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farashisbrotheruldsee,injustthesastateas
before:sotistalkingtohielf,indisnnectedsentences;
sotisravingagininghielfrepeatingthescenes
throughe
atnineoetothegoveor;
andonceshothetable,
andokinginasllstudyand
vinoygeneraltrordiallybythehand;
presentedhiotheothergenerals,andaskedhiotakeacigar,
andsitdown
”generalsducrotandvinoyaresurprised,isee,atyour
appearance,captainbarclay,”generaltrochubegan
”bytheself,”youareinthegazette,this
ing,ascaptain”
ralphbohanks
”nothanksaredueatall,captainbarclay,”theoldveteransaid
”youhaveotion;andgaettawhospeaksof
you,iysay,inthehighesttertellsthatheprosedyou
thestep,ifyougotinineednotsaythat,herhehaddone
sooot,ishouldhavegivenittoyou
”butiare
surprisedasiaselfatyourappearancegaetta,inhis
letter,theexpressionyoungofficersoncehesaid,
theseyoungofficershavegreatlydistinguishedtheelves,and
havegainedthecrossofthelegionofhonor;andagainhesays,
theseyoungofficershavevolunteeredtocarrydispatches
”naturally,friendsan;andhaving
onlyseenyouforaninstantlastnight,andnothavingobserved
yourfeatures,specially,infessthatiingayounger
n
”yousee,”hesaid,ile,”eunderstand
gaettasere
lad;butoneeteroyourself”
ralphhadflushedencentofthisspeech
”istapologizeverygreatly,general,”hesaid,he
goveorofparisstopped;”forthestakeiscertainlydueto
ofulness”
hishearerslookedsurprised
”isleptuntilfiveoclockthisafteoon,”ralphntinued;
”ooapoethatthedoctoryoukindly
sentusgavesinceiythoughtshavebeenentirelygiven
tobrother;andthethoughtofsingularappearancenever
enteredndihavebeesoaccustodinthefee
ilefttourstothisbeard,stache,andhair,thatinever
thoughtoftheforanthadithoughtofit,iuldnot
havepresentedselfbeforeyou,thisevening;forishouldnot
havepresudtodoso,inpresentstate;andite
sohoursofhardalittlepain,beforeigetridof
theortheyarefastenedonakerswaxand,ifear,
eoff,houttakingansiderableportionofskin
”
thethreegeneralslaughedheartilyatralphsapology,andtheir
oistake;andgeneraltroafull
acuntof,hehadseen,and
infortionhehadgainedsincehelefttoursralphtoldthestory
unaffeendation
froislisteners
”yourstorybeganattours,”generaltrochusaid;”wherehadyou
lastbeen,beforethat”
”ageprison,”ralph
answered
thegeneralsalllaughed
”youareadventurousfelloher,”generalvinoy
said”hotaken,andhoout”
ralphagaintoldhisstory
”youareolhands,youbarclays,”generalducrotsaid”howdid
yougetssionsfirstthepolytechnic,orsaint
cyr”
”no,general,”ralphsaid,destly,”ageswe
ssionsandthecrossofthelegioninthevosges,as
franctireurs”
”intlesharply”they
havenotdoneanyverygreatthings,thefranctireurs”
”ireursofdijon,”ralphsaid,alittle
proudly”esbeatsuperiorforcesweblehe
bridgeofthevesouze;andshouldhaveblohetunnelof
savee,haditnotbeenfortreachery”
”yes,yes,”generaltrochusaid;”ireergaettahasonceor
tentionedyourrps,especiallyyousee,uch
froutside
”letushearoftheaffairsyouhaventionedyouracuntwill
giveusabetterideaofthestateofthings,inthevosges,than
fiftydispatcheswoulddo”
thusasked,ralphgaveana
thedaytheyarrivedinthevosges,tothedayhehadleft
theeducedtoafourthoftheiroriginalstrengththethree
generalssatandskedtheircigarswhilehespoke,asking
questionsoccasionally
”verygood,”generaltrochusaid,heother
generalsrdiallyassented
”buthoeyoutospeakgesorochuasked;
”andhoyouunderstoodtheenglishinheofficer
spoke,atsavee”
”ultaneous
startofsurprise”thatistosay,ouationalityisenglish,
thoughheranofficerintheenglish
ararriedafrenchlady,and
settledinfraneedpartlyin
england,gey,andfrance;sothathethreelanguages
nearlyequallywell”
”alstsorry
thatyouarenotfrench;foryoutoanyuntry
”andnoetobegoingtobed,”andhedre
hise,itisoneoclockihadnoideaitwasso
lategoodnight
”iaskyoutocallagain,foradayortwo;asyour
brotherurallyoccupyyourattention,andcareitrust
thatishallsoonheargoodne”
”goodnight,captainbarclay,”theothergeneralssaid,rdially,
eachgivinghiheirhands;andralphdehishedark
streetsforthereohishotel
he;andfoundthat,ifnot
decidedlybetter,heleastnohesistersof
charity,,saidthatthedoctorshadspoken
hopefullyattheirlastvisitralphhadintendedtositupall
night,butthenursesassuredhihatheuldbeofnouse,
ever;andindeed,thathehanuseless,ashis
presenceexcitedpercytheytheelvesch,by
tus
acrdinglyralphillfelttheeffectsoftheld
iersionofftobedandinspiteofthelatehourath
hehadriseninutessoundasleep
