

    each,beforetheygooff”

    ”thankyou,”ralphsaid”aglassofgoodbeeeveresass”

    theboysstopped,helandlordfilledtheirglasses

    ”no”heresahealth,to

    king”

    ”heresahealth,toking,”ralphrepeated”iaurei

    nohar

    ”andnoission,iwillbeoff”

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