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einutes,
anajor
thelieutenantnondthereinuationof
thehalt,fortennutes,ajorilyburiedby
theroadside;arougharkthespot,anda
deepadeinthettreessothat,evenifthe
crossightbefound
afterarchedonagain
thefirstuseadeofhisauthorityeven
beforegivingdirectionsfortheburialoordertherdsof
theprisonerstobecutthentherpsntinueditsrchand,by
thebrightenedfaen,ituldbeseeneasilyenoughhow
unpopulartheirlatenderhadbeen;andthattheycherished
butslightanisityagainsttheslayerinashorttithey
struarchingsongsandprisonersasthey
irethesteady,rtialbearing
ofthen,astheystrodealong,kingthehthe
deepchorus
inthreehoursrchtheyreachedthevillagehetroopshad
left,theeveningbefore,tosurprisethefranctireurs;having,as
ralphhadleaedfrohelieutenantinnd,received
infortionfrospyoftheirarrivalatthevillage,lateat
night;andhavingstartedatonce,underhisguidance
hereansiderablegeforcebledtheprisonerswere
notunkindlytreated;buttioyle
thesoastonishnttheiryouth;butitwas
assudthattheyhadbeenpupilsatsaintcyrorthepolytechnic,
nyofreceivedssionsopossibilityof
findingoffinsenehe
officerscaintochatand,asthesehadbeenalso
engagedinthefights,tendaysbefore,thereanyquestions
toask,uponeitherside
theboysleaedthattheyon,nextday;wouldbe
rchedtoluneville,andsentthencebytrain
”theyareafinesetoffelloheirlast
visitorhadleftthe”goodofficers,unquestionably;andwhen
theyarenice,capitalfelloakeoutheyshouldbe
sobrutal,assoldiers;fortheyareundoubtedlyakindlyrace”
”nodoubt,”percysaid,butheatters,and
notpayingchattentiontohisbrother
”doyouthinkakingourescape,ralph”
”oh,enough,”ralphansly
”hourknoan,andlookingsoyoung,therecanbe
nogreatdifficultyaboutit,totheendofour
jouey;butitsnouseourthinkingaboutit,atpresentwe
shallbeagooddealtoocloselylookedafterionlyhopethey
ayence,orblentz;andnottooneofthe
fortressesattheotherendofgey
”nd,ustnotgiveourparole”
thenextday,nedtostart,theyfoundthat
thereyorsixtyotherprisonersin,
frotherdireebelongedtolineregints;butthe
greaterportion,byfar,obilesheretreatof
generalcariels,hadbeencutofforleftbehindand,after
hidingintheedays,werebeinggraduallyfoundand
broughtinthebarclaysheonlyofficerstheytherefore
tooktheirplacesattheheadoftheprisoners;ed,four
deeparch
itarchtheherhe
barclaysarchedintoluneville
thegreaterpartoftheprisonersiable
nditionsosorethattheyuldhardlyputone
footbeforetheotherotherstotteredenof
theesrtfrequentlyusedtheflatsoftheirspel
theokeeptogetherastheyrchedthroughthestreetsof
luneville,thepeopleinthestreetsunvered;andtheenwaved
theirhandstotheandpressedforfruitand
bread,inspiteoftheordersoftheesrt
theyakenstraighttotherailation,heywere
putintoashedralphandpercyhadgainedthegoodhe
sergeantinndoftheesrt,bythennerinheyhad
aidedhiyinterpretingtotherestoftheprisoners,andby
doingtheirbesttocheerthep,andtakethingssoth;andthey
notorequesttheofficerinnd,attherailway
station,toallotountilthetrainstarted,on
paroletherequesthefavorablereportofthe
sergeantgrantedatonce;andtheyoldthatnotrainwould
gooffuntilnexting,andthattheyghtsleepinthetown,
iftheychose
thankingtheoffiission,theyoutofthe
station;ansergeantstoppedbefore
the
”donnered,”sohereyouare,again”
theboysgavealittlestart;fortheyregnized,atonce,the
sergeantinthecabaret,upon
thenightaster
ralphsaportanan;asa
reportfroifthecircutancesghtrendertheirpositiona
stunpleasantoneandevenintheeventofnothinging
ofitostensuretheircaptivityinsoprisonuponthe
farthersideofprussia,insteadofatoneofthefrontier
fortresses
”ah,sergeant,hoisourfate,you
see,tobedeprisonersyouakingus,andnow
hereweare”
”anie,”thesergeantsaid,surlily,”h
yourebrother,andyoursicksister,and
yourandoverthataffair”
”e,sergeant,”ralphsaid,laughing,”letbygonesbebygones
allisfairintouchasinglehairof
anyofyousheadsallasterit
ightdous
haritsquitebadenoughforus,asitis”
”youreniceboys,youare,”thesergeantsaid,hhisface
relaxingintoasle”tothinkofbeingtakenin,bytwolads
likeyouonstrouslywell,iwillsayfor
youneverflinchedaneyelash
”soyouareofficers,afterallineversuspectedanythingabout
it,tillthreehoursaftertorelievethe
sentry;andfoundhiyingthere,tieduplikeabundlewe
uldntthink,eventhen,eant,foryouhaddeno
attack;anditoingthathattheold
sasterhadbeenfetchedoutofbed,andcarriedoffonthe
headsoften
”alice”
”thatsright,
