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or,infuture”
sosaying,sheagain
”goodbye,ioing,too,”christinesaid”ihinkitover,
bytorrooing,andtellyouyouaretodo”
thenexting,theboysohearchristines
proposals;foralthoughtheyhadquitedeuptheidstotry
theirofeasible,stilltheyfeltthat,
hherknoheuntry,sheanyrate,to
givetheoodadvice
untilshehadcleareda,christinesaidnothingthen
shetookoutherknitting,andsatagainstthewindow
”noellyouihavethoughtofitwould
beeasyenough,ifithessobig,andsored,and
hedoesntspeakge
”ohdear,hesverytireso”andsheshookherheadattiwho
sled,laidhishandonhisbreast,andendeavoredtolook
affecting
christinelaughed
”theonlythingi,isthatheshallgooutas
ajehoneoftheirbroadhats,andatrayoflittle
trinketsheghtpass,ifnoneofthesoldierstookitintotheir
headstobuy”
thepropositiondoyle
”isit,yourhonor,tioyle,agoodcatholic,andeof
honestpeoplethatstotuselfintoahaythinjehe
irishnburstout,hgreatindignation”ithat
ishouldbedeintoaan,butahaythinjeittoyour
honors,itsnaythersinsiblenordacent”
theboyssoflaughterchristinelaughedfora
nt,too,sspeechtoher;andthen
lookedindignantthattheproposition,uch
thought,shouldbesosfullyrejected
tiahelook,andatonceon,persuasively:
”surenoe,outof
yourbrightblueeyesbutisitraisonableisitnaturaltoaska
christianntokeahaythinjeself,
yourself”
sappeal
”didyoueverseesuchanabsurdn”shesaid,laughing”asif
ituldkeanydiffereniagood
inddressingupasajewess”
”sure,thin,darlint,”tixclaid,hwas
translated,”ieand
bejewess”
christinelaughed,blushed,shookherheadandsaid,”nonsense”
uponhearingtiproposition
”butseriously,christine,”ralphsaid,”theobjectionhyou
ntiontothejeportantfullasthe
streetsareofsoldierslookingabout,heuldhardlyhopetogo
froerethroughthestreets,andoutatthegate,eone
askinghiboutthententsofhisbox”
christineallotlepettishly,atthefailureofher
planthatitcertainlywaslikely
”therealdifficultyistogetoutsidethegate,”ralphsaid,
thoughtfully”afterthat,ishouldhavenofear”
”areyouthinkingofdoing,then”christineasked
”iyself,intheclothesof
youngpeasants;andputtingtintosothingofthesasort,
hagreatbandageroundhisfacethenishouldsaythatwewere
tsoplacenearthefrontier,ehereto
etouruncle;tered,inbattlethat
snotbeingabletotalkatall;andastolooks,
heisredenoughforage,anywhere”
”yes,”christinesaid,”thatofurse,
youobeaskedforpapers”
”ofurse,”ralphsaid,”butustrisksothing”
”ihaveanidea,”christinesaid,suddenly,clappingherhands”i
havesousinslivingathreeboys,andi
auretheyeitowiesbaden,
torrotolendtheirpapers,justforoneday
yourall;butforthatveryreasonyou
oreeasilythere,andbelesslikelytobe
suspected,orfolloewherenear
saintgoar
”ishallhavetotellsosadstoriestousins,andaxthebr >
agreatdealstill,idaresayishallsucceed;andthenyoucango
boldlyacrossthebridge,andintotherailation,andtakea
ticketfored,and
putthepapersintothepostthere”
”theverything,ed,
catchingherbytheeto
thinkofresistance
”ishantdoanythingatallforyou,”christinesaid,laughingand
blushing,”ifyousbehaveinthatway”
”iuldnthelpit,otherhadbeen
lookingon
”andnoourclothes”
”iuldntbuythe”christinesaid”ineveruldgointoa
shopandbuynsclothes”
thethingont,theboyslooksfell
thenuch:
”thereisabox,inrooofkarlsthingsheisusin,you
knoillhehadtogoout
inthelandhisthingshere,forusto
takecareofheisaboutyoursizeiakeoutonesuitit
hurtitandyoucanputiton,andgooutintothetown,and
buythethingsforallthreeofyou”
”ed”ituldntbebetter”
tennutesafterdohestairsandoutintothe
street,dressedasagelaborerinhisbestsuithewasa
littleuneasy,atfirst;butnoonenoticedhiandhewassoonin
ashop,hagglingoverthepriceofapeasantsatasifthe
tterofathaler,oneher,hingofvital
iortanheboughtthethreesuitsatthreedifferent
shopsashethoughtthatito
getthellatthesaandinanhourkagainanhour
afterinestartedforwiesbaden
thebarselvesthattheyhad
notlongerdeferredtheirpreparationsforescape;forwhen
presentingtheelves,asusual,thatafteoonattherollcall,
theyustholdtheelvesinreadinesstoleave
foroneoftheeastefortresses,uponthefollowingevening;as
anotherlargebattz,edtoarrive
uponthefollowingday
intheevening,christineretuedfrobr >
onlyaquarterofanhour,byrail,froayence
”ihavegotthe”shesaid,”butifyouonlyknehetroublei
havehadabotherboysare,tobesure”
”especiallyusinseh,christine”
”especiallyusins,”christinesaid,derely
afterthankingherverylyforherkindness,thebarclays
