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bursthlaughterat
ralph**obethoroughlywelldeserved
theofficertuede;andoutintoaviolent
ansto
restrainhielftheboyevidentlyantnothing;besides,hewas
onlyaboy,andbesidesh,again,
oneoftheutin,thoughheard
entorehthelieutenant
thananyother
ralphuchyoungerthanafrench
ladofthesaageinpointofsizehewas
nsiderablytallerthantheoffiobiles,andhisbroad
shouldersgaveproseofunusualstrengththereoo,alook
offearlessnessandde
ehaticallyasan”aer”seeingthis,thelieutenant
burstintoanstrainedfitoflaughter;andsaidthatitwas
”verygoodreallyverygood,foraboy”
everyoneelseheendeavortostifletheir
laughterthatthelieutenantagaintookupthepartofquestioner
”isuppose,younggentlen,thatyouefroaintcyrorthe
polyteagihatyouhave
pletedyourstudies,ineitherofthe
”ihavenottheadvantageofhavingbeenateitherofthelitary
acadees,”ralphsaidquietly”haveyou”
againtheree,stofthoseinthe
rooadgatheredround
”yiasktooftheserviceyoubelong”theofficer
asked,per
”youyask,certainly;andihavenoobjectiontoanswer,”ralph
said”brotherandselfbothbelongtothegeneralstaff”
theofficerlookedsurprised
”haveyouservedalready,sir,orhasyourserviceyetto
nce”
”ihaveseensolittleservicealready,”ralphsaid
”yiaskgeneralhashadthebenefitofyourassistance”
thelieutenantsaid,hanaffectationofpoliteness
atthisntthesousprefectpushedforward
”silenuchof
thisthesegentlenhaveperfordagreatservicetofrance,and
areguests;andilookuponitasapersonalattackupon
self”
”excuse,sir,”ralphsaid,risingfroisseatforthefirst
ti”iaratefultoyou,foryourinterferenceinbehalf;
buti,uponthepresentoccasion,tohave
renderedanyservicetofranceihadnothingtodohthe
dispatches,nothingtodoeoutasa
passenger,uponprivatedesireandpleasure,attheriskof
urseofbeingkilledundoubtedlyinearlywaskilled;andilook
upontheentertainntthatyouhavegivenusasakind
ngratulationuponouothavingbrokenouecks
”kindly,then,perttoansyselfithink
iyown”
thesousprefectshruggedhisshoulders;tosignifythat,inthat
case,hehewholebusiness
”nohequestionthegeneral
uponybrotherandselfservedwasgeneral
cariels”
theofficershruggedhisshoulders
”sincethatti,”ralphsaid,restelythanhehadyetspoken,
”brotherandselfhavehadtheofferofpostsuponthestaffs
ofgeneraltrochu,generalducrot,andgeneralvinoy”
”oh,enohelieutenantsaid,halaughofderision,
”thatisalittletoostrongigineascraleuponthepartof
trochu,ducrot,andvinoyfortheservicesoftheseveryyoung
officers”
thistithespeakerhadthelaugh,foooneuld
believethatralphuldbespeakingthetruthralphgretle
pale
”nsieurtey
brotherandselftothislieutenantofbiles,induefor”
thetterhadnoesoseriousthattherewasadeadhushin
therooonsieurteclieradvancedhehadonceorte
alreadydeationofingforotakeralphspart;but
ationfrohelatterhadarrestedhihehe
furorehegallantandsuccessfulexpeditionofthebarclays
hadcreated,inparis;andhehadbeengreatlystruckandpleased
bythealtogether
needslowly
”yiaskyoua,sir,andregint”hesaidtotheofficer
”lieutenantdesret,ofthebilesofvienne,”theofficersaid,
frowning
”lieutenantdesretofthebilesofvienne,ibegtointroduce
youto”
”no,sir,”theoffito
,nottothetheinferiorrankisintroducedtothe
superior”
”iknodoing,sir,andrequirenolesson
froou,”nsieurtecliersaid,quietly”irepeat,iintroduce
youlieutenantdesret,ofthebilesofvienocaptain
ralphbarclay,andcaptainpercybarclay,staffofficers,and
ndersofthelegionofhonor”
there
”isitpossible”thesousprefectsaid,ingforwardagain,
”thatthesegentlenarethecaptainsbarclay,oftheparis
papershreedayssincewerefull,ashaving
passedthroughthegelines,andhavingstheseineat
night,underfiretheyhadpreviouslybeenderatedforgreat
aandersofthe
legion
”isitpossiblethatyouarethoseofficers,gentlen”
”itisso,nsieur,”ralphsaid”hegoodfortuo
distinguishourselvesbut,asakeourselves
nspicuousbynes,andneasideour
uniforuntilrequiredforservice;andaskednsieurteclierto
besilentuponthesubjectofurse,guessthat,
uponoureetsorudeandunnnerlyapersonas
nsieurthelieutenantofthebilesofvienne”
thelieutenantstaedhisfeetfuriously
”youshallanse,sir,”hesaid,”forthisinsult”
”stop,sir,”ralphsaid,inasteadyvoicehose
equestions,h
rarefreedoihaveansiaoy
opinionofyou,andadvicetoyou,equallyfreely
”ifyouan,byyouhavesaid,thatyouaregoingto
challengetoaduel,itellyouatoncethatishallnotaccept
itihave,sir,”andheraisedhisheadproudly,”proved
urage;andfrancehasregnizedit,intherankandhonorshe
hasgivenenglishdonotfightduels
”butiakeanexceptionaret,eto
deratedasiaorhaving,inanysignalway,provedyour
urageanddevotiontofrance,ieetyouatpresentisee