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einutes,
anajor
thelieutenantnondthereinuationof
thehalt,fortennutes,ajorilyburiedby
theroadside;arougharkthespot,anda
deepadeinthettreessothat,evenifthe
crossightbefound
afterarchedonagain
thefirstuseadeofhisauthorityeven
beforegivingdirectionsfortheburialoordertherdsof
theprisonerstobecutthentherpsntinueditsrchand,by
thebrightenedfaen,ituldbeseeneasilyenoughhow
unpopulartheirlatenderhadbeen;andthattheycherished
butslightanisityagainsttheslayerinashorttithey
struarchingsongsandprisonersasthey
irethesteady,rtialbearing
ofthen,astheystrodealong,kingthehthe
deepchorus
inthreehoursrchtheyreachedthevillagehetroopshad
left,theeveningbefore,tosurprisethefranctireurs;having,as
ralphhadleaedfrohelieutenantinnd,received
infortionfrospyoftheirarrivalatthevillage,lateat
night;andhavingstartedatonce,underhisguidance
hereansiderablegeforcebledtheprisonerswere
notunkindlytreated;buttioyle
thesoastonishnttheiryouth;butitwas
assudthattheyhadbeenpupilsatsaintcyrorthepolytechnic,
nyofreceivedssionsopossibilityof
findingoffinsenehe
officerscaintochatand,asthesehadbeenalso
engagedinthefights,tendaysbefore,thereanyquestions
toask,uponeitherside
theboysleaedthattheyon,nextday;wouldbe
rchedtoluneville,andsentthencebytrain
”theyareafinesetoffelloheirlast
visitorhadleftthe”goodofficers,unquestionably;andwhen
theyarenice,capitalfelloakeoutheyshouldbe
sobrutal,assoldiers;fortheyareundoubtedlyakindlyrace”
”nodoubt,”percysaid,butheatters,and
notpayingchattentiontohisbrother
”doyouthinkakingourescape,ralph”
”oh,enough,”ralphansly
”hourknoan,andlookingsoyoung,therecanbe
nogreatdifficultyaboutit,totheendofour
jouey;butitsnouseourthinkingaboutit,atpresentwe
shallbeagooddealtoocloselylookedafterionlyhopethey
ayence,orblentz;andnottooneofthe
fortressesattheotherendofgey
”nd,ustnotgiveourparole”
thenextday,nedtostart,theyfoundthat
thereyorsixtyotherprisonersin,
frotherdireebelongedtolineregints;butthe
greaterportion,byfar,obilesheretreatof
generalcariels,hadbeencutofforleftbehindand,after
hidingintheedays,werebeinggraduallyfoundand
broughtinthebarclaysheonlyofficerstheytherefore
tooktheirplacesattheheadoftheprisoners;ed,four
deeparch
itarchtheherhe
barclaysarchedintoluneville
thegreaterpartoftheprisonersiable
nditionsosorethattheyuldhardlyputone
footbeforetheotherotherstotteredenof
theesrtfrequentlyusedtheflatsoftheirspel
theokeeptogetherastheyrchedthroughthestreetsof
luneville,thepeopleinthestreetsunvered;andtheenwaved
theirhandstotheandpressedforfruitand
bread,inspiteoftheordersoftheesrt
theyakenstraighttotherailation,heywere
putintoashedralphandpercyhadgainedthegoodhe
sergeantinndoftheesrt,bythennerinheyhad
aidedhiyinterpretingtotherestoftheprisoners,andby
doingtheirbesttocheerthep,andtakethingssoth;andthey
notorequesttheofficerinnd,attherailway
station,toallotountilthetrainstarted,on
paroletherequesthefavorablereportofthe
sergeantgrantedatonce;andtheyoldthatnotrainwould
gooffuntilnexting,andthattheyghtsleepinthetown,
iftheychose
thankingtheoffiission,theyoutofthe
station;ansergeantstoppedbefore
the
”donnered,”sohereyouare,again”
theboysgavealittlestart;fortheyregnized,atonce,the
sergeantinthecabaret,upon
thenightaster
ralphsaportanan;asa
reportfroifthecircutancesghtrendertheirpositiona
stunpleasantoneandevenintheeventofnothinging
ofitostensuretheircaptivityinsoprisonuponthe
farthersideofprussia,insteadofatoneofthefrontier
fortresses
”ah,sergeant,hoisourfate,you
see,tobedeprisonersyouakingus,andnow
hereweare”
”anie,”thesergeantsaid,surlily,”h
yourebrother,andyoursicksister,and
yourandoverthataffair”
”e,sergeant,”ralphsaid,laughing,”letbygonesbebygones
allisfairintouchasinglehairof
anyofyousheadsallasterit
ightdous
haritsquitebadenoughforus,asitis”
”youreniceboys,youare,”thesergeantsaid,hhisface
relaxingintoasle”tothinkofbeingtakenin,bytwolads
likeyouonstrouslywell,iwillsayfor
youneverflinchedaneyelash
”soyouareofficers,afterallineversuspectedanythingabout
it,tillthreehoursaftertorelievethe
sentry;andfoundhiyingthere,tieduplikeabundlewe
uldntthink,eventhen,eant,foryouhaddeno
attack;anditoingthathattheold
sasterhadbeenfetchedoutofbed,andcarriedoffonthe
headsoften
”alice”
”thatsright,
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