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sergeantnoeandhaveajugofbeerhus;
youknoeer,wedrank
tothehealthofkingifyoulike,youshallretuthe
pledge,bydrinkingtonapoleon”
thesergeantlaughed
”illdothat,”hesaid”yousaid,ifyoureer,wheni
proposedtheking,thatyoudidnotohearofhisdeath;and
icansaythesaforyouapoleonespecially,”headdedha
chuckle,”ashesourprisoner”
theboysintoacabaretnear,anddrankaglassofbeerh
thesergeant;andthensaying”goodbye,”veryheartilylefthi
andintothetoohavegotsoofa
scrapeighthavebeenaveryunpleasantone
theysleptatahotel,andthestationatthe
appointedtiithirtysixhoursto
yencebuttheboysoopleasedheysahelihat
thetrainohavecared,haditbeenteasfar
thediffitheefortresseswouldhave
beeniense;parativelycloseto
thefrontieratyence,too,thepositionoftheprisonerswas
fortabletheyoliveanyhetoo
taketheiralsheychosetheyeaday,
toansusterroll;and,ofurse,alloo
gooutsidethefortifications
theonedraothepositionofthefrenchofficers,he
utterlyinsufficientsuntallo
forboardandlodgingonlyfortyfivefrancsanth;thatisto
say,fifteenpenceadayitisneedlesstosaythattheofficers
hingelsetodependuponliterallystarved,uponthis
pittanent
alloorethanttothegeofficerswhowere
takenprisoners
uponthishead,hoforttheyhad
plentyofneyintheirpockets,forpresentuses;andtheyknew
thattheyuldobtainfurthersuppliesbye,via
szerlandtheyherefore,unaffectedlygladhetrain
ayence,andtheorderwasgiven
foralltoalight
chapter13:theescape
thefirstthingthatthebarselves,
selvesinalodgingnoveryeasythingtofind,
forthetohtroops,andprisonershowever,as
theythanthegreatjorityof
frenchofficers,intheirposition,theyhadnoverygreat
diffitheroowere
purposelytakeninalargehouse,ntoa
nueroffalieslivingondifferentfloors;sothatanyonegoing
inoroutaller
housetheyssoplacedthatthey
uldgoinandoutofthedoorontothestaircase,houtbeing
noticedbythepeopletheylodged
ralphsarlypainful,thelongrchhaving
infladtheself,begged
thatasurgeonghtattendhiandhadalsoasked,asagreat
favor,thathisservantthehussardoyleghtbealloo
rein;statingthat,inthatcase,hewouldpayforhis
lodgingsandprovidehifoodastheprisoninhe
privatesoldierse,crohe
requestpliedh
forthenext,andhadto
keephisrooafterthattheinflaationsubsided;andinanother
fortnightheesincehe
receivedhiseantihehaddethe
acquaintanceofthepeoplehelodged;whowereverykind
totheirpletelywonby
beingabletointheiativetongue,likeoneof
theelvesthefalynsistedofafather,ayallday
attherailother,a
garrulousoldan;andadaughter,aprettyblueeyedgirlof
aboutralphsage,othertoshe
hadalover,aybesiegingparis;andthe
thoughtthatheghtbeadehervery
pitifultotheyoungofficers
ralphbaredaysbeenintendingtosoundherasto
heroneday
shehadclearedaheirdinner,andandingassheoften
didtalking,tobe
overheardbyhertherinthenextroo
”itrytogetasoffrenchofficershave
doneso”
”thatisjusthinkingof,christinewehaveonlybeen
yarfasling,andyoutohelp
us”
”hohegirlasked
”inthefirstplace,youcanbuyusclothesite
suspicionif,ourselvespercyandiwere
thinkingofgoingasgirlsnotprettygirls,ofurse,likeyou,
christinebutgreat,roughpeasantgirls”
christinelaughed,andlored
”youootall,”shesaid
”hertall,”ralphsaid,ruefully”wehavegrownso
horribly,inthelastfeonthsstill,soenareastallas
weare”
”yes,soenare,”and
say,big,gaenandyoudonttobelooked
afterifpeopledidso,theyhatyoudidntwalkone
bitlikeaan,andthatyourshoulderswereverywide,andyour
arverystrong,and
”ohnoitustthinkitover
”isupposeyouthatgreatblueatedbeartogo”andshe
noddedattioylebeingabletospeakawordofher
languageostabsurdpantooflove
anddevotion;errygegirl
”yes,tiustgotoo,christine”
”ha,ha”laughedthegirl”fancyhisaan”
”e,sterpercy”
”shesaysyouakeaveryprettyan,ti”
”tareandages,sterpercy,”tiaid,takingitquiteseriously,
”hoybeautiful
beardandstae
foraan”
theboysscreadans
speeeintothe
roo
”lookhere,children,”shesaid,sling,”idonttoknow
ay
beaskedquestions;andidonttohavetotellstoriesi
canthelphearing,ifyouleavethedooropen,andlaugh
soindeed,alltheneighborhoodghthearit;sopleaseshutthe
do
