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hadchedthefireoftheforts,round
paris”
”ifyousleepthere,”thelonelsaid,”youstnotlightafire,
orsho,oryouhefireofahundredgunsupon
us”
”i
anorderlygohus,topassusthroughthesentriesfor,as
itsdarknoheyletuspass”
thelonelgavetheorder,andanorderlythey
stoppedattheookoutalargebundle
”s,tonight,”ralphsaid”itisbitterly
ld
”yn”
thesoldiersledanassent,drankoffaglassofbrandy,andthen
acpaniedtheothevillashortashedistance,theywere
challengedthesignanduntersignhadtobe
exchangedtheyreachedthedesertedvilla,threhebundles
inaer;andthentheorderlysaidgoodnight,andlefttheo
theelves
chapter16:adesperateattet
”sofar,sogood,percy”ralphsaid,heyheardthestreet
doorslaastheorderlyleft”hithertoost
extraordinarygoodfortuneand,asitsgoingtosnoa
feealongilookuponitasgoodasdone”
”itusriskofbeinghit,butidontseethat
itakechdifferenceinourriskofbeingdroy
said”ioagreatdealreafraidofthat,thanof
theother”
”butitdoes,percyitkesallthedifferenceintheworldwe
hadagreedthatonlifebelts;butthat
thesllestquantityofairpossibleintothesothattheyght
giveussoslightassistance,andyetnotbetoobuoyantto
preventusfroivingnoupho
preventthepossibilityofourbeingdroheer,
andeverythingexceptastraybulletina
sno,onsuchadarknightasthis,theyuldnotseeour
headsfiveyardsoff”
”butisbeabletoseefiveyards,
either;andshouldhavenoideang”
”ihadnotthoughtofthat,percyyes,thatwouldbevery
serious,”andralphthought,forsoti”itseearisk,this,
percy;buticanseenoplan,excepttodraheirfire”
”hoean”percyasked,puzzled
”yousee,percy,ourideabeforeogetdootheshore,to
putourduyintotheer,andtoletitfloatdownahundred
yardsthelengthofitsstringandthentostartourselves,
holdingtheotherendofthestring,inhopesthatifthesentries
arereallysharplyonthelookoutthey,
insteadofus,asituchrenspicuousobject;
especiallyasuchdivingasould,andour
ventsforsstring,andkehiob,
likeansngiftheyoncecaughtsightofit,theywouldbe
toobusyfiringatittolookaboutforanyoneelse
”y
altogetherasighthavedone,noe
onustletitfloatgentlydoyoreightyyards;
andthenthrooneintotheerbyit,soastodrahe
attentionofthesentryorifthesentriesareprettyfar
apartoneofusghtkeagreatsplashintheer,he
duyisfloating;andthenrunbackbeforethesentrygetsup,and
getintotheerquietly,higheruptheirfireasa
guidetous”
”aytakeusanhour,oreven
tustgoalonglikeghosts,so
asnottoalarhesentries;andogetover,
andallsortsofdifficulties”
”allright,percyidonotseetheuseofing
getanyer,bystoppinghereitslikehavingatoothout
onesgottodoit,andthesooneritsdone,thebetter
”nowforourbundles”
theydoairsintoacellarhelightuldnotbe
seenfroutsidestruckalight,andlitacandlethefirst
thingtakenoutofthebundlea,ratherlarger
thananshead,tightlyfilledhrks;hard,a
hundredyardsinlength,attachednextpletesuits,
deofe
terialnext
sixinchestours
”icantthinkthatthatwillbeanygood,ralph”
”iterhrough;
butainin,andtheheatofthebody
it,agooddealicanassureyou,iter
thanhavingtheicyerfloyou”
bothboysno
flanneljerseyovertheirflannelshirts,andthenhe
bandagesofindiarubberroundeachothersbodiestheybegan
underthear;draheight,astheyround,
sothatitsnaturalelasticitycausedeachtutopresstightly
uponthetuabove,overlappedthisbandagewas
ntinueddootheloofthebodythentheyputonthe
lifebeltsovertheheyputtheirsuitsofecali,e
shoesnggloves
theythenputthe”duy”inapilloheyhadbought
foritatversaillesbeforeputtingontheircaps,theyfastened
thequillshthedispatchesintheirhairinabelt,undeeath
theirjackets,eachcarriedaheavyrevolver
”thisindiarubberstuffregularlysqueezes,ralph”
”allthebetter,percyyouhebenefitofit,whenyou
areinthee”
theboysnodoogether,andaskedforprotectionthrough
theperilinuteslater
theyrose,graspedeachothershand;andthenblothe
lightgropedtheirairs,openedao
thegarden,andsteppedout
theronglysnoher
andthither,likesprayfro
frohesnopossibletosee
tenpaces,hereasitenselydark
”itsluckythatitsdoy,orweshouldneverfindour
ustbethere,
atlast”
beforestarting,theboyseachother;and
essuitedadrablyas,
bethedrivingsnoheesheetupontheground,they
uldnotkeeaorethaneightortenyards,even
heyknelyheystoodtheynoodescend
thehill,verycarefully,stepbystepthesnow
