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【】sergeant.noeandhaveajugofbeerhus; youknoeer,wedrank tothehealthofkingifyoulike,youshallretuthe pledge,bydrinkingtonapoleon.” thesergeantlaughed. ”illdothat,”hesaid.”yousaid,ifyoureer,wheni proposedtheking,thatyoudidnotohearofhisdeath;and isaythesaforyouapoleon.especially,”headdedha kle,”ashesourprisoner.” theboysintoacabaretnear,anddrankaglassofbeerh thesergeant;andthensaying”goodbye,”veryheartilylefthi andintothetoohavegotsoofa scrapeighthavebeenaveryunpleasantone. theysleptatahotel,aionatthe appoii.ithirtysixhoursto yetheboysoopleasedheysahelihat thetrainohavecared,haditbeenteasfar. thediffitheefortresseswouldhave beeniense;parativelycloseto thefroyeoo,thepositionoftheprisonerswas fortable.theyoliveaoo taketheiralsheychose.theyeaday, toansusterroll;and,ofurse,alloo gooutsidethefortifications. theonedraothepositionofthefreners,he utterlyinsuffitsuntallo forboardandlodgingonlyfortyfivefranth;thatisto say,fifteenpenceaday.itisneedlesstosaythattheofficers hiodependuponliterallystarved,uponthis pitta alloorethanttothegernofficerswhowere takenprisoners. uponthishead,hofort.theyhad plentyofheirpockets,forpresentuses;andtheyknew thattheyuldobtainfurthersuppliesbye,via szerland.theyherefore,uedlygladhetrain ayendtheiven foralltoalight. chapter13:theescape. thefirstthingthatthebarselves, selvesinalodgingnoveryeasythingtofind, forthetohtroops,andprisoners.however,as theythanthegreatjorityof freners,intheirposition,theyhadnreat diffi.theroowere purposelytakeninalargehouse,ntoa nueroffalieslivingondifferentfloors;sothatanyonegoing inoroutaller house.theyssoplacedthatthey uldgoinandoutofthedoorontothestaircase,houtbeing noticedbythepeopletheylodged. ralphsarlypainful,thelongrchhaving infladtheself,begged thatasurgeonghtattendhiandhadalsoasked,asagreat favor,thathisservantthehussardoyleghtbealloo rein;statingthat,inthatcase,hewouldpayforhis lodgingsandprovidehifood.astheprisoninhe privatesoldierse,crohe requestpliedh. forthe,andhadto keephisrooafterthattheinflaationsubsided;andinanother fhtheesincehe receivedhiseantihehaddethe acquaintahepeoplehelodged;whowereverykind totheirpletelywonby beingabletoiivetongue,likeoneof theelves.thefalynsistedofafather,ayallday attherailother,a garrulousoldan;andadaughter,aprettyblueeyedgirlof aboutralphsage,otherto.she hadalover,aybesiegingparis;andthe thoughtthatheghtbeadehervery pitifultotheyoungofficers. ralphbaredaysbeenintendingtosouo heroneday. shehadclearedaheirdinner,andandingassheoften didtalking,tobe overheardbyhertheriroo ”itrytogetasoffrenershave doneso.” ”thatisjusthinkingof,christine.wehaveonlybeen yarfasling,andyoutohelp us.” ”hohegirlasked. ”inthefirstplace,youbuyusclothes.ite suspiif,ourselves.perdiwere thinkingofgoingasgirlsnotprettygirls,ofurse,likeyou, christigreat,roughpeasantgirls.” christinelaughed,andlored ”youootall,”shesaid. ”hertall,”ralphsaid,ruefully.”wehavegrownso horribly,ifeonths.still,soeallas weare.” ”yes,soenare,”and say,big,gaenandyoudonttobelooked after.ifpeopledidso,theyhatyoudidntwalkone bitlikeaan,andthatyourshoulderswereverywide,andyour arverystrong,and ”ohnoitustthinkitover. ”isupposeyouthatgreatblueatedbeartogo”andshe ioylebeingabletospeakawordofher languageostabsurdpantooflove aierngirl. ”yes,tiustgotoo,christine.” ”ha,ha”laughedthegirl.”fancyhisaan.” ”e,sterpercy” ”shesaysyouakeaveryprettyan,ti” ”tareaerpercy,”tiaid,takingitquiteseriously, ”hoybeautiful beardandstae foraan.” theboysscreadans speeeintothe roo ”lookhere,children,”shesaid,sling,”idonttoknow ay beaskedquestions;andidonttohavetotellstories.i thelphearing,ifyouleavethedooropen,andlaugh soindeed,alltheneighborhoodghthearit;sopleaseshutthe do ...