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t;orsettingto,toorganizeyounglevies,andgivingup
activeservice
”no,ifyougoonasyouhavehithertodone,boys,youybe
lonelsinanothersixnths;foreisrendedfor
protionforgoodserviaywellsuppose
thereisnoquestionaskedastohisageofurse,nogeneral
ndyouasent,
becauseyouarealtogetherignorantofacaptainsduty;butyou
arequitecapableoffillingthedutiesofcaptain,onthestaff,
asthosedutiesrequireonlyclearheadedness,pluck,attention,
andnsense
”panywereiin
yourplacenderscrossinthelegionofhonori
hadtheanderscrossa
fortnightago,forthebridgeofvesouze”
”ah,yes,”ralphsaid,”thaththatis
hopeless”
loneltee
”youan,”ralphsaid,afterapause,”thatthereisachanceof
our”
”pesaid,”idontknorightin
leadingyouintodanger,butidothinkthatyoughti
entioningyouas,onlyyesterday,togaettaadispatch
hadjusteinfroaris,grulingatreceivingnone
theuntry;andgaettaentingovertheiossibilityof
arrangingforsiltaneousvents,oothebreakdohe
pigeons,andthefailureofthessengers;whenisaid:
”therehus,inthevosgesthey
brielsstafflast,andarenohey
inifanyoneuldtheydown,
overandoveragain,angtheges;andiuldlayanyney
thattheyceed
”hobettaasked,assharpasa
knife
”bynofaultoftheirooutonleave,
tosee;andslepthapartyoffranctireursheyof
ursehadnoauthority,astosentriesandthepartywas
surprised,atnight,andpletelycutuptheyaken
prisoners,butidonotexpectthattheyainsoforlong
”gaettadidnotsayanything,then;but,anhour
afterarked:
”ifyouhearofthoseyoungfellowsyouwerespeakingofhaving
retued,sendtheo,tee”
ralphlookedatpercy,andcheckedtheoffertogohhesaas
onhisbrotherslips
”ithinkitghtbedone,lonel,”hesaid,quietly;”butitisa
serioustter,andhinkitover,beforewegivean
opinion”
ralphthenchangedthesubject,andtheytalkedovertheevents
aneuversof
generalchel,thearrivalofgaribaldi,thedoingsofthefranc
tireurs,etc
”bythein,this
eveningjustasilefttheofficethatthegesoccupied
dijon,yesterday”
”youdontsayso”theboyssaid,juingfroheirseats”was
thereanyfighting”
”yes,sobilesandfranctireursdeaverypluckydefense,
outsidethetoegrosssnagent,thegreatbulk
ofthetroopshadbeenhdrahedaybeforeaftertwoor
threehoursfighting,oufellback;theprussians,asusual,
shelledthetoheauthoritiessurrendered”
”thefightinguldnothavebeenoursideofthetown,”ralph
said,thoughtfully
”no,justtheotherside,”lonelteesaid”asill
atho,andourplaanyhundredyardsfroours,that
hefirstthingithoughtof”
”ihefight”percysaid,anxiously
”ishouldthinkitprobable,boys,thatoldfriendwouldhave
goneout;butidonotthinkthatyouneedbeuneasyaboutitfor,
froaid,ourlossallthetroopsfell
backintothetoolestedthroughitsoyour
father,havechangedhisthingsinthetown,and
havelybackagain
”hehadvolunteeredintothenationalguard,elast
throughdijon;andofurse,he
hadhisoldrankofcaptain”
attenoclocktheboyssaidthattheyroll,
beforelyingdohenighttheyupwardsofanhour;
andretued,attheendofthatti,hseriousbutresolved
facesthelonel
stretchedonthesofaandhearthrug,eintheygave
hisleepygoodnight,andnootherhanged
intheing,theypewas
alreadydressed,andtheyouttogethertogettheirffeeand
lkastheythattheyhaddeup
theidstoketheattettoenterparis,hdispatches;
butthattheysaoneodoso;andthat,unlesstheyuld
befuishedhthenecessarypapers,theyshouldabandonall
ideaoftheenterprise
tennuteslater,theyenteredtheprefepe
inatonbetta,ainedinthe
anteroointennutestheirfriendcaoutagain,andbeckoned
totheoeintothenextroo
”thesearethelieutenantsbarclay,”hesaid
theboysboined,anwho
e,theabsoluteruleroffranceadarkn;ha
shortblackbeard,keeneyes,andalookofselfrelianceand
energyanttedendlessstakes,buthelife
andsoulofthefrenchresistanceantohadhelivedin
oldentistheronsedastatuebecause,inher
deepestsfortunes,heneverdespairedoftherepublic
helookedkeenlyattheyoungn
”lonelteetellsthatyouhaverenderedverygreatservice,
bygoingangtheeneindisguise;andthatyouareo
keanattettocarrydispatchesintoparis”
”otry,”ralphsaid,respectfully;”butaftertalking
itoverineveryonedisguisehwould
enableustoperatetheeneslines,nearenoughtotheground
betiestorenderanattetpossible;andeventhat
disguiseainpapers”
”bettaasked
”anjerip
allthethe
villastheyoanytherearea
nuerofjey;andeitherbuythesestolen
goodsfroheorundertaketonveytheaanyata
certainpriceseveralofthesejehtheirwagonsfullof
clocks,andotherarticleshavebeencapturedbyourfranctireurs
ortroopsand,no