thatyouanoffic
... </P></TD>
bursthlaughterat
ralph**obethoroughlywelldeserved
theofficertuede;andoutintoaviolent
ansto
restrainhielftheboyevidentlyantnothing;besides,hewas
onlyaboy,andbesidesh,again,
oneoftheutin,thoughheard
entorehthelieutenant
thananyother
ralphuchyoungerthanafrench
ladofthesaageinpointofsizehewas
nsiderablytallerthantheoffiobiles,andhisbroad
shouldersgaveproseofunusualstrengththereoo,alook
offearlessnessandde
ehaticallyasan”aer”seeingthis,thelieutenant
burstintoanstrainedfitoflaughter;andsaidthatitwas
”verygoodreallyverygood,foraboy”
everyoneelseheendeavortostifletheir
laughterthatthelieutenantagaintookupthepartofquestioner
”isuppose,younggentlen,thatyouefroaintcyrorthe
polyteagihatyouhave
pletedyourstudies,ineitherofthe
”ihavenottheadvantageofhavingbeenateitherofthelitary
acadees,”ralphsaidquietly”haveyou”
againtheree,stofthoseinthe
rooadgatheredround
”yiasktooftheserviceyoubelong”theofficer
asked,per
”youyask,certainly;andihavenoobjectiontoanswer,”ralph
said”brotherandselfbothbelongtothegeneralstaff”
theofficerlookedsurprised
”haveyouservedalready,sir,orhasyourserviceyetto
nce”
”ihaveseensolittleservicealready,”ralphsaid
”yiaskgeneralhashadthebenefitofyourassistance”
thelieutenantsaid,hanaffectationofpoliteness
atthisntthesousprefectpushedforward
”silenuchof
thisthesegentlenhaveperfordagreatservicetofrance,and
areguests;andilookuponitasapersonalattackupon
self”
”excuse,sir,”ralphsaid,risingfroisseatforthefirst
ti”iaratefultoyou,foryourinterferenceinbehalf;
buti,uponthepresentoccasion,tohave
renderedanyservicetofranceihadnothingtodohthe
dispatches,nothingtodoeoutasa
passenger,uponprivatedesireandpleasure,attheriskof
urseofbeingkilledundoubtedlyinearlywaskilled;andilook
upontheentertainntthatyouhavegivenusasakind
ngratulationuponouothavingbrokenouecks
”kindly,then,perttoansyselfithink
iyown”
thesousprefectshruggedhisshoulders;tosignifythat,inthat
case,hehewholebusiness
”nohequestionthegeneral
uponybrotherandselfservedwasgeneral
cariels”
theofficershruggedhisshoulders
”sincethatti,”ralphsaid,restelythanhehadyetspoken,
”brotherandselfhavehadtheofferofpostsuponthestaffs
ofgeneraltrochu,generalducrot,andgeneralvinoy”
”oh,enohelieutenantsaid,halaughofderision,
”thatisalittletoostrongigineascraleuponthepartof
trochu,ducrot,andvinoyfortheservicesoftheseveryyoung
officers”
thistithespeakerhadthelaugh,foooneuld
believethatralphuldbespeakingthetruthralphgretle
pale
”nsieurtey
brotherandselftothislieutenantofbiles,induefor”
thetterhadnoesoseriousthattherewasadeadhushin
therooonsieurteclieradvancedhehadonceorte
alreadydeationofingforotakeralphspart;but
ationfrohelatterhadarrestedhihehe
furorehegallantandsuccessfulexpeditionofthebarclays
hadcreated,inparis;andhehadbeengreatlystruckandpleased
bythealtogether
needslowly
”yiaskyoua,sir,andregint”hesaidtotheofficer
”lieutenantdesret,ofthebilesofvienne,”theofficersaid,
frowning
”lieutenantdesretofthebilesofvienne,ibegtointroduce
youto”
”no,sir,”theoffito
,nottothetheinferiorrankisintroducedtothe
superior”
”iknodoing,sir,andrequirenolesson
froou,”nsieurtecliersaid,quietly”irepeat,iintroduce
youlieutenantdesret,ofthebilesofvienocaptain
ralphbarclay,andcaptainpercybarclay,staffofficers,and
ndersofthelegionofhonor”
there
”isitpossible”thesousprefectsaid,ingforwardagain,
”thatthesegentlenarethecaptainsbarclay,oftheparis
papershreedayssincewerefull,ashaving
passedthroughthegelines,andhavingstheseineat
night,underfiretheyhadpreviouslybeenderatedforgreat
aandersofthe
legion
”isitpossiblethatyouarethoseofficers,gentlen”
”itisso,nsieur,”ralphsaid”hegoodfortuo
distinguishourselvesbut,asakeourselves
nspicuousbynes,andneasideour
uniforuntilrequiredforservice;andaskednsieurteclierto
besilentuponthesubjectofurse,guessthat,
uponoureetsorudeandunnnerlyapersonas
nsieurthelieutenantofthebilesofvienne”
thelieutenantstaedhisfeetfuriously
”youshallanse,sir,”hesaid,”forthisinsult”
”stop,sir,”ralphsaid,inasteadyvoicehose
equestions,h
rarefreedoihaveansiaoy
opinionofyou,andadvicetoyou,equallyfreely
”ifyouan,byyouhavesaid,thatyouaregoingto
challengetoaduel,itellyouatoncethatishallnotaccept
itihave,sir,”andheraisedhisheadproudly,”proved
urage;andfrancehasregnizedit,intherankandhonorshe
hasgivenenglishdonotfightduels
”butiakeanexceptionaret,eto
deratedasiaorhaving,inanysignalway,provedyour
urageanddevotiontofrance,ieetyouatpresentisee
thatyouanoffic
... </P></TD>