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第57节

    egnizeyou,now.

    ”thereisnostake,lonel”hesaid,gravely;”no

    stifieyourpledge,andassurahatthese

    aretheofficerseer,any

    stakeghtbefatal.”

    ”theseareyword.”

    ”itisarvelousdisguise,”gaettasaid,hisdoubtsno

    rest;”aheensecredit.

    ”therearethedispatches,geheyaredoneupiwo

    quills,andsealed.theyareoftheutstiortandst

    not,atanyhazard,fallintothehandsoftheehe

    dispatchesareinduplicatesothat,incaseoneosin,the

    purposeisserved.

    ”thisisaairesandotherfrench

    authorities,theogiveyoueverypossibleassistance.

    ”thisisaspeaireoflun.

    ”hereisalettertogeneralaurelles,atorleans.ifheisnotin

    hechiefofhisstaffo

    sendastaffofficerhyou,throughthelines,asfarasyou

    requirehithehorsesareirain.

    ”noure,foryallant

    youngfellows.”

    sosaying,heshooktheybythehand;andtheyhurriedoff

    tothetrain.

    chapter15:theexpedition.

    aspecialtelegraadbeefortourstostation

    steratorleans,torequesthioorderthet

    forhetrain,tobegotoutoftheirboxeshoutanyloss

    ofti;andtodoanythingelseheohehorses

    required.agly,asthetrainingoutsidethe

    station,theguardcaroundandaskedateaarriageforthe

    ohehorses.heappearedalittlesurprised,wojews

    ansheinquiry;ashehadexpectedthattheyersof

    highrank,andiortance.

    ”theplintsofthestationster,”hesaid,”andisthere

    anythinghedohthehorses”

    ”yes,”ralphsaid.”giveplintstothestationster;and

    saythatishallbechobligedifheoutofthe

    horseboxes,e,ahenatohe

    headquartersofgeneralaurelles.e,ina

    vehicle.”

    fiveer,andthe

    guardranup.

    ”thisen.acarriageisengaged.”

    uponarrivingatheadquarterstheyfoundthatoothe

    forethoughtofloheyedfor,uponsending

    intheias,theyitted;althoughseveral

    officers,ofallgrades,.

    thelohestaffgaveaventofsurprise.

    ”thereissostakehere,”hesaid,totheorderlywhohadshown

    then;”iorderedthelieutenantsbaritted.”

    ”thesearethegentlehecard,lohe

    orderlyanswered.

    ”itisso,”ralphsaid.”ifyouontalone,

    attertoyou.”

    theloheallcabi,adjoining.

    ”hu,”ralphsaid;

    ”andhavedisguisedourselves,toendeavortopassthroughthe

    gernlines.”

    ”oh,isthatit”thelonelsaid.”istreallyapologize;but

    noone,”hesaid,sling,”uldregnizeyou,inthatdisguise,

    tobefreners.beforeustaskyoufor

    soproofthatyouareyoustateyourselvestobe;forat

    presentihaveonlyyourcards.”

    ”hereisourletterfroonsieurgaettatogeneralaurelles,”

    ralphsaid.”itisdirectedtobeopenedbyyou,shouldhebe

    absent.”

    ”thatisallright,”thelonelsaid,y

    surpriseatyourappearancewe

    receivedthisingonlysaid:

    ”thetenantsbarclayrain.

    theirbusinessisstiortant.haveaountedofficerof

    staffreadytoaythehroughlines.

    ”ithought,ofurse,thatyouhadorderstoreportonpositionof

    troops;a,iadt,ratherangrythatgaettashouldwish

    tosendsubalteoffiattersnghhe

    hasfullreports.

    ”youogoonatonce”

    ”ourhorsesinutes,”ralphsaid,”andwewish

    togetasfaraspossible,tonight.eantocrosstheloingat

    ntargis,aasfarasonight;soastoarrive

    eitherataux,orlun,torroourse,

    preferlun,asbeingchtheshortestroutetowardsversailles.

    ans.”

    ”youhavenotbreakfasted,ofurse”thelonelsaid.”iwas

    justgoingtositdoein;foouttothefront

    atten,anditishalfpastnine,nohanceof

    gettinganything,beforeyouarriveatntargis.

    ”itroduceyoutotheofficerpanyyou.”

    theboysreadilyaeptedtheinvitation,andatoncefollohe

    looanotherroowaslaid,andseveral

    officersofthestaffingforthearrivalofthelonel,

    tobegin.thereered

    htrangelookitleincreased

    whenhesaid:

    ”gehelieutenantsbarclay.youlooksurprised;butyour

    astonishntellyouthattheyareuponan

    iortantssion,anddonotlookliketheelves.andnoo

    table,fortheyhavetostarties.

    ”captainduprat,letkeyouspequaihese

    geheyareboundforntargis,andyou

    throughouroutposts.”

    inanotherquarterofanhour,theboysthe

    streetsoforleans;andahandgallop,by

    theroadalongthebanksoftheloire;othenorthstretched

    theflatanddenselyryknoheforestoforleans.

    asfaraschateauheykeptheriver.heretheyhalted

    halfