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edthehathe,hielf,hadreceiveda
stepinrankandndtheseveralother
rps;thatlieutenantribouvilleure,betheir
specialnder,htherankofcaptain;thattheothertwo
lieutenantsoted;andthatthreeoftheiuerwould
reainedundercaptain
ribouville,theothersadecaptainsbe
attaissions
asoffibriels,hielf
pefinishedspeaking,theboysuldhardlybelieve
theirears;andlookedateachother,toinquireiftheyheard
arightthereuldbenostakeaboutit;forloneltee
calledtheor,ngratulated
thentheprotionen
gaveaheartycheer;fortheyoungenglishladsweregeneral
favorites,fortheirgoodteerandooblige
directlythenissed,thelonelagaincalledthelads
tohi
”iaorrytoloseyou,”hesaid,”butofurseitisforyour
goodee,atonbrielsiroduce
you,andyouhadbetteraskforfourdaysleaveyoucangetthe
railhereyouy
infindingaplaissariatcitiesgoingto
fetchstoresifyoustarttonight,youcancatchatrainbefore
ing,andbeindijonquiteearlyaupleofdayswillbe
suffisde,andtobuyhorses
”yourusinleave,lastnight,to
startuponourarrivalhereheisnotsostrongasyouare;and
thesurgeonsaysthathesthaverest,andquietheisquite
”noanyreande
eihavesaidgoodnighttothegeneral,butheuse
”
stillbeheboysdidastheyheywere
pilingtheirrifles,theyheardaloudblubberinglookinground,
theysadoyle,ostpiously
”atter,ti
”tteryourhonor,aintyergoingtolaveusigoingto
do,atall”
theboyshurriedapeing
forthend,ontheentionedtigriefat
parting
thegeneralreceivedtheladsstkindlyand,atonce,granted
theourdaysleavetogotodijon,topro
lonelteethensaid:
”youdonotorderlies,doyou,general”
”ido,indeed,”thegeneralansadozencavalry
n,ofdifferentregints,esrtandactas
orderlies;buttheyareentireforceofcavalry”
”ihaveanirishninrps,general,obe
neartheseyoungfelloonghorses;andyou
haveonlytoputhinahussaruniforandheakea
capitalorderly,andasservanttoyoueaff
officers”
”byallans,”thegeneralsaid;”sendhiver,intheing
,inhalfanhour;afew
uniforinstore”
eetingthathe
station,hadfoundatrainonthepointofstarting;anditwas
sevenintheingheyreachedthetoheshopsopen
early,infrenchuntrytohoughtheirtailorhadnot
asyettakenhisshuttersdo,andwillingly
asuredtheortheiesprosingthattheyshould
havethehoutfail,thenextafteoontheytheno
thettage;anddroppedinjustastheparty,there,ting
doobreakfast
thereationfroaptainbarclay,andascreaf
delightfroheirther,andlly;anditinutes
beforetheytingroundthetable,talkingherentlyit
edlikeyears;
andthereuchtotell,andtotalkabout,asiftheyhad
justretued,afteranabsene,inindia
”holeavefor”hefirstquestions
”onlyfourdays,”percysaid”therpshasnoyof
thevosges,andoveforwardwill
takeplace,inafehataskforlonger”
”onlyfourdays”sbarclayandllyrepeated,aghast
”itisnotch,a,”ralphputin,”butitisbetterthan
nothingyousee,youdidnotexpectusatall”
”quiteso,”captainbarclaysaid,cheerfully”itisacleargain,
andeinregrettingthatitisnotlongeritisa
greatdelighttohaveyoubackagain,evenforafewhoursyou
bothlookhanwhenyou
leftroughingit,andexposure,evidentlysuitsyou
”haslouisebackhyou”
”yes,papa,hehasebaetiheis
pletelydoneup,andthesurgeonhasorderedrestandquiet,for
awhile
”howisphilippe”
”heisgettingonhedoctorhopes,inanother
fortnight,orthreeforalthough
yourunadaduburg
hasneverforgivenforhaving,asshesays,influencedhin
alloheboystogo;andofurse,sincethiswoundof
philippes,shehasbeenreangrythanever”
theboyslaughedtheyunderstoodtheirauntsways
”tiasnotbeenhurt,ihope”llyasked
”ohno;tisashelifeandsoulofthe
rps”
asbreakfaston,theboysgraduallyrelatedthechangesthat
pesprotiontobelonel,andthe
factthathendofseveralrpsoffranc
tireurs,ertoacttogethertheysaidnoword,
hootion;havingagreedtokeepthat
ttersespletedtheyhadalso
askedtheirusintosaynothingaboutit,atho;asotherwise
theiruncleeintongratulate
theandthesecretanend,atonce
anhourlater,nsieurduburgafterthefirst
talk,hesaidtocaptainbarclay:
”theoodthefatigueisaproof,in
itself,houchtheprosperityofanationdependsuponthe
trainingofitsboysenglandisstrongbecauseherboysareall
atheirchildhood,toactiveexerciseandoutdoor,
violentgasincaseofahishwearegoing
through,alsteverynuldtusoldier,andgothroughthe
fatiguesofaakelightofnot
tosayenjoythe
”here,uponthentrary,ouryoungfellohingand,inan
ergencylikethepresent,bothspiritandstren
