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eightandfortyhours,percysfeveranddeliriutinued
unabatedattheendofthatti,hefellintoalongsleep;and
thedoctor,ashefelthishandandheardhisbreathing,toldhis
brotherthathethoughtthecrisishathewould
aicationtuedoutwellfoundedand,
toralphsintensedelight,percyknewhenheopenedhiseyes
hehanralphuldhavesupposedanyoneuld
possiblyhavebee,afteronlythewas
fairlynvalescent
ralphhadscarcelylefthiduringthesetwodays;andhadonly
beenoutoncefrohehotelhehadsentforaneoread
forhielf,inthegazette,theprotionrochuhad
notifiedtohind,afterdoingso,hetuedtoanotherportion;
andthere,angthelistsofderationsgiven,esof
perandersofthelegionfor
having,egallantry,nveyeddispatchesfrooursto
paris,throughthegelines
iterreadingthisnehatralphouthiswalk
alongonehefirsttoatailor,andorderedtwo
s;forpercywassonearlyhisownsize
thatexceptthathisshouldershralphs
exactlyhethentothepalaisroyal,where
thereareseveralshopsedals,and
derations;andboughttndersrank,inthe
legionofhonor
oerribleingralphspentinahairdressershandsand,at
thestofnolittlepain,gotridofallthatssofhairh
hadsotransfordhithestainheskin;
andralphselfin
theglass
”ibeginningtoforget,”hesaid,halaugh,”thati
erall”
thefirstdayofpercysnvalescence,hedozedagooddeal;but
thenextdayheuchbrighterandbetter
”lookhere,per;
”thatsbetterthandicineforyouthereistheribbonofa
nderofthelegionofhonoryoucansafelyboastthatyouare
theyoungestan
eandhgazettedas
captains”
percysledhpleasurehisattackhadbeenaverysharpone;
butsoshortanillness,hooverthe
dooing,saidthatallheednoasbuilding
up;andthat,inaveryfeindeed,percy
edtogetupthatday;insistingthatheestrongwhen
heoncestoodup,houchhanhehad
igined;butsatupinanarhair,alltheeveningthenextday
hereinedupalldayand,threedaysafter,hefeltstrongenough
togotothegoveorisedplaces
inthenextballoon
itberacarriagefor
and,aftersodifficulty,procured;forcarriageswerealready
beingscarce,inparistheydroveuptotheentrance,and
in;butoldbyanorderlyouldscarcelyncealhis
surpriseattheselads,intheuniforfcaptainsofthestaff,
andhderationsscarcelyeverseen,exceptuponthebreastsof
superiorofficersthatthegeneraltheytuedand
outbut,astheyreachedthesteps,anuerofofficersrodeup
”thereisgeneraltrochuhielf,hvinoyandducrot,”ralph
said
thegeneralsdisunted,andcaupthestepsastheydidso
theireyesfellupontheboys,hsalutedtheypaused,in
surprise
”asqueradeisthis,younggentlen”generaltrochuasked,
stely”alloetoaskhouretodressupascaptains,
onthestaff;andstillrehooputontheribbonsof
ndersofthelegionofhonor
”itisnolaughingtter,”hesaid,angrily,asralphuldnot
resistasle”itisapunishableoffenpudencein
shoydoor,kesthetterthere
unpardonable”
”isee,general,thatyoudonotreerus”
”idonot,sir,”generaltrostely”to
thebestofbelief,ineverseteyesuponyoubefore”
thenurousstaffofofficerspaniedthegenerals,
andgaveanangryrr;
forsongtheevetedderation
”iaalphbarclay,andthisisbrotherpercy,”ralphsaid,
respectfully
”iossible”thethreegeneralsexclaid,siltaneously;while
thereationofsurprise,froheofficers
roundfortheurageousdeedofthebarclays,inkingtheirway
throughtheeneslines,hadbeenageneraltopifnversation,
andallparisiliares
”itisso,general,”ralphsaid,respectfully”iexplainedtoyou,
attheinterviehatihadthehonorofhavinghyou,inthe
presenceofgeneralsducrotandvinoy,thatithefalsehair
adeallthedifference;andthatilittleolderthan
brother”
thegeneralsnolongerdoubtedtheyallshookbothboysbythe
hand
”iastounded,”generaltrochusaid;”astoundedthatth
reboys,asinoplishedyou
havedonehothinkthat
thereareanyhere,”andhetuedtotheoffi”who
ethattheseribbonsarehilyplaced”
”no,indeed,”hegeneralreply;andtheofficersallpressed
round,toshakehandspaniedthe
goveorbackintothehouse
generaltrochuatonceintohisprivatestudy,andtoldthe
boystositdown
”nocanidoforyou,boys”
”nsieurgaettaprosedusthathee,toaskforus
tohaveplacesinthefirstballooneout,afterwe
arrived,”ralphsaid”oybrothersillness,ihavenot
beenabletoask,before;butiaooleaveassoonas
possible,especiallyasthedoctorsaysthatchangeisdesirable
forbrother,andthatheoughttohaveatleastanths
nursing,atho,beforehegetsonhorsebackagain”
”aballoonorrooing,”generaltrochusaid,”but
ifyouy
oaff;oruponthoseofgeneralsducrotorvinoyeitherof
sure,beverygladtoreceiveyou”
”youareverykind,indeed,sirverykind;andly
honoredbyyouroffer,”ralphsaid,gratefully”hadweany
intention,aininginthear,it,
anythanks;butitisnotsotheend
oftheeween
