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egnizeyou,now
”thereisnostake,lonel”hesaid,gravely;”no
stifieyourpledge,andassurance,thatthese
aretheofficerseer,any
stakeghtbefatal”
”theseareyword”
”itisarvelousdisguise,”gaettasaid,hisdoubtsno
rest;”anddoestheensecredit
”therearethedispatches,gentlentheyaredoneupinthesetwo
quills,andsealedtheyareoftheutstiortance;andst
not,atanyhazard,fallintothehandsoftheenethe
dispatchesareinduplicatesothat,incaseoneonlygetsin,the
purposeisserved
”thisisaairesandotherfrench
authorities,orderingtheogiveyoueverypossibleassistance
”thisisaspeaireoflun
”hereisalettertogeneralaurelles,atorleansifheisnotin
hechiefofhisstaffo
sendastaffofficerhyou,throughthelines,asfarasyou
requirehithehorsesareinthetrain
”noure,foryouaregallant
youngfellows”
sosaying,heshooktheybythehand;andtheyhurriedoff
tothetrain
chapter15:theexpedition
aspecialtelegraadbeensentfortourstostation
steratorleans,torequesthioorderthet
forhetrain,tobegotoutoftheirboxeshoutanyloss
ofti;andtodoanythingelseheohehorses
requiredacrdingly,asthetrainingoutsidethe
station,theguardcaroundandaskedateachcarriageforthe
ohehorsesheappearedalittlesurprised,wojews
ansheinquiry;ashehadexpectedthattheyersof
highrank,andiortance
”theplintsofthestationster,”hesaid,”andisthere
anythinghecandohthehorses”
”yes,”ralphsaid”giveplintstothestationster;and
saythatishallbechobligedifheoutofthe
horseboxes,e,andsendthenatoncetothe
headquartersofgeneralaurellese,ina
vehicle”
fivenutesafter,andthe
guardranup
”thisenacarriageisengaged”
uponarrivingatheadquarterstheyfoundthatoothe
forethoughtoflonelteetheyedfor,uponsending
intheias,theyitted;althoughseveral
officers,ofallgrades,
thelonelofthestaffgaveaventofsurprise
”thereissostakehere,”hesaid,totheorderlywhohadshown
then;”iorderedthelieutenantsbaritted”
”thesearethegentlehecard,lonel,”the
orderlyanswered
”itisso,”ralphsaid”ifyouontalone,
attertoyou”
thelonelledtheallcabi,adjoining
”ches,forgeneraltrochu,”ralphsaid;
”andhavedisguisedourselves,toendeavortopassthroughthe
gelines”
”oh,isthatit”thelonelsaid”istreallyapologize;but
noone,”hesaid,sling,”uldregnizeyou,inthatdisguise,
tobefrenchofficersbeforeustaskyoufor
soproofthatyouareyoustateyourselvestobe;forat
presentihaveonlyyourcards”
”hereisourletterfroonsieurgaettatogeneralaurelles,”
ralphsaid”itisdirectedtobeopenedbyyou,shouldhebe
absent”
”thatisallright,”thelonelsaid,y
surpriseatyourappearancewe
receivedthisingonlysaid:
”thetenantsbarclayrain
theirbusinessisstiortanthaveaountedofficerof
staffreadytoacpanythehroughlines
”ithought,ofurse,thatyouhadorderstoreportonpositionof
troops;andfelt,iadt,ratherangrythatgaettashouldwish
tosendsubalteoffiattersnceinghhe
hasfullreports
”youogoonatonce”
”ourhorsesinutes,”ralphsaid,”andwewish
togetasfaraspossible,tonighteantocrosstheloingat
ntargis,andgetasfarasonight;soastoarrive
eitherataux,orlun,torroourse,
preferlun,asbeingchtheshortestroutetowardsversailles
ans”
”youhavenotbreakfasted,ofurse”thelonelsaid”iwas
justgoingtositdoein;forigoouttothefront
atten,anditishalfpastnine,nohanceof
gettinganything,beforeyouarriveatntargis
”icanintroduceyoutotheofficerpanyyou”
theboysreadilyacceptedtheinvitation,andatoncefollohe
lonelintoanotherroowaslaid,andseveral
officersofthestaffingforthearrivalofthelonel,
tobeginthereered
htrangelookingjealittleincreased
whenhesaid:
”gentlen,thelieutenantsbarclayyoulooksurprised;butyour
astonishntellyouthattheyareuponan
iortantssion,anddonotlookliketheelvesandnoo
table,fortheyhavetostartintennutes
”captainduprat,letkeyouspeciallyacquaintedhthese
gentlentheyareboundfotargis,andyou
throughouroutposts”
inanotherquarterofanhour,theboysthe
streetsoforleans;andahandgallop,by
theroadalongthebanksoftheloire;othenorthstretched
theflatanddenselyryknoheforestoforleans
asfaraschateauneuftheykeptneartheriverheretheyhalted
halfanhour,togivebreathingtitotheirhorses;thenstarted
again,androdefasttobellegardeherehelastpostof
regulartroops,butcathlineausfranctireurstered
throughouttheuntry,asfarasntargis;anditwouldhavebeen
rediffithan
throughtheregulartroops,astheyhadlessrespectforpasses
afteranotherhalt,theyagainstarted;andcaptainduprat
acpaniedthesfarasntargis,allbody
offranctireurscaptaindupratsordersosleepat
ntargis,andthenretutochateauneufthenextday
theboysfeltratherstiffandtired,astheyrodeintontargis;
fortheyhadnotbeenonhorsebacksincethedayheywere
takenprisoners,inthevosges,andtheyhadriddenfortyles
sincebreakfasttheyillinglypush