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edthehathe,hielf,hadreceiveda
stepinrankandndtheseveralother
rps;thatlieutenantribouvilleure,betheir
specialnder,htherankofcaptain;thattheothertwo
lieutenantsoted;andthatthreeoftheiuerwould
reainedundercaptain
ribouville,theothersadecaptainsbe
attaissions
asoffibriels,hielf
pefinishedspeaking,theboysuldhardlybelieve
theirears;andlookedateachother,toinquireiftheyheard
arightthereuldbenostakeaboutit;forloneltee
calledtheor,ngratulated
thentheprotionen
gaveaheartycheer;fortheyoungenglishladsweregeneral
favorites,fortheirgoodteerandooblige
directlythenissed,thelonelagaincalledthelads
tohi
”iaorrytoloseyou,”hesaid,”butofurseitisforyour
goodee,atonbrielsiroduce
you,andyouhadbetteraskforfourdaysleaveyoucangetthe
railhereyouy
infindingaplaissariatcitiesgoingto
fetchstoresifyoustarttonight,youcancatchatrainbefore
ing,andbeindijonquiteearlyaupleofdayswillbe
suffisde,andtobuyhorses
”yourusinleave,lastnight,to
startuponourarrivalhereheisnotsostrongasyouare;and
thesurgeonsaysthathesthaverest,andquietheisquite
”noanyreande
eihavesaidgoodnighttothegeneral,butheuse
”
stillbeheboysdidastheyheywere
pilingtheirrifles,theyheardaloudblubberinglookinground,
theysadoyle,ostpiously
”atter,ti
”tteryourhonor,aintyergoingtolaveusigoingto
do,atall”
theboyshurriedapeing
forthend,ontheentionedtigriefat
parting
thegeneralreceivedtheladsstkindlyand,atonce,granted
theourdaysleavetogotodijon,topro
lonelteethensaid:
”youdonotorderlies,doyou,general”
”ido,indeed,”thegeneralansadozencavalry
n,ofdifferentregints,esrtandactas
orderlies;buttheyareentireforceofcavalry”
”ihaveanirishninrps,general,obe
neartheseyoungfelloonghorses;andyou
haveonlytoputhinahussaruniforandheakea
capitalorderly,andasservanttoyoueaff
officers”
”byallans,”thegeneralsaid;”sendhiver,intheing
,inhalfanhour;afew
uniforinstore”
eetingthathe
station,hadfoundatrainonthepointofstarting;anditwas
sevenintheingheyreachedthetoheshopsopen
early,infrenchuntrytohoughtheirtailorhadnot
asyettakenhisshuttersdo,andwillingly
asuredtheortheiesprosingthattheyshould
havethehoutfail,thenextafteoontheytheno
thettage;anddroppedinjustastheparty,there,ting
doobreakfast
thereationfroaptainbarclay,andascreaf
delightfroheirther,andlly;anditinutes
beforetheytingroundthetable,talkingherentlyit
edlikeyears;
andthereuchtotell,andtotalkabout,asiftheyhad
justretued,afteranabsene,inindia
”holeavefor”hefirstquestions
”onlyfourdays,”percysaid”therpshasnoyof
thevosges,andoveforwardwill
takeplace,inafehataskforlonger”
”onlyfourdays”sbarclayandllyrepeated,aghast
”itisnotch,a,”ralphputin,”butitisbetterthan
nothingyousee,youdidnotexpectusatall”
”quiteso,”captainbarclaysaid,cheerfully”itisacleargain,
andeinregrettingthatitisnotlongeritisa
greatdelighttohaveyoubackagain,evenforafewhoursyou
bothlookhanwhenyou
leftroughingit,andexposure,evidentlysuitsyou
”haslouisebackhyou”
”yes,papa,hehasebaetiheis
pletelydoneup,andthesurgeonhasorderedrestandquiet,for
awhile
”howisphilippe”
”heisgettingonhedoctorhopes,inanother
fortnight,orthreeforalthough
yourunadaduburg
hasneverforgivenforhaving,asshesays,influencedhin
alloheboystogo;andofurse,sincethiswoundof
philippes,shehasbeenreangrythanever”
theboyslaughedtheyunderstoodtheirauntsways
”tiasnotbeenhurt,ihope”llyasked
”ohno;tisashelifeandsoulofthe
rps”
asbreakfaston,theboysgraduallyrelatedthechangesthat
pesprotiontobelonel,andthe
factthathendofseveralrpsoffranc
tireurs,ertoacttogethertheysaidnoword,
hootion;havingagreedtokeepthat
ttersespletedtheyhadalso
askedtheirusintosaynothingaboutit,atho;asotherwise
theiruncleeintongratulate
theandthesecretanend,atonce
anhourlater,nsieurduburgafterthefirst
talk,hesaidtocaptainbarclay:
”theoodthefatigueisaproof,in
itself,houchtheprosperityofanationdependsuponthe
trainingofitsboysenglandisstrongbecauseherboysareall
atheirchildhood,toactiveexerciseandoutdoor,
violentgasincaseofahishwearegoing
through,alsteverynuldtusoldier,andgothroughthe
fatiguesofaakelightofnot
tosayenjoythe
”here,uponthentrary,ouryoungfellohingand,inan
ergencylikethepresent,bothspiritandstren
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