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.ofurse,thereare nyexceptionsand,inthelyceeofdijon,theseore nurousthanusual.thisoagreatextent,tothe influehetingoutoftheschool,atthe presentnt.ralphandperlayareasoneseeat firstsightenglish;thatistosay,theirfatherisenglish,and theyhavetakenafterhiandnotaftertheirfrenchther.they arefrenchbo,fortheyfirstsahelightattheprettyttage ilesoutofthetotheir father,upasenglishboys,and theyhavebeenfortaschoolinengland. theirexalehashadsoeffect.theirusins,louisand philippeduburg,arealstasfondofes, andoftakinglongralesforlesround,astheyaretheelves. otherboyshavealsotakentotheseasentsand,nsequently, youorehealthyfacesatthelycee atdijonthanatstotherfrenhools.theboyswhojoinedin thesegasfordasetintheelves,apartfroherest.they ptuously,the ”savages;”butthislattea beforetheirfaces,fortheyoungbarclayshadleaedtobox,in england;andtheirusins,asheothers,had practised.nsequently,althoughthe ”savages”ghtbe,andsbehindtheirbacks, theoffensivenaheirhearing. atthepresentnt,ralphbarclayheterofaknotof ladsofhisownage. ”andso,youdontthinkthattoberlin,ralph barclayyouthinkthattheseprussianloutsaregoingtobeatthe frencharlooknoisalittlestrongtosaythat,ina frenchtown.” ”butidontsaythat,atall,”ralphbarclaysaid.”youare talkingasifitarchover theprussians.isilysay,dooopositive.therebeno doubtabouttheurageofthefrenchar;butpluck,alone, do.thequestionis,areeneralsandanizationasgood asthoseoftheprussiansandy,oranythinglike asny,nintothefieldiatleasthalffrendhope yheartthatans;butweknow thattheyaregoodsoldiers,anditissafeottobegint, tilltheworkisover.” thereierralphceased speaking.thefactightbe defeatedhadneveronas possible.theyobeangryhtheenglishboy forstatingit;butithefirstplace,evidentnohat theythoughtofit,thatitpossibleand,inthesend place,aquarrelhralphbarclayhinghallhis schoolfellowsavoided. ralphbarclayeen,hisbrotherayearyouheir father,erable hreeyearsbeforetheoutbreakofthe ndedbyhis doctorstospendtheerihoffrahishedid and,shortlyafterhisarrivalatpau,hehadfalleninloveh lanieduburg;daughterofalandedproprietoeardijon,andwho onthlaterhecalledupon herfatheratdijonand,inthespring,theyarried.captain barclayshalfpay,asllprivateine,alefortune pletoenablehiolive fortably,infrandthere,agly,hehadsettled down. hisfalynsistedofralph,perdadaughtercalled,after herther,lanie,andhanpercy.it hadalainbarclaysiiooengland, eebusinessor profession;andhehadkeptuphisenglishionbyseveral visitsthere,ofsonthsduration,ily.the boys,too,hadbeenfortschoolinenglandaswellas fortanyandtheyspokethethreelanguagesh equalfluency. aprettierabodethanthatofcaptainbarclayto find.iticularstyleofarture,andwouldhave horrifiedaloverofthe.ithic, andaltogetherfrench.ithadnurouslittlegables,ntaining thefushapedlittleroo.ithadahighroof,h projegeaves;androundthreesidesranaha trellisrainedsubduingthe glareofthesuersun,castingaolgreenshadeoverthe sittingroo,andaffaprettyanddelightfullyol retreat;rs.barclaygenerallysathheraught lanie,vingroundthehousehthesun,soastobealwaysin theshade. thedrasbothopeothisverandatheroad cauptothebackofthehouse;andupoherthreesides prosebetheenglishandfrench styles.ithadasoth,ohafechesof brightfloixedupangthe andbeyondthepsofthegracefulfoliagedplantsand shrubsinhefrenchdelight.beyondhits lohese,thevieretchedaothe towersofdijon. intheverandatheboys,upontheirretu,foundcaptainbarclay readingthepapers,andsking.helookedupastheyentered. ”youarebackearly,boys.” ”yes,papa,thereuchtalkinggoingon,thattheprofessor gaveitupashopeless.youhaveheardtheneourse” ”yes,boys,andaerysorrytohearit.” captainbarclayspokesogravelythatralphasked,anxiously: ”dontyouthink,papa” ”iverydoubtful,ralph,”hisfathersaid.”prussiahas alreadygainedanienseralvictory.shehaschosenherown tiforeti,obligedfraakethe initiative,andsotoappeartobetheaggressorandthereforeto losetheralsupportofeurope.shehasforcedthisquarrelupon frandyethsofeuropelookuponfrahe iheoryhetruth,butithen betoolate.asitis,fraersupohe ofpublipiniondeadagainstherand,isers uponitaltogetherunprepared;ting ready,foryears.” ”butthefrenchalselvestobebettersoldiers thantheprussians,papa.” ”sotheyhave,perdequallyiplined,and anizedibelievethat,inanythinglikeequalforces,they ionis,havewegenera ...