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t;orsettingto,tanizeyounglevies,andgivingup activeservice. ”no,ifyougoonasyouhavehithertodone,boys,youybe lonelsinanothersixnths;foreisrendedfor protioodserviaywellsuppose thereisioohisage.ofurse,nogeneral ndyouasent, becauseyouarealtogetherignorantofacaptainsduty;butyou arequitecapableoffilliiesofcaptain,oaff, asthosedutiesrequireonlyclearheadedness,pluck,attention, andnsense. ”panywereiin yourpladerscrossinthelegionofhonor.i hadtheanderscrossa fhtago,forthebridgeofvesouze.” ”ah,yes,”ralphsaid,”thaththatis hopeless.” loee. ”youan,”ralphsaid,afterapause,”thatthereisaceof our.” ”pesaid,”idontknhtin leadingyouintodanger,butidothinkthatyought.i entioningyouas,oerday,togaetta.adispatch hadjusteinfrrulingatreceivingnone theuntry;aaentiheiossibilityof arrangingforsiltaneousvents,oothebreakdohe pigeons,andthefailureofthessengers;whenisaid: ”therehus,inthevosgesthey brielsstafflast,andarenohey inifanyoneuld.theydown, overandain,angthegerns;andiuldlayanyney thattheyceed. ”hobettaasked,assharpasa knife. ”bynofaultoftheirooutonleave, tosee;ahapartyoffranctireursheyof ursehadnoauthority,astosentriesaywas surprised,atnight,aelycutup.theyaken prisoners,butidonotexpectthattheyains. ”gaettadidnotsayanything,then;but,anhour afterarked: ”ifyouhearofthoseyoungfellowsyouwerespeakingofhaving retued,seee.” ralphlookedatperdkedtheohhesaas onhisbrotherslips. ”ithinkitghtbedone,lonel,”hesaid,quietly;”butitisa serioustter,andhinkitover,befivean opinion.” ralphthengedthesubjedtheytalkedovertheevents aneuversof generalchel,thearrivalofgaribaldi,thedoingsofthefranc tireurs,etc. ”bythein,this eveningjustasilefttheofficethatthegernsoupied dijoerday.” ”youdontsayso”theboyssaid,juingfroheirseats.”was thereanyfighting” ”yes,sobilesandfranctireursdeaverypluckydefense, outsidethetoegrossshegreatbulk ofthetroopshadbeenhdrahedaybefore.aftertwoor threehhting,ournfellback;theprussians,asusual, shelledthetoheauthoritiessurrendered.” ”thefightinguldnothavebeenoursideofthetown,”ralph said,thoughtfully. ”no,justtheotherside,”loeesaid.”asill atho,andourplaanyhundredyardsfroours,that hefirstthingithoughtof.” ”ihefight”percysaid,anxiously. ”ishouldthinkitprobable,boys,thatoldfriendwouldhave go;butidonotthinkthatyouneedbeuneasyaboutitfor, froaid,ourlossall.thetroopsfell batothetoolestedthroughit.soyour father,havegedhisthingsiown,and havelybackagain. ”hehadvolunteeredintothenationalguard,elast throughdijon;and.ofurse,he hadhisoldrankofcaptain.” attenoktheboyssaidthattheyroll, beforelyingdohenight.theyupwardsofanhour; aued,attheendofthatti,hseriousbutresolved faces.thelonel stretchedonthesofaahrug,ein.theygave hisleepygoodnight,andnoed. intheing,theypewas alreadydressed,atogethertogettheirffeeand lk.astheythattheyhaddeup theirndstoketheattettoenterparis,hdispatches; butthattheysaoneodoso;andthat,uheyuld befuishedhthenecessarypapers,theyshouldabandonall ideaoftheenterprise. teer,theyeheprefepe inatoa,aihe anterooiestheirfriendcaoutagain,andbeed totheoeintotheroo ”thesearethelieutenantsbarclay,”hesaid. theboysboined,anwho e,theabsoluteruleroffrance.adarkn;ha shortblackbeard,keeneyes,andalookofselfreliand energy.anttedeakes,buthelife andsoulofthefreaohadhelivedin oldentistheroatuebecause,inher deepestsfortunes,heneverdespairedoftherepublic. helookedkeenlyattheyoungn. ”loellsthatyouhaverenderedverygreatservice, bygoingangtheeneindisguise;andthatyouareo keaocarrydispatchesintoparis.” ”otry,”ralphsaid,respectfully;”butaftertalking itoverineveryonedisguisehwould eoperatetheeneslines,nearenoughtotheground betiestorenderapossible;ahat disguiseainpapers.” ”bettaasked. ”anjerip allthethe villastheyoany.therearea nuerofjey;aherbuythesestolen goodsfroheoruaketoheaanyata certainprice.severalofthesejehtheirwagonsfullof ks,andotherarticleshavebeencapturedbyourfranctireurs ortroopsand,no ...