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donotthinkitisobeout,thesebitteights,until
youarequitestrong”
”iauitestrong,a,asstrongasever,”percylaughed;but
hislaughself,alittleunnatural
hisfatherlookedsharplyup
percysatdootherhandedto
hi
”iein,”hesaid,”andofurseit
ynotbesobutiheardofsoonehedescription,
seedtoberalph”
”other
gazedathiapaleface,andappealingeyes
”dontagitateyourself,adearyousee,itynotbetrue,
afterallbutangthepeopleinthetraine
straightfroourgesispoketohiandhesaidthathehad
heardbyafriendestraightfroierzonthatayoung
officerhadjustarrivedthere,indisguise;whohadbeenwounded,
andinhiding,eversin,
itisjustthetiicalculatedheing;andfrohe
factofhisbeingayoungstaffofficer,andindisguise,ihave
verylittledoubtitisralph”
hisseatandstandingforant
behindhispercy,andthenatthedoor,
inquiringlypercynodded
captainbarclayleanedover,andkissedhiswife
”thankgod,dear,forallhisrciesanotherdayortwo,andwe
shallbehavinghio”
”thankgod,indeed”sbarclaysaid;”butthoughihopethough
itrytothinkitperhapsit,perhaps”
”no,a,”pereparticularshegave,andfrobr >
ostsureiysayiauitesureitis
ralphisayso,youknoverycertain”
sbarclayfeltthathe,andfellintoherhusbands
ar,cryingsoftlyhhappiness
llyshehadcaughttheglancebetween
herfatherandpercy,andhadrightlyinterpreteditshehadrisen
toherfeet,butacaptainbarclayhadchecked
the
therooclosedthedoooiselessly,hadfloothefrontdoor
andoutintotheroadbeyond,andryinghappilyinralphs
ar
”andrsbarclay
askedherhusband
”soon,dearquitesoon,”heansayetorrowhe
ealstasquicklyasthenews”
”oh,ho”sbarclaysaid”thankgodforhis
rorroayhavebothboysback
again”
”herebeanothertrainin,tonight,percy”captainbarclay
asked
”quitepossibly,”percysaid;”indeed,indeed,”andhe
hesitated”yousee,i;itisjustpossiblethathe
yhavearrivedbythistrain”
sbarclayunderstoodnow
”heise,”sheexclaid,lookingup”ikno,now”
s
”youelanieyes,dear,hehase”
percysahatittothedoor,andopenedit
ralphonthis
thers
laterintheevening,captainbarclaysaidtoralph:
”isupposetorroedicalcertificate,and
etogeneralchanzy:sayingthatyouarealive,butunableto
rejoin”
”yes,”ralphanshathebestplani
sthaveanthsrest”
”thatans,dearboy,thatyouhavetogooutany
reanothethheendofthestruggleoratany
rate,iftheendhasnotabsolutelyarrived,itwillbe
unstakable
”thegais,iavinced,altogetherlostafortnightago,i
hadstillhopey,nearlyor
quiteequaltothatofprincefrederickcharlesheuldnot
attackoneinforce,houtleavingtheroadtoparisopentothe
other
”bourbakihaseuponthisdexpeditiontotheeast;andyou
hrorength
uponay
relievebelfort,butinthateroffranceishetodo
prussianreinforcentsareingdoowerder,everyday
troopsarerchingonthistoparisand,ifbourbakiisnot
hersedanhere
”afterthedefeatofthese,thelasttiesoffrance,itwould
bednesstontinuetheustsurrender,forthere
herpossibilityofrelief;andtherewouldbeno
advantage,ever,inenduringfurthersufferings
”no,boys,isaidgohoughtthattherewasa
possibilityofsavingfranorethan
yourdutyithanfollyito
voluntarilyputyourlivesintodanger,o
bepossibleishouldbethelastntohinderyoufroas
yourdutyisaidgobefore,herswouldhavesaidso
iycalledyou;butasyou
canbothobtainsickleave,foranothersixakethat
leavedonotdorethanyourduty,forheroissnowofnouse
tofrance”
”iagreehyoualtogether,papa,”ralphsaid”ihaveseen,and
had,quiteenoughfightingforlifetiofurse,ifthewar
goesonperustretutoourduty,butiabr >
oobtainallthesickleaveicanget;foralthoughi
stillbelieveintheindividualbraveryofthefrenchsoldiers,i
auitenvincedthatitisaltogetheroutofthequestion
thaththeiroforganization,ofgenerals,of
officers,ofdiscipline,ofeverythingtheycandrive
outthegnifiany
”haspercygothisleaveextended”
”yes,”percysaid;”iaairlystillshakyihave
notquitegotoverthats;andthesurgeonsaid,y
applyingforit,thatisthaveprolongedrestso,attheendof
thenth,heextendeditfortonthslonger
”ithoroughlyagreehyoubotheenoughofit
isfactionthatyto
france,andourrank;andtheseribbons,”andhetouchedthe
rosetteofthelegionofhonor,inhisbuttonhole”hat
inguishedourselvesgoodfortune,
hitherto;itghttu,nextti”
andsoitainatho,forthe
nexttonths;byetheyagreed,htheirfather,the
resistanceralphetogeneralchanzy,
relatingthestancesofhisabsencegeneralchanzy
andsuponhistisayinghow
pleasedhehatralphhadescaped,ashehadquit