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sergeantnoeandhaveajugofbeerhus;
youknoeer,wedrank
tothehealthofkingifyoulike,youshallretuthe
pledge,bydrinkingtonapoleon”
thesergeantlaughed
”illdothat,”hesaid”yousaid,ifyoureer,wheni
proposedtheking,thatyoudidnotohearofhisdeath;and
icansaythesaforyouapoleonespecially,”headdedha
chuckle,”ashesourprisoner”
theboysintoacabaretnear,anddrankaglassofbeerh
thesergeant;andthensaying”goodbye,”veryheartilylefthi
andintothetoohavegotsoofa
scrapeighthavebeenaveryunpleasantone
theysleptatahotel,andthestationatthe
appointedtiithirtysixhoursto
yencebuttheboysoopleasedheysahelihat
thetrainohavecared,haditbeenteasfar
thediffitheefortresseswouldhave
beeniense;parativelycloseto
thefrontieratyence,too,thepositionoftheprisonerswas
fortabletheyoliveanyhetoo
taketheiralsheychosetheyeaday,
toansusterroll;and,ofurse,alloo
gooutsidethefortifications
theonedraothepositionofthefrenchofficers,he
utterlyinsufficientsuntallo
forboardandlodgingonlyfortyfivefrancsanth;thatisto
say,fifteenpenceadayitisneedlesstosaythattheofficers
hingelsetodependuponliterallystarved,uponthis
pittanent
alloorethanttothegeofficerswhowere
takenprisoners
uponthishead,hoforttheyhad
plentyofneyintheirpockets,forpresentuses;andtheyknew
thattheyuldobtainfurthersuppliesbye,via
szerlandtheyherefore,unaffectedlygladhetrain
ayence,andtheorderwasgiven
foralltoalight
chapter13:theescape
thefirstthingthatthebarselves,
selvesinalodgingnoveryeasythingtofind,
forthetohtroops,andprisonershowever,as
theythanthegreatjorityof
frenchofficers,intheirposition,theyhadnoverygreat
diffitheroowere
purposelytakeninalargehouse,ntoa
nueroffalieslivingondifferentfloors;sothatanyonegoing
inoroutaller
housetheyssoplacedthatthey
uldgoinandoutofthedoorontothestaircase,houtbeing
noticedbythepeopletheylodged
ralphsarlypainful,thelongrchhaving
infladtheself,begged
thatasurgeonghtattendhiandhadalsoasked,asagreat
favor,thathisservantthehussardoyleghtbealloo
rein;statingthat,inthatcase,hewouldpayforhis
lodgingsandprovidehifoodastheprisoninhe
privatesoldierse,crohe
requestpliedh
forthenext,andhadto
keephisrooafterthattheinflaationsubsided;andinanother
fortnightheesincehe
receivedhiseantihehaddethe
acquaintanceofthepeoplehelodged;whowereverykind
totheirpletelywonby
beingabletointheiativetongue,likeoneof
theelvesthefalynsistedofafather,ayallday
attherailother,a
garrulousoldan;andadaughter,aprettyblueeyedgirlof
aboutralphsage,othertoshe
hadalover,aybesiegingparis;andthe
thoughtthatheghtbeadehervery
pitifultotheyoungofficers
ralphbaredaysbeenintendingtosoundherasto
heroneday
shehadclearedaheirdinner,andandingassheoften
didtalking,tobe
overheardbyhertherinthenextroo
”itrytogetasoffrenchofficershave
doneso”
”thatisjusthinkingof,christinewehaveonlybeen
yarfasling,andyoutohelp
us”
”hohegirlasked
”inthefirstplace,youcanbuyusclothesite
suspicionif,ourselvespercyandiwere
thinkingofgoingasgirlsnotprettygirls,ofurse,likeyou,
christinebutgreat,roughpeasantgirls”
christinelaughed,andlored
”youootall,”shesaid
”hertall,”ralphsaid,ruefully”wehavegrownso
horribly,inthelastfeonthsstill,soenareastallas
weare”
”yes,soenare,”and
say,big,gaenandyoudonttobelooked
afterifpeopledidso,theyhatyoudidntwalkone
bitlikeaan,andthatyourshoulderswereverywide,andyour
arverystrong,and
”ohnoitustthinkitover
”isupposeyouthatgreatblueatedbeartogo”andshe
noddedattioylebeingabletospeakawordofher
languageostabsurdpantooflove
anddevotion;errygegirl
”yes,tiustgotoo,christine”
”ha,ha”laughedthegirl”fancyhisaan”
”e,sterpercy”
”shesaysyouakeaveryprettyan,ti”
”tareandages,sterpercy,”tiaid,takingitquiteseriously,
”hoybeautiful
beardandstae
foraan”
theboysscreadans
speeeintothe
roo
”lookhere,children,”shesaid,sling,”idonttoknow
ay
beaskedquestions;andidonttohavetotellstoriesi
canthelphearing,ifyouleavethedooropen,andlaugh
soindeed,alltheneighborhoodghthearit;sopleaseshutthe
do
... </P></TD>