... </P></TD>
or,infuture”
sosaying,sheagain
”goodbye,ioing,too,”christinesaid”ihinkitover,
bytorrooing,andtellyouyouaretodo”
thenexting,theboysohearchristines
proposals;foralthoughtheyhadquitedeuptheidstotry
theirofeasible,stilltheyfeltthat,
hherknoheuntry,sheanyrate,to
givetheoodadvice
untilshehadcleareda,christinesaidnothingthen
shetookoutherknitting,andsatagainstthewindow
”noellyouihavethoughtofitwould
beeasyenough,ifithessobig,andsored,and
hedoesntspeakge
”ohdear,hesverytireso”andsheshookherheadattiwho
sled,laidhishandonhisbreast,andendeavoredtolook
affecting
christinelaughed
”theonlythingi,isthatheshallgooutas
ajehoneoftheirbroadhats,andatrayoflittle
trinketsheghtpass,ifnoneofthesoldierstookitintotheir
headstobuy”
thepropositiondoyle
”isit,yourhonor,tioyle,agoodcatholic,andeof
honestpeoplethatstotuselfintoahaythinjehe
irishnburstout,hgreatindignation”ithat
ishouldbedeintoaan,butahaythinjeittoyour
honors,itsnaythersinsiblenordacent”
theboyssoflaughterchristinelaughedfora
nt,too,sspeechtoher;andthen
lookedindignantthattheproposition,uch
thought,shouldbesosfullyrejected
tiahelook,andatonceon,persuasively:
”surenoe,outof
yourbrightblueeyesbutisitraisonableisitnaturaltoaska
christianntokeahaythinjeself,
yourself”
sappeal
”didyoueverseesuchanabsurdn”shesaid,laughing”asif
ituldkeanydiffereniagood
inddressingupasajewess”
”sure,thin,darlint,”tixclaid,hwas
translated,”ieand
bejewess”
christinelaughed,blushed,shookherheadandsaid,”nonsense”
uponhearingtiproposition
”butseriously,christine,”ralphsaid,”theobjectionhyou
ntiontothejeportantfullasthe
streetsareofsoldierslookingabout,heuldhardlyhopetogo
froerethroughthestreets,andoutatthegate,eone
askinghiboutthententsofhisbox”
christineallotlepettishly,atthefailureofher
planthatitcertainlywaslikely
”therealdifficultyistogetoutsidethegate,”ralphsaid,
thoughtfully”afterthat,ishouldhavenofear”
”areyouthinkingofdoing,then”christineasked
”iyself,intheclothesof
youngpeasants;andputtingtintosothingofthesasort,
hagreatbandageroundhisfacethenishouldsaythatwewere
tsoplacenearthefrontier,ehereto
etouruncle;tered,inbattlethat
snotbeingabletotalkatall;andastolooks,
heisredenoughforage,anywhere”
”yes,”christinesaid,”thatofurse,
youobeaskedforpapers”
”ofurse,”ralphsaid,”butustrisksothing”
”ihaveanidea,”christinesaid,suddenly,clappingherhands”i
havesousinslivingathreeboys,andi
auretheyeitowiesbaden,
torrotolendtheirpapers,justforoneday
yourall;butforthatveryreasonyou
oreeasilythere,andbelesslikelytobe
suspected,orfolloewherenear
saintgoar
”ishallhavetotellsosadstoriestousins,andaxthebr >
agreatdealstill,idaresayishallsucceed;andthenyoucango
boldlyacrossthebridge,andintotherailation,andtakea
ticketfored,and
putthepapersintothepostthere”
”theverything,ed,
catchingherbytheeto
thinkofresistance
”ishantdoanythingatallforyou,”christinesaid,laughingand
blushing,”ifyousbehaveinthatway”
”iuldnthelpit,otherhadbeen
lookingon
”andnoourclothes”
”iuldntbuythe”christinesaid”ineveruldgointoa
shopandbuynsclothes”
thethingont,theboyslooksfell
thenuch:
”thereisabox,inrooofkarlsthingsheisusin,you
knoillhehadtogoout
inthelandhisthingshere,forusto
takecareofheisaboutyoursizeiakeoutonesuitit
hurtitandyoucanputiton,andgooutintothetown,and
buythethingsforallthreeofyou”
”ed”ituldntbebetter”
tennutesafterdohestairsandoutintothe
street,dressedasagelaborerinhisbestsuithewasa
littleuneasy,atfirst;butnoonenoticedhiandhewassoonin
ashop,hagglingoverthepriceofapeasantsatasifthe
tterofathaler,oneher,hingofvital
iortanheboughtthethreesuitsatthreedifferent
shopsashethoughtthatito
getthellatthesaandinanhourkagainanhour
afterinestartedforwiesbaden
thebarselvesthattheyhad
notlongerdeferredtheirpreparationsforescape;forwhen
presentingtheelves,asusual,thatafteoonattherollcall,
theyustholdtheelvesinreadinesstoleave
foroneoftheeastefortresses,uponthefollowingevening;as
anotherlargebattz,edtoarrive
uponthefollowingday
intheevening,christineretuedfrobr >
onlyaquarterofanhour,byrail,froayence
”ihavegotthe”shesaid,”butifyouonlyknehetroublei
havehadabotherboysare,tobesure”
”especiallyusinseh,christine”
”especiallyusins,”christinesaid,derely
afterthankingherverylyforherkindness,thebarclays
... </P></TD>