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”thisisindeediortant,”thejorsaid.”buthothe infortionisitcertain” ”quiteasteratgrunsdorfa villagesoheuedtraitor;aa lettertothegeneral,bargainingthatheshouldbetakenonasa spy,atsofabuloussalary,andtobeginbyleadingthe troopstothevillagehesefranctireursarehidden.” ”aninfaussuhejorsaidly.”ofurse,one otrefusetodealationisof iortan.badly asthefrenanyparticulars,sihewar began,thereisnotoneesuas thenuerofoffersation, araytheiruntryn.” ”putonyourboots,percy,”ralphsaid,inaloe forustobeoff.donthurry;andaboveall,iftheyshouldtake itintotheirheadstoaddressussuddenlyinfrench,lish, dontstartorseeonotice.” thejorationhehad receivedandsohattheenglish,inhadbeen told,ightoverhearitthat hepaidnoattentiontotheboysliing badlyslohestreet;stopping,oasionally,tolook inattheshopuntiltheyside thetoaries,thattheyeither spokeorquiedtheirpace. ”thefranaythanktheirluckystarsthatthey sentdoosaveetoday,perdespeciallythatwe,of alltheersoftherps,ed.ifbeen ont,andifuood english,itistake.” ”oussundrel,asthejorsaid,thatsaster stbe,ralphndantwilldo” ”hehasnothingtodobuttoretreat,asquicklyasango, percy;butifitstshialftherps,ihopehehat saster,befoes.” ”ihopeso,too,”percysaid;andselyanotherwordoken, untiltheyreachedthevillage. itpewas drillingthepanieshavingarrived thating, approachedhi jorteeheastheycaup. ”youarebadrill.iwill seeyouatquarters,isover.” ”ifyouplease,jor,”ralphsaid,respectfully,”youhadbetter disssthen,atonceto tellyou.” thejorlookedsurprisedbut,seeingbytheboysfacesthatthe neissedthen;tellingthebr> tokeepnear,astheyghtbeed.then,callinghisofficers, heproceededatohebarclaystoers. ”excuse,jor,”ralphsaid,”butinsteadofgoingtoyour quarters,ovetosoopenspaspeak houtapossibilityofbeingoverheardbyanyone” stillresurprised,jorteeledtheefelledtrees attheedgeoftheforest,ashortdistancefrohevillage.here hesatdootioheotherstodothesa.ralphthen toldhisstory,interruptednytisbyexclationse, upoofhisauditors;andgivingfullcredittopercyfor hisideaoftheplanbyaoget anofficers.thefuryofthefrench officersknepedupand dosheerrage. jortee,aloerednorerkduringtheion. ihhis lipspressedtogether,andalookofdeepindignationonhisface. thenherose,andsaidinasoletone: ”assureasthesunshines,andassureasnaisedpe, sosureshallthatsaster,ofgrunsdorf,behungbefore torrooing ”lieutenantribouville,ordertheasselytobesounded,andforbr> thenhereinhollowsquare. ”ssieursbarclay,youpany.” alittlesurprisedandhurtthatthendanthadsaidnoword ofndationtothefortheserviedthe boyshurriedofftotheirquarters,togettheirrifles. ”sure,sterralph,andatter,atall”tioyle said,astheyentered.”surethejor,hon,sthavegone offhishead,entirelyselyhadale,and begantoskethefirstpipeinaiseandfort,hebugle blowsforparade. ”nfoundthebuglesaysi,andishovedpipeaside,andput oandfellin. ”hardlyhadaneuverswhenyourhonorsarrivedand saidaajor.theoutofyour uthbeforehedisssesusfrorill. ”botherationsaysi,istherenopacefortheked ”baebeltandpilesfirelock; andbeforeihadgotthreedraepipe,andbeginning toenjoythecreeturbly again.sureandthejor,hon,haslosthisheadentirely; anditsapity,forheisan,andagoodofficer, saysi.” parade.youe,ihavenodoubt.” iesthenbledinahollowo deep,faensaohe faajorteeandtheofficers,thatsothingveryserious hadhappened;andtheyhadnosooakentheirplacesthanthere ancy,foritthatthe ndant. ”n,”hesaid,afterapauseofa calatyhashappened;andastillgreateronewouldhavehappened, hade.ithadbeen resolvedasyouhisevening,hadallgone aries,andblow uptheronelofsavee.theaffair,but italservicetofrandthefranctireurs ofdijoed,andobtaihethanksofall frapanies detachedfrosalled. ”allprosedberhadbeendown intosavee,indisguise,andhadbroughtusfullinfortion respey.allwas prepared,theessfavorable,andthef ...