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farashisbrotheruldsee,injustthesastateas
before:sotistalkingtohielf,indisnnectedsentences;
sotisravingagininghielfrepeatingthescenes
throughe
atnineoetothegoveor;
andonceshothetable,
andokinginasllstudyand
vinoygeneraltrordiallybythehand;
presentedhiotheothergenerals,andaskedhiotakeacigar,
andsitdown
”generalsducrotandvinoyaresurprised,isee,atyour
appearance,captainbarclay,”generaltrochubegan
”bytheself,”youareinthegazette,this
ing,ascaptain”
ralphbohanks
”nothanksaredueatall,captainbarclay,”theoldveteransaid
”youhaveotion;andgaettawhospeaksof
you,iysay,inthehighesttertellsthatheprosedyou
thestep,ifyougotinineednotsaythat,herhehaddone
sooot,ishouldhavegivenittoyou
”butiare
surprisedasiaselfatyourappearancegaetta,inhis
letter,theexpressionyoungofficersoncehesaid,
theseyoungofficershavegreatlydistinguishedtheelves,and
havegainedthecrossofthelegionofhonor;andagainhesays,
theseyoungofficershavevolunteeredtocarrydispatches
”naturally,friendsan;andhaving
onlyseenyouforaninstantlastnight,andnothavingobserved
yourfeatures,specially,infessthatiingayounger
n
”yousee,”hesaid,ile,”eunderstand
gaettasere
lad;butoneeteroyourself”
ralphhadflushedencentofthisspeech
”istapologizeverygreatly,general,”hesaid,he
goveorofparisstopped;”forthestakeiscertainlydueto
ofulness”
hishearerslookedsurprised
”isleptuntilfiveoclockthisafteoon,”ralphntinued;
”ooapoethatthedoctoryoukindly
sentusgavesinceiythoughtshavebeenentirelygiven
tobrother;andthethoughtofsingularappearancenever
enteredndihavebeesoaccustodinthefee
ilefttourstothisbeard,stache,andhair,thatinever
thoughtoftheforanthadithoughtofit,iuldnot
havepresentedselfbeforeyou,thisevening;forishouldnot
havepresudtodoso,inpresentstate;andite
sohoursofhardalittlepain,beforeigetridof
theortheyarefastenedonakerswaxand,ifear,
eoff,houttakingansiderableportionofskin
”
thethreegeneralslaughedheartilyatralphsapology,andtheir
oistake;andgeneraltroafull
acuntof,hehadseen,and
infortionhehadgainedsincehelefttoursralphtoldthestory
unaffeendation
froislisteners
”yourstorybeganattours,”generaltrochusaid;”wherehadyou
lastbeen,beforethat”
”ageprison,”ralph
answered
thegeneralsalllaughed
”youareadventurousfelloher,”generalvinoy
said”hotaken,andhoout”
ralphagaintoldhisstory
”youareolhands,youbarclays,”generalducrotsaid”howdid
yougetssionsfirstthepolytechnic,orsaint
cyr”
”no,general,”ralphsaid,destly,”ageswe
ssionsandthecrossofthelegioninthevosges,as
franctireurs”
”intlesharply”they
havenotdoneanyverygreatthings,thefranctireurs”
”ireursofdijon,”ralphsaid,alittle
proudly”esbeatsuperiorforcesweblehe
bridgeofthevesouze;andshouldhaveblohetunnelof
savee,haditnotbeenfortreachery”
”yes,yes,”generaltrochusaid;”ireergaettahasonceor
tentionedyourrps,especiallyyousee,uch
froutside
”letushearoftheaffairsyouhaventionedyouracuntwill
giveusabetterideaofthestateofthings,inthevosges,than
fiftydispatcheswoulddo”
thusasked,ralphgaveana
thedaytheyarrivedinthevosges,tothedayhehadleft
theeducedtoafourthoftheiroriginalstrengththethree
generalssatandskedtheircigarswhilehespoke,asking
questionsoccasionally
”verygood,”generaltrochusaid,heother
generalsrdiallyassented
”buthoeyoutospeakgesorochuasked;
”andhoyouunderstoodtheenglishinheofficer
spoke,atsavee”
”ultaneous
startofsurprise”thatistosay,ouationalityisenglish,
thoughheranofficerintheenglish
ararriedafrenchlady,and
settledinfraneedpartlyin
england,gey,andfrance;sothathethreelanguages
nearlyequallywell”
”alstsorry
thatyouarenotfrench;foryoutoanyuntry
”andnoetobegoingtobed,”andhedre
hise,itisoneoclockihadnoideaitwasso
lategoodnight
”iaskyoutocallagain,foradayortwo;asyour
brotherurallyoccupyyourattention,andcareitrust
thatishallsoonheargoodne”
”goodnight,captainbarclay,”theothergeneralssaid,rdially,
eachgivinghiheirhands;andralphdehishedark
streetsforthereohishotel
he;andfoundthat,ifnot
decidedlybetter,heleastnohesistersof
charity,,saidthatthedoctorshadspoken
hopefullyattheirlastvisitralphhadintendedtositupall
night,butthenursesassuredhihatheuldbeofnouse,
ever;andindeed,thathehanuseless,ashis
presenceexcitedpercytheytheelvesch,by
tus
acrdinglyralphillfelttheeffectsoftheld
iersionofftobedandinspiteofthelatehourath
hehadriseninutessoundasleep
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