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【】e,isaynothingagainst; butflyingthroughtheair,inaballoon,isjusttetingthegood providence.iknoittougagainst ablingout,andbreakingyourselvesinto sthereens;andnothingtotakehotoyourdearfatherand ther,nottontionsslly,”andtiairlyblubberedh grief,atthethought. theboyshadgreatdiffiifyiachedfello last,oufulresignation,heagreedto reiiltheyretued;oruntiltheir prolongedabsendereditlikelythattheyretuat alltividentlykinguphisndthatthelatterntingency noo existneednolongerserve,heexpressedhisdeternationto retutodijon;andtostayhcaptainbarclayuntiltheendof the,hesaid,havethehearttofightany re,astershkilled. heionhadbeengoingon,theboyshadntinued theirtoilettes.thepreparation anoliveplexion;aransfortioe thattheboysherunknohey lookedsteadilyateachother.ralph,especially,terly unlikehielf. theynotogooutahisbreakfast,andtoretuin te;aartedtheelves,roundingtheir shoulders,andsonarrouchaspossible.ralph stoppedatanoptis,boughtapairofslightlylored speles,andputthen. itthree hoursalonel tee,tobreakfast.hehere,andtheyo thetableting. ”theseseatsareengaged,”loeesaid,shortly. thebarclayssatdotheable;andcalled,inafn at,forte littleti,aboutajoueyfroaintloheyhadjust de;andralphtheoloillspeakingfrench hastrongf. ”pardon,lonel,”hesaid,”england. yshoes,andishouldfeel underagreatobligationifyouuldinforeheproper persontotoapply.” looheadding: ”ifyourshoodones,andthepricefair,andyou delivertheoon,youhavetolong;fortheyare greatlyed.” ”ehaess,forartilleryhorses,”ralphadded. ”idonotknothat,”thelonelsaid;”butyouain allinfortionfroheofficerihaventioned.” ”thankyouverych,”ralphsaid,auedtohisseat. loeelookedathispatiently.ralph, aftera. ”dontyouthinkayas,lonel”hesaid, inhisnaturalvoice. thelonellookedathiinspeechlesssurprise. ”sothedisguisesareprettygood”ralphsaid,sling. ”iossible”thelonelexyearsdeceive itreallybe” ”itsus,sureenough,lonel;andnoayaswell sitdown.” sosaying,theboystooktheirseatsatthetable;butlonel teestilllookedfrootheother,inastonishnt. ”lastsaid,” is,idohefaipossiblereselance. ”percyis,ofurse,lessalteredthanyouare,ralph,becausehe isstillyounglooking;butevenno.as foryou,hthathatbeard,youlook fifty;andasunlikeyourselfaspossible.uponwere anyhereintourshereareallsortsof odditiesishouldbeashad,asalohear,tosit dootablehyou.” ”youarealittleashad,asitis,”ralphlaughed.” inteoeoutinouey hairpossibletogoaboutin unifor” ”butinthehyourhair”thelonel said,exaninghilosely;forralphhadtakenoffhisfurcap andlaiditbesidehi”youhavenotgota,all thatfrizzlybunnotbeyourown.” ralphexplainedhoanaged,andadded: ”andnoyoursurprise,let ushavebreakfast.” breakfastoheboysdidfulljustice;but loeeillgettingonbutslo takehiseyesoffralphsface. ”hatfrizzlekeepin”heasked,presently. ”yes;thensaidthatthefalsehairhegreater portionofita sllcurlingiron,soifyourselvesupwhenwelike.” ”,nohatyouogetas farasversailles;astogettingthrough,thatsanother tterbutifanyone,younvinced.” ”ihavenotto seeoreclearly,indeed, thanidotogettingoutagain.” ”oh,itdoesnottteraboutgettingoutagain,boys.youstop quietlyinthere,untiltheendofthesiege.” ”thatisjusttodo,”percysaid.”wouldyou kindlyasktheoputintothedispatchesarequestthataybe sentoutagain,bythefirstballoonthatesy, eitherofus,foreatingratsandcats;it eto,beforeitisover.” ”iiling;”butreally,i shouldadviseyourstayingthere.youhavedoneallandre thanyourshareofwork.” theboysshooktheirheads;andithat,iftheygot in,theyshouldeoutagaininaballoon. theing,theboyshalfpastfourand,at halfpastfive,pesentinhis natothenister,aed.gaettawas athisingtable. ”gooding,loee,”hesaid,rdially;andthenadded, insosurprise,”enyouhavehyou,andwhere ”thesearethey,”thelonelsaid,sling. ”theyarebettasaid,puzzled.”idonotuandyou, lonel.” ”thesearethelieutenantsbarpesaid. thenisterlookedfrohelohetk again. ”doyouantosay”hebegan,incredulously. ”yes,sir,itisus,”ralphsaid;”andidonotthinkthereisch fearofourbeingregnized.” ”solittlethatidonotr ...