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donotthinkitisobeout,thesebitteights,until
youarequitestrong”
”iauitestrong,a,asstrongasever,”percylaughed;but
hislaughself,alittleunnatural
hisfatherlookedsharplyup
percysatdootherhandedto
hi
”iein,”hesaid,”andofurseit
ynotbesobutiheardofsoonehedescription,
seedtoberalph”
”other
gazedathiapaleface,andappealingeyes
”dontagitateyourself,adearyousee,itynotbetrue,
afterallbutangthepeopleinthetraine
straightfroourgesispoketohiandhesaidthathehad
heardbyafriendestraightfroierzonthatayoung
officerhadjustarrivedthere,indisguise;whohadbeenwounded,
andinhiding,eversin,
itisjustthetiicalculatedheing;andfrohe
factofhisbeingayoungstaffofficer,andindisguise,ihave
verylittledoubtitisralph”
hisseatandstandingforant
behindhispercy,andthenatthedoor,
inquiringlypercynodded
captainbarclayleanedover,andkissedhiswife
”thankgod,dear,forallhisrciesanotherdayortwo,andwe
shallbehavinghio”
”thankgod,indeed”sbarclaysaid;”butthoughihopethough
itrytothinkitperhapsit,perhaps”
”no,a,”pereparticularshegave,andfrobr >
ostsureiysayiauitesureitis
ralphisayso,youknoverycertain”
sbarclayfeltthathe,andfellintoherhusbands
ar,cryingsoftlyhhappiness
llyshehadcaughttheglancebetween
herfatherandpercy,andhadrightlyinterpreteditshehadrisen
toherfeet,butacaptainbarclayhadchecked
the
therooclosedthedoooiselessly,hadfloothefrontdoor
andoutintotheroadbeyond,andryinghappilyinralphs
ar
”andrsbarclay
askedherhusband
”soon,dearquitesoon,”heansayetorrowhe
ealstasquicklyasthenews”
”oh,ho”sbarclaysaid”thankgodforhis
rorroayhavebothboysback
again”
”herebeanothertrainin,tonight,percy”captainbarclay
asked
”quitepossibly,”percysaid;”indeed,indeed,”andhe
hesitated”yousee,i;itisjustpossiblethathe
yhavearrivedbythistrain”
sbarclayunderstoodnow
”heise,”sheexclaid,lookingup”ikno,now”
s
”youelanieyes,dear,hehase”
percysahatittothedoor,andopenedit
ralphonthis
thers
laterintheevening,captainbarclaysaidtoralph:
”isupposetorroedicalcertificate,and
etogeneralchanzy:sayingthatyouarealive,butunableto
rejoin”
”yes,”ralphanshathebestplani
sthaveanthsrest”
”thatans,dearboy,thatyouhavetogooutany
reanothethheendofthestruggleoratany
rate,iftheendhasnotabsolutelyarrived,itwillbe
unstakable
”thegais,iavinced,altogetherlostafortnightago,i
hadstillhopey,nearlyor
quiteequaltothatofprincefrederickcharlesheuldnot
attackoneinforce,houtleavingtheroadtoparisopentothe
other
”bourbakihaseuponthisdexpeditiontotheeast;andyou
hrorength
uponay
relievebelfort,butinthateroffranceishetodo
prussianreinforcentsareingdoowerder,everyday
troopsarerchingonthistoparisand,ifbourbakiisnot
hersedanhere
”afterthedefeatofthese,thelasttiesoffrance,itwould
bednesstontinuetheustsurrender,forthere
herpossibilityofrelief;andtherewouldbeno
advantage,ever,inenduringfurthersufferings
”no,boys,isaidgohoughtthattherewasa
possibilityofsavingfranorethan
yourdutyithanfollyito
voluntarilyputyourlivesintodanger,o
bepossibleishouldbethelastntohinderyoufroas
yourdutyisaidgobefore,herswouldhavesaidso
iycalledyou;butasyou
canbothobtainsickleave,foranothersixakethat
leavedonotdorethanyourduty,forheroissnowofnouse
tofrance”
”iagreehyoualtogether,papa,”ralphsaid”ihaveseen,and
had,quiteenoughfightingforlifetiofurse,ifthewar
goesonperustretutoourduty,butiabr >
oobtainallthesickleaveicanget;foralthoughi
stillbelieveintheindividualbraveryofthefrenchsoldiers,i
auitenvincedthatitisaltogetheroutofthequestion
thaththeiroforganization,ofgenerals,of
officers,ofdiscipline,ofeverythingtheycandrive
outthegnifiany
”haspercygothisleaveextended”
”yes,”percysaid;”iaairlystillshakyihave
notquitegotoverthats;andthesurgeonsaid,y
applyingforit,thatisthaveprolongedrestso,attheendof
thenth,heextendeditfortonthslonger
”ithoroughlyagreehyoubotheenoughofit
isfactionthatyto
france,andourrank;andtheseribbons,”andhetouchedthe
rosetteofthelegionofhonor,inhisbuttonhole”hat
inguishedourselvesgoodfortune,
hitherto;itghttu,nextti”
andsoitainatho,forthe
nexttonths;byetheyagreed,htheirfather,the
resistanceralphetogeneralchanzy,
relatingthestancesofhisabsencegeneralchanzy
andsuponhistisayinghow
pleasedhehatralphhadescaped,ashehadquit
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