... </P></TD>
t;orsettingto,toorganizeyounglevies,andgivingup
activeservice
”no,ifyougoonasyouhavehithertodone,boys,youybe
lonelsinanothersixnths;foreisrendedfor
protionforgoodserviaywellsuppose
thereisnoquestionaskedastohisageofurse,nogeneral
ndyouasent,
becauseyouarealtogetherignorantofacaptainsduty;butyou
arequitecapableoffillingthedutiesofcaptain,onthestaff,
asthosedutiesrequireonlyclearheadedness,pluck,attention,
andnsense
”panywereiin
yourplacenderscrossinthelegionofhonori
hadtheanderscrossa
fortnightago,forthebridgeofvesouze”
”ah,yes,”ralphsaid,”thaththatis
hopeless”
loneltee
”youan,”ralphsaid,afterapause,”thatthereisachanceof
our”
”pesaid,”idontknorightin
leadingyouintodanger,butidothinkthatyoughti
entioningyouas,onlyyesterday,togaettaadispatch
hadjusteinfroaris,grulingatreceivingnone
theuntry;andgaettaentingovertheiossibilityof
arrangingforsiltaneousvents,oothebreakdohe
pigeons,andthefailureofthessengers;whenisaid:
”therehus,inthevosgesthey
brielsstafflast,andarenohey
inifanyoneuldtheydown,
overandoveragain,angtheges;andiuldlayanyney
thattheyceed
”hobettaasked,assharpasa
knife
”bynofaultoftheirooutonleave,
tosee;andslepthapartyoffranctireursheyof
ursehadnoauthority,astosentriesandthepartywas
surprised,atnight,andpletelycutuptheyaken
prisoners,butidonotexpectthattheyainsoforlong
”gaettadidnotsayanything,then;but,anhour
afterarked:
”ifyouhearofthoseyoungfellowsyouwerespeakingofhaving
retued,sendtheo,tee”
ralphlookedatpercy,andcheckedtheoffertogohhesaas
onhisbrotherslips
”ithinkitghtbedone,lonel,”hesaid,quietly;”butitisa
serioustter,andhinkitover,beforewegivean
opinion”
ralphthenchangedthesubject,andtheytalkedovertheevents
aneuversof
generalchel,thearrivalofgaribaldi,thedoingsofthefranc
tireurs,etc
”bythein,this
eveningjustasilefttheofficethatthegesoccupied
dijon,yesterday”
”youdontsayso”theboyssaid,juingfroheirseats”was
thereanyfighting”
”yes,sobilesandfranctireursdeaverypluckydefense,
outsidethetoegrosssnagent,thegreatbulk
ofthetroopshadbeenhdrahedaybeforeaftertwoor
threehoursfighting,oufellback;theprussians,asusual,
shelledthetoheauthoritiessurrendered”
”thefightinguldnothavebeenoursideofthetown,”ralph
said,thoughtfully
”no,justtheotherside,”lonelteesaid”asill
atho,andourplaanyhundredyardsfroours,that
hefirstthingithoughtof”
”ihefight”percysaid,anxiously
”ishouldthinkitprobable,boys,thatoldfriendwouldhave
goneout;butidonotthinkthatyouneedbeuneasyaboutitfor,
froaid,ourlossallthetroopsfell
backintothetoolestedthroughitsoyour
father,havechangedhisthingsinthetown,and
havelybackagain
”hehadvolunteeredintothenationalguard,elast
throughdijon;andofurse,he
hadhisoldrankofcaptain”
attenoclocktheboyssaidthattheyroll,
beforelyingdohenighttheyupwardsofanhour;
andretued,attheendofthatti,hseriousbutresolved
facesthelonel
stretchedonthesofaandhearthrug,eintheygave
hisleepygoodnight,andnootherhanged
intheing,theypewas
alreadydressed,andtheyouttogethertogettheirffeeand
lkastheythattheyhaddeup
theidstoketheattettoenterparis,hdispatches;
butthattheysaoneodoso;andthat,unlesstheyuld
befuishedhthenecessarypapers,theyshouldabandonall
ideaoftheenterprise
tennuteslater,theyenteredtheprefepe
inatonbetta,ainedinthe
anteroointennutestheirfriendcaoutagain,andbeckoned
totheoeintothenextroo
”thesearethelieutenantsbarclay,”hesaid
theboysboined,anwho
e,theabsoluteruleroffranceadarkn;ha
shortblackbeard,keeneyes,andalookofselfrelianceand
energyanttedendlessstakes,buthelife
andsoulofthefrenchresistanceantohadhelivedin
oldentistheronsedastatuebecause,inher
deepestsfortunes,heneverdespairedoftherepublic
helookedkeenlyattheyoungn
”lonelteetellsthatyouhaverenderedverygreatservice,
bygoingangtheeneindisguise;andthatyouareo
keanattettocarrydispatchesintoparis”
”otry,”ralphsaid,respectfully;”butaftertalking
itoverineveryonedisguisehwould
enableustoperatetheeneslines,nearenoughtotheground
betiestorenderanattetpossible;andeventhat
disguiseainpapers”
”bettaasked
”anjerip
allthethe
villastheyoanytherearea
nuerofjey;andeitherbuythesestolen
goodsfroheorundertaketonveytheaanyata
certainpriceseveralofthesejehtheirwagonsfullof
clocks,andotherarticleshavebeencapturedbyourfranctireurs
ortroopsand,no
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