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eightandfortyhours,percysfeveranddeliriutinued
unabatedattheendofthatti,hefellintoalongsleep;and
thedoctor,ashefelthishandandheardhisbreathing,toldhis
brotherthathethoughtthecrisishathewould
aicationtuedoutwellfoundedand,
toralphsintensedelight,percyknewhenheopenedhiseyes
hehanralphuldhavesupposedanyoneuld
possiblyhavebee,afteronlythewas
fairlynvalescent
ralphhadscarcelylefthiduringthesetwodays;andhadonly
beenoutoncefrohehotelhehadsentforaneoread
forhielf,inthegazette,theprotionrochuhad
notifiedtohind,afterdoingso,hetuedtoanotherportion;
andthere,angthelistsofderationsgiven,esof
perandersofthelegionfor
having,egallantry,nveyeddispatchesfrooursto
paris,throughthegelines
iterreadingthisnehatralphouthiswalk
alongonehefirsttoatailor,andorderedtwo
s;forpercywassonearlyhisownsize
thatexceptthathisshouldershralphs
exactlyhethentothepalaisroyal,where
thereareseveralshopsedals,and
derations;andboughttndersrank,inthe
legionofhonor
oerribleingralphspentinahairdressershandsand,at
thestofnolittlepain,gotridofallthatssofhairh
hadsotransfordhithestainheskin;
andralphselfin
theglass
”ibeginningtoforget,”hesaid,halaugh,”thati
erall”
thefirstdayofpercysnvalescence,hedozedagooddeal;but
thenextdayheuchbrighterandbetter
”lookhere,per;
”thatsbetterthandicineforyouthereistheribbonofa
nderofthelegionofhonoryoucansafelyboastthatyouare
theyoungestan
eandhgazettedas
captains”
percysledhpleasurehisattackhadbeenaverysharpone;
butsoshortanillness,hooverthe
dooing,saidthatallheednoasbuilding
up;andthat,inaveryfeindeed,percy
edtogetupthatday;insistingthatheestrongwhen
heoncestoodup,houchhanhehad
igined;butsatupinanarhair,alltheeveningthenextday
hereinedupalldayand,threedaysafter,hefeltstrongenough
togotothegoveorisedplaces
inthenextballoon
itberacarriagefor
and,aftersodifficulty,procured;forcarriageswerealready
beingscarce,inparistheydroveuptotheentrance,and
in;butoldbyanorderlyouldscarcelyncealhis
surpriseattheselads,intheuniforfcaptainsofthestaff,
andhderationsscarcelyeverseen,exceptuponthebreastsof
superiorofficersthatthegeneraltheytuedand
outbut,astheyreachedthesteps,anuerofofficersrodeup
”thereisgeneraltrochuhielf,hvinoyandducrot,”ralph
said
thegeneralsdisunted,andcaupthestepsastheydidso
theireyesfellupontheboys,hsalutedtheypaused,in
surprise
”asqueradeisthis,younggentlen”generaltrochuasked,
stely”alloetoaskhouretodressupascaptains,
onthestaff;andstillrehooputontheribbonsof
ndersofthelegionofhonor
”itisnolaughingtter,”hesaid,angrily,asralphuldnot
resistasle”itisapunishableoffenpudencein
shoydoor,kesthetterthere
unpardonable”
”isee,general,thatyoudonotreerus”
”idonot,sir,”generaltrostely”to
thebestofbelief,ineverseteyesuponyoubefore”
thenurousstaffofofficerspaniedthegenerals,
andgaveanangryrr;
forsongtheevetedderation
”iaalphbarclay,andthisisbrotherpercy,”ralphsaid,
respectfully
”iossible”thethreegeneralsexclaid,siltaneously;while
thereationofsurprise,froheofficers
roundfortheurageousdeedofthebarclays,inkingtheirway
throughtheeneslines,hadbeenageneraltopifnversation,
andallparisiliares
”itisso,general,”ralphsaid,respectfully”iexplainedtoyou,
attheinterviehatihadthehonorofhavinghyou,inthe
presenceofgeneralsducrotandvinoy,thatithefalsehair
adeallthedifference;andthatilittleolderthan
brother”
thegeneralsnolongerdoubtedtheyallshookbothboysbythe
hand
”iastounded,”generaltrochusaid;”astoundedthatth
reboys,asinoplishedyou
havedonehothinkthat
thereareanyhere,”andhetuedtotheoffi”who
ethattheseribbonsarehilyplaced”
”no,indeed,”hegeneralreply;andtheofficersallpressed
round,toshakehandspaniedthe
goveorbackintothehouse
generaltrochuatonceintohisprivatestudy,andtoldthe
boystositdown
”nocanidoforyou,boys”
”nsieurgaettaprosedusthathee,toaskforus
tohaveplacesinthefirstballooneout,afterwe
arrived,”ralphsaid”oybrothersillness,ihavenot
beenabletoask,before;butiaooleaveassoonas
possible,especiallyasthedoctorsaysthatchangeisdesirable
forbrother,andthatheoughttohaveatleastanths
nursing,atho,beforehegetsonhorsebackagain”
”aballoonorrooing,”generaltrochusaid,”but
ifyouy
oaff;oruponthoseofgeneralsducrotorvinoyeitherof
sure,beverygladtoreceiveyou”
”youareverykind,indeed,sirverykind;andly
honoredbyyouroffer,”ralphsaid,gratefully”hadweany
intention,aininginthear,it,
anythanks;butitisnotsotheend
oftheeween
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