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第12节

    thestreets.they

    hurriedforatter,andfoued

    gaiculating.

    ”deathtothespy”

    ”deathtothespy”

    ”hanghi

    ”killthedog”esierof

    thealking

    bet.hean;butitwas

    iossibletoseeing

    doabloreceived.

    justastheboyscaup,anotherbloastickfellonhis

    head;andthisservedtorousehiodesperation,forhetued

    round,,

    andthenncedafuriousattackuponhispersecutors.fora

    nttheydreagain.blo

    sti,buthestruggleddesperately.at

    last,overedbynuers,hefell;andashedidsoheraiseda

    ,”hurrooforouldireland.”

    ”heisanenglishn,percy,”ralphexclaid;”heisnota

    prussian,atall.eon

    ”here,louis,philippe,help;theyarekillinganenglishn.”

    folloheirusinsarrivedatthespotthe

    boysdearushthroughtheent

    bytheprostraten,hisassailantskingsavagely.

    therushofthefourboysaidedbythebuttendoftheirrifles,

    heyusedfreelyontheribsofthoseoodintheir

    heassailantsforaninstant;awo

    gendarsledaheirswords,again

    tooktheirplacebythesideoftheirinsensibleprisoner.

    thebhadonlyreiledforant;andnobeing

    baulkedoftheirexpectedprey,preparedtorushuponhis

    defenders;shouting,astheydidso:

    ”deathtothespy”

    thentsdelayhad,hoetotheboystofix

    bayos.

    illustration:rescueofasupposedspy.

    ”keepoff,”ralphshouted,”oranisnota

    spy,itellyou.heisanenglishn.”

    thenoiseoogreatfortheobeheardand,hcries

    of”deathtothespy”theninfrontpreparedforarush.the

    leveledbayosanddraontked

    theirardor;butthosebehiupthecry,andaserious

    nflictapartyoffiveorsixofthe

    franont.

    theseseeingtheirradesstandinghleveledbayos,

    keepibayhoutaskingaions,atonceburst

    theirhroughtotheirside;distributingbloa,

    heartily,entput

    aothethreatenednflidthegendars,aidedbytwo

    ofthefranctireurs,liftedtheinsensiblenandcarriedhio

    theiherestofthefranctireursrgohersideas

    aguard,andtheyellingcro.

    onsidetheihegatesandthesupposedspy

    beinglaiddohebenchldere;

    andiesheopenedhiseyes.

    ”therderingvillaieredtohielf.”theyvekilt

    entirely,badluahuoohewardly

    blackguards

    ”i”andhedeanefforttorise.

    ”youreallright,”ralphsaid.”yourehfriends.dontbe

    afraid,youresafenow.”

    ”jabers”exent,sittingupand

    lookingroundhi”heresalittlefrenchsoldier,speakingas

    illegantenglishasido,self.”

    ”inglish,”laughedralph,”andluckyithatwe

    caalong.,justasyoufell;andgotinin

    ti,hthehelpofourfriends,tosaveyourlife.another

    oolate.”

    ”godblessyourhonor”thenhhlyrevered

    hielfsaideaestly.”anditightshave,entirely.

    youvesavedtioyleslife;andyourhonorshallseethathes

    notungrateful.wheneveryouanda

    thik,titheboy.”

    ”thankyou,ti”ralphsaid,heartily.”the

    surgeonlookatyourhead.youhavegotsonastycuts.”

    ”sure,andheadsallright,yourhonoritisntatapfro

    frenthatdoyle.”

    thegendarshat,astheprisonerored,he

    stgoinatoheyoungbarclaysaied

    hiandactedasinterpretersattheexanatioorywasa

    sileone,andthepassportandotherpapersupontheirishn

    proveditstruthnclusively.

    tiasgrooanenglish

    gentlen.hissterhadfallenillatlyons,hadpartedhhis

    horsesandhadaeptedthe

    offerofthehorsedealerainin

    hisservidhadbeensixnthshewarbroke

    out.hehadpickedupalittlefrench,buthadbeeis

    arrestedinlyons,asaspy;andhissterhadatlasttoldhibr>

    thatittorein,andthathehadbetter

    retutoengland.

    hehadreaoing;butthetrain,insteadof

    goingon,hadbeenstopped,aslargenuersofbileswere

    leavingforparis,andtheordinarytraffichad

    thereforepassedthedaystrollingaboutdijon.thehourhad

    approachedatightleave,and

    tiadaskedapasserbytheothestation.

    hisbrokenfrenearousedsuspi.acroedina

    feinutes;andtieing

    attackedbythearrivaloftesuponthese.hehadat

    onthathe;

    andtheyhaddetotheire,forthe

    exanationofhispapersbutonthehecroreasedby

    fresharrivals,haddeterakethelaotheirown

    hands;andonlythearrivaloftheyoungbarclays,andtheir

    usins,hadsavedhislife.

    theiresainationofthepapers,thatthe

    storylibertytogo

    adelightof

    hisuchshaken;anditoreover,

    havebeendangerousforhioventureagainintothestreetsof

    dijon.ralphthereforeatonout,andtogive

    hinightsshelter;anofferaed,h

    nythanks.

    itpaheirusins,the

    barabatrahe

    ine;aheiricedthroughthetown;andarrived,

    halfanhourlater,atho.captainands.barclay,uponhearing

    thestory,rdiallyapprovedof

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