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erinthefrenchar,hare
stayinghereinidleness,insteadofbeinginthefieldgoand
fighttheeneesoffranaret;andafter
thattalk,ifyoulike,aboutfightingherfriends”
thereationofapplauseandsatisfaction,atthese
thosethisunpleasantscene;
andthesousprefectlyshookralphbythehand
”ainbarclay;aysay
thateveryonehereagreesany
offiyuponprivateaffairs;
andthoseofnsieurdesrethavetakenlongertoarrangethan
usual,forhehasbeenstayinghereforfiveweeksnow
”holy,”heay
intheisland
”enoughuponthatsubjearetleftthe
roopaleandfurious”ialadiaroud,sirtokethe
acquaintanceofyourselfandyourbrother;andicanreally,at
heart,feelgratefultothatfelloo
declaredoneso,you
ongus”
thereeanovationtotheboystheladies,especially,
hatithatthesequietlooking
youngfelloedfeatsofsuchdaringtheynowbegged
tohearthedetailsoftheadventuresbut,atthisnt,wordwas
broughtthatsteaevesselreadytostart;andas
nsieurteclierostanxioustogeton,andaspercye
doneup,ralphakehis
apologiesforleavingatoncethesousprefect,allthebreakfast
party,andalargeproportionofthepopulationofthelittleplace
aidst
heartycheering,thelittlestearcarryingthevoyagers,the
dispatches,andthereinsoftheballoonstartedforthe
inland
chapter18:adayofvictory
aftertravelingallnight,thebarclaysarrivedattoursatten
ooingofthedayafterthatuponheyhad
leftbelleisleatthestationtheysaidadieutonsieur
teclier;betta,hthedispatches;while
thebarclaystuedapeslodgingsand,totheir
greatsurpriseasin
thelonelgavequiteashoutofjoy,
”ah,braveboys,braveboys,ialadtoseeyou,”andhe
tookthenhisar,andkissedthesheartilyandaseaestly
asifhehadbeentheirfather
”ialadtoseeyou,”herepeated,hhis
handkerchief”iineverreally
doubteditoldgaettaitiuldnot
helpbeingnervous,horriblynervous;ande,five
daysago,bytheballoonthreedaysafteryougotin,i
alstlostheadilaughed,icheered,ishookeveryonebythe
handfoi,idontknoidid,iwassopleased
”youririshnhefunniestthinghesurprised,or
pleased,oreveninterestediexplainedtohiverandover
again,thinkinghedidnotunderstand;butheonlyshookhishead
andsaid,inhisstrangeenglish:
”sure,lonel,ineverdoubtedtheorantarentthey
an,hielfitwasas
sartinaspeasispeasthattheyehow;andif
theydidgetintoascrape,thattheyheboysforgetting
theelvesoutofititstheingoutiafraidof
”ilookedsurprised,naturallyenough,andheon:
”anddoesntyourhonorknoingout
inaballoononlytothinkofit,lonel,flyingthroughthe
clouds,shutupinabigballofsilkitsjustflyingintheface
ofprovidenceing,orofurageyoucant
decaiveacloud,thoughitsasaisyasdancingtotakeina
gee,lonel,thattheyresafeoutofthe
balloon;thenillshout,asloudasyoulike
”yesterday,froecliercasayingthathehad
falleninbelleisle,hadhadanarroo
thesea,buthadavoidedthatbyrunningtheriskofbreakinghis
neself,
escapedindh
joyhehasbeencleaninghissents,this
ing
”iafftorroeintitoseethe
fighting
”butyouarelookingill,percy;fartooillforservice,justat
present”
”yes,hehasbeenveryill,”ralphsaid”hehadatouchofbrain
fever,thenightintoparis;andwodays
hehaspickedupquickly,butthatballoondescentthe
thingforaninvalidthedoonth,at
least,ofabsoluterest;andhasgivenhisickcertificate”
”heneedsrest,pesaid,”buthecannotgo
ho,atpresenttheprussiansholddijoninnsiderable
strengththerearefartoonypeopleinthetownwhohaveheard
ofyounectionespyorotherwould
becertaintopeach”
”yes,”ralphassented,”alkingitover,andquite
agreethatpercyuldnotgobackasalthoughhewouldwillingly
runtherisk,hielfithseriousnsequences
uponthetho,ifheined
togodooniceforawhile,andrejoinassoonashegains
strengthagain”
”yes,”lonelteesaid,”butaboveallthings,donotlethie
inahurry
”youhavegohroughaniensedeal,percy;andhavedonea
greatdealrethanyourshareforfrance,andhavegainedgreat
honorandcreditbententightruinyour
nstitutionforlife,byfurtherexertions”
”butaboutyourselflonel,whereareyougoing”
”iatarting,torroojoingeneralchanzysstaff”
”ihavenotheardhisnabefore,”ralphsaid
”hendsthesixteenthrpshehasnothadchopportunity
yet,butheisagoodsoldierifyoulike,ralph,ih
youatonce,tofreysi,andgetyouattachede”
”thankyouverych,lonelishouldlikeitofallthings”
”ealong,then;freysiisinhisoffice”
percyacpaniedthetoobtainasignaturetohisleaveof
absence,andleftnextdayforthesouthanhourlater,lonel
teeandralph,
againinhishussaruniforandhalfhdelightbeing,
pesorderly,inchargeofthehorses
loneltee,asralphounted,hadofferedtolendhibr >
oneofhisoralphhadrefusedit,unlessthelonelwould
sellit,ashesaid
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erinthefrenchar,hare
stayinghereinidleness,insteadofbeinginthefieldgoand
fighttheeneesoffranaret;andafter
thattalk,ifyoulike,aboutfightingherfriends”
thereationofapplauseandsatisfaction,atthese
thosethisunpleasantscene;
andthesousprefectlyshookralphbythehand
”ainbarclay;aysay
thateveryonehereagreesany
offiyuponprivateaffairs;
andthoseofnsieurdesrethavetakenlongertoarrangethan
usual,forhehasbeenstayinghereforfiveweeksnow
”holy,”heay
intheisland
”enoughuponthatsubjearetleftthe
roopaleandfurious”ialadiaroud,sirtokethe
acquaintanceofyourselfandyourbrother;andicanreally,at
heart,feelgratefultothatfelloo
declaredoneso,you
ongus”
thereeanovationtotheboystheladies,especially,
hatithatthesequietlooking
youngfelloedfeatsofsuchdaringtheynowbegged
tohearthedetailsoftheadventuresbut,atthisnt,wordwas
broughtthatsteaevesselreadytostart;andas
nsieurteclierostanxioustogeton,andaspercye
doneup,ralphakehis
apologiesforleavingatoncethesousprefect,allthebreakfast
party,andalargeproportionofthepopulationofthelittleplace
aidst
heartycheering,thelittlestearcarryingthevoyagers,the
dispatches,andthereinsoftheballoonstartedforthe
inland
chapter18:adayofvictory
aftertravelingallnight,thebarclaysarrivedattoursatten
ooingofthedayafterthatuponheyhad
leftbelleisleatthestationtheysaidadieutonsieur
teclier;betta,hthedispatches;while
thebarclaystuedapeslodgingsand,totheir
greatsurpriseasin
thelonelgavequiteashoutofjoy,
”ah,braveboys,braveboys,ialadtoseeyou,”andhe
tookthenhisar,andkissedthesheartilyandaseaestly
asifhehadbeentheirfather
”ialadtoseeyou,”herepeated,hhis
handkerchief”iineverreally
doubteditoldgaettaitiuldnot
helpbeingnervous,horriblynervous;ande,five
daysago,bytheballoonthreedaysafteryougotin,i
alstlostheadilaughed,icheered,ishookeveryonebythe
handfoi,idontknoidid,iwassopleased
”youririshnhefunniestthinghesurprised,or
pleased,oreveninterestediexplainedtohiverandover
again,thinkinghedidnotunderstand;butheonlyshookhishead
andsaid,inhisstrangeenglish:
”sure,lonel,ineverdoubtedtheorantarentthey
an,hielfitwasas
sartinaspeasispeasthattheyehow;andif
theydidgetintoascrape,thattheyheboysforgetting
theelvesoutofititstheingoutiafraidof
”ilookedsurprised,naturallyenough,andheon:
”anddoesntyourhonorknoingout
inaballoononlytothinkofit,lonel,flyingthroughthe
clouds,shutupinabigballofsilkitsjustflyingintheface
ofprovidenceing,orofurageyoucant
decaiveacloud,thoughitsasaisyasdancingtotakeina
gee,lonel,thattheyresafeoutofthe
balloon;thenillshout,asloudasyoulike
”yesterday,froecliercasayingthathehad
falleninbelleisle,hadhadanarroo
thesea,buthadavoidedthatbyrunningtheriskofbreakinghis
neself,
escapedindh
joyhehasbeencleaninghissents,this
ing
”iafftorroeintitoseethe
fighting
”butyouarelookingill,percy;fartooillforservice,justat
present”
”yes,hehasbeenveryill,”ralphsaid”hehadatouchofbrain
fever,thenightintoparis;andwodays
hehaspickedupquickly,butthatballoondescentthe
thingforaninvalidthedoonth,at
least,ofabsoluterest;andhasgivenhisickcertificate”
”heneedsrest,pesaid,”buthecannotgo
ho,atpresenttheprussiansholddijoninnsiderable
strengththerearefartoonypeopleinthetownwhohaveheard
ofyounectionespyorotherwould
becertaintopeach”
”yes,”ralphassented,”alkingitover,andquite
agreethatpercyuldnotgobackasalthoughhewouldwillingly
runtherisk,hielfithseriousnsequences
uponthetho,ifheined
togodooniceforawhile,andrejoinassoonashegains
strengthagain”
”yes,”lonelteesaid,”butaboveallthings,donotlethie
inahurry
”youhavegohroughaniensedeal,percy;andhavedonea
greatdealrethanyourshareforfrance,andhavegainedgreat
honorandcreditbententightruinyour
nstitutionforlife,byfurtherexertions”
”butaboutyourselflonel,whereareyougoing”
”iatarting,torroojoingeneralchanzysstaff”
”ihavenotheardhisnabefore,”ralphsaid
”hendsthesixteenthrpshehasnothadchopportunity
yet,butheisagoodsoldierifyoulike,ralph,ih
youatonce,tofreysi,andgetyouattachede”
”thankyouverych,lonelishouldlikeitofallthings”
”ealong,then;freysiisinhisoffice”
percyacpaniedthetoobtainasignaturetohisleaveof
absence,andleftnextdayforthesouthanhourlater,lonel
teeandralph,
againinhishussaruniforandhalfhdelightbeing,
pesorderly,inchargeofthehorses
loneltee,asralphounted,hadofferedtolendhibr >
oneofhisoralphhadrefusedit,unlessthelonelwould
sellit,ashesaid
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