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hadchedthefireoftheforts,round
paris”
”ifyousleepthere,”thelonelsaid,”youstnotlightafire,
orsho,oryouhefireofahundredgunsupon
us”
”i
anorderlygohus,topassusthroughthesentriesfor,as
itsdarknoheyletuspass”
thelonelgavetheorder,andanorderlythey
stoppedattheookoutalargebundle
”s,tonight,”ralphsaid”itisbitterly
ld
”yn”
thesoldiersledanassent,drankoffaglassofbrandy,andthen
acpaniedtheothevillashortashedistance,theywere
challengedthesignanduntersignhadtobe
exchangedtheyreachedthedesertedvilla,threhebundles
inaer;andthentheorderlysaidgoodnight,andlefttheo
theelves
chapter16:adesperateattet
”sofar,sogood,percy”ralphsaid,heyheardthestreet
doorslaastheorderlyleft”hithertoost
extraordinarygoodfortuneand,asitsgoingtosnoa
feealongilookuponitasgoodasdone”
”itusriskofbeinghit,butidontseethat
itakechdifferenceinourriskofbeingdroy
said”ioagreatdealreafraidofthat,thanof
theother”
”butitdoes,percyitkesallthedifferenceintheworldwe
hadagreedthatonlifebelts;butthat
thesllestquantityofairpossibleintothesothattheyght
giveussoslightassistance,andyetnotbetoobuoyantto
preventusfroivingnoupho
preventthepossibilityofourbeingdroheer,
andeverythingexceptastraybulletina
sno,onsuchadarknightasthis,theyuldnotseeour
headsfiveyardsoff”
”butisbeabletoseefiveyards,
either;andshouldhavenoideang”
”ihadnotthoughtofthat,percyyes,thatwouldbevery
serious,”andralphthought,forsoti”itseearisk,this,
percy;buticanseenoplan,excepttodraheirfire”
”hoean”percyasked,puzzled
”yousee,percy,ourideabeforeogetdootheshore,to
putourduyintotheer,andtoletitfloatdownahundred
yardsthelengthofitsstringandthentostartourselves,
holdingtheotherendofthestring,inhopesthatifthesentries
arereallysharplyonthelookoutthey,
insteadofus,asituchrenspicuousobject;
especiallyasuchdivingasould,andour
ventsforsstring,andkehiob,
likeansngiftheyoncecaughtsightofit,theywouldbe
toobusyfiringatittolookaboutforanyoneelse
”y
altogetherasighthavedone,noe
onustletitfloatgentlydoyoreightyyards;
andthenthrooneintotheerbyit,soastodrahe
attentionofthesentryorifthesentriesareprettyfar
apartoneofusghtkeagreatsplashintheer,he
duyisfloating;andthenrunbackbeforethesentrygetsup,and
getintotheerquietly,higheruptheirfireasa
guidetous”
”aytakeusanhour,oreven
tustgoalonglikeghosts,so
asnottoalarhesentries;andogetover,
andallsortsofdifficulties”
”allright,percyidonotseetheuseofing
getanyer,bystoppinghereitslikehavingatoothout
onesgottodoit,andthesooneritsdone,thebetter
”nowforourbundles”
theydoairsintoacellarhelightuldnotbe
seenfroutsidestruckalight,andlitacandlethefirst
thingtakenoutofthebundlea,ratherlarger
thananshead,tightlyfilledhrks;hard,a
hundredyardsinlength,attachednextpletesuits,
deofe
terialnext
sixinchestours
”icantthinkthatthatwillbeanygood,ralph”
”iterhrough;
butainin,andtheheatofthebody
it,agooddealicanassureyou,iter
thanhavingtheicyerfloyou”
bothboysno
flanneljerseyovertheirflannelshirts,andthenhe
bandagesofindiarubberroundeachothersbodiestheybegan
underthear;draheight,astheyround,
sothatitsnaturalelasticitycausedeachtutopresstightly
uponthetuabove,overlappedthisbandagewas
ntinueddootheloofthebodythentheyputonthe
lifebeltsovertheheyputtheirsuitsofecali,e
shoesnggloves
theythenputthe”duy”inapilloheyhadbought
foritatversaillesbeforeputtingontheircaps,theyfastened
thequillshthedispatchesintheirhairinabelt,undeeath
theirjackets,eachcarriedaheavyrevolver
”thisindiarubberstuffregularlysqueezes,ralph”
”allthebetter,percyyouhebenefitofit,whenyou
areinthee”
theboysnodoogether,andaskedforprotectionthrough
theperilinuteslater
theyrose,graspedeachothershand;andthenblothe
lightgropedtheirairs,openedao
thegarden,andsteppedout
theronglysnoher
andthither,likesprayfro
frohesnopossibletosee
tenpaces,hereasitenselydark
”itsluckythatitsdoy,orweshouldneverfindour
ustbethere,
atlast”
beforestarting,theboyseachother;and
essuitedadrablyas,
bethedrivingsnoheesheetupontheground,they
uldnotkeeaorethaneightortenyards,even
heyknelyheystoodtheynoodescend
thehill,verycarefully,stepbystepthesnow
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