... </P></TD>
egnizeyou,now
”thereisnostake,lonel”hesaid,gravely;”no
stifieyourpledge,andassurance,thatthese
aretheofficerseer,any
stakeghtbefatal”
”theseareyword”
”itisarvelousdisguise,”gaettasaid,hisdoubtsno
rest;”anddoestheensecredit
”therearethedispatches,gentlentheyaredoneupinthesetwo
quills,andsealedtheyareoftheutstiortance;andst
not,atanyhazard,fallintothehandsoftheenethe
dispatchesareinduplicatesothat,incaseoneonlygetsin,the
purposeisserved
”thisisaairesandotherfrench
authorities,orderingtheogiveyoueverypossibleassistance
”thisisaspeaireoflun
”hereisalettertogeneralaurelles,atorleansifheisnotin
hechiefofhisstaffo
sendastaffofficerhyou,throughthelines,asfarasyou
requirehithehorsesareinthetrain
”noure,foryouaregallant
youngfellows”
sosaying,heshooktheybythehand;andtheyhurriedoff
tothetrain
chapter15:theexpedition
aspecialtelegraadbeensentfortourstostation
steratorleans,torequesthioorderthet
forhetrain,tobegotoutoftheirboxeshoutanyloss
ofti;andtodoanythingelseheohehorses
requiredacrdingly,asthetrainingoutsidethe
station,theguardcaroundandaskedateachcarriageforthe
ohehorsesheappearedalittlesurprised,wojews
ansheinquiry;ashehadexpectedthattheyersof
highrank,andiortance
”theplintsofthestationster,”hesaid,”andisthere
anythinghecandohthehorses”
”yes,”ralphsaid”giveplintstothestationster;and
saythatishallbechobligedifheoutofthe
horseboxes,e,andsendthenatoncetothe
headquartersofgeneralaurellese,ina
vehicle”
fivenutesafter,andthe
guardranup
”thisenacarriageisengaged”
uponarrivingatheadquarterstheyfoundthatoothe
forethoughtoflonelteetheyedfor,uponsending
intheias,theyitted;althoughseveral
officers,ofallgrades,
thelonelofthestaffgaveaventofsurprise
”thereissostakehere,”hesaid,totheorderlywhohadshown
then;”iorderedthelieutenantsbaritted”
”thesearethegentlehecard,lonel,”the
orderlyanswered
”itisso,”ralphsaid”ifyouontalone,
attertoyou”
thelonelledtheallcabi,adjoining
”ches,forgeneraltrochu,”ralphsaid;
”andhavedisguisedourselves,toendeavortopassthroughthe
gelines”
”oh,isthatit”thelonelsaid”istreallyapologize;but
noone,”hesaid,sling,”uldregnizeyou,inthatdisguise,
tobefrenchofficersbeforeustaskyoufor
soproofthatyouareyoustateyourselvestobe;forat
presentihaveonlyyourcards”
”hereisourletterfroonsieurgaettatogeneralaurelles,”
ralphsaid”itisdirectedtobeopenedbyyou,shouldhebe
absent”
”thatisallright,”thelonelsaid,y
surpriseatyourappearancewe
receivedthisingonlysaid:
”thetenantsbarclayrain
theirbusinessisstiortanthaveaountedofficerof
staffreadytoacpanythehroughlines
”ithought,ofurse,thatyouhadorderstoreportonpositionof
troops;andfelt,iadt,ratherangrythatgaettashouldwish
tosendsubalteoffiattersnceinghhe
hasfullreports
”youogoonatonce”
”ourhorsesinutes,”ralphsaid,”andwewish
togetasfaraspossible,tonighteantocrosstheloingat
ntargis,andgetasfarasonight;soastoarrive
eitherataux,orlun,torroourse,
preferlun,asbeingchtheshortestroutetowardsversailles
ans”
”youhavenotbreakfasted,ofurse”thelonelsaid”iwas
justgoingtositdoein;forigoouttothefront
atten,anditishalfpastnine,nohanceof
gettinganything,beforeyouarriveatntargis
”icanintroduceyoutotheofficerpanyyou”
theboysreadilyacceptedtheinvitation,andatoncefollohe
lonelintoanotherroowaslaid,andseveral
officersofthestaffingforthearrivalofthelonel,
tobeginthereered
htrangelookingjealittleincreased
whenhesaid:
”gentlen,thelieutenantsbarclayyoulooksurprised;butyour
astonishntellyouthattheyareuponan
iortantssion,anddonotlookliketheelvesandnoo
table,fortheyhavetostartintennutes
”captainduprat,letkeyouspeciallyacquaintedhthese
gentlentheyareboundfotargis,andyou
throughouroutposts”
inanotherquarterofanhour,theboysthe
streetsoforleans;andahandgallop,by
theroadalongthebanksoftheloire;othenorthstretched
theflatanddenselyryknoheforestoforleans
asfaraschateauneuftheykeptneartheriverheretheyhalted
halfanhour,togivebreathingtitotheirhorses;thenstarted
again,androdefasttobellegardeherehelastpostof
regulartroops,butcathlineausfranctireurstered
throughouttheuntry,asfarasntargis;anditwouldhavebeen
rediffithan
throughtheregulartroops,astheyhadlessrespectforpasses
afteranotherhalt,theyagainstarted;andcaptainduprat
acpaniedthesfarasntargis,allbody
offranctireurscaptaindupratsordersosleepat
ntargis,andthenretutochateauneufthenextday
theboysfeltratherstiffandtired,astheyrodeintontargis;
fortheyhadnotbeenonhorsebacksincethedayheywere
takenprisoners,inthevosges,andtheyhadriddenfortyles
sincebreakfasttheyillinglypush
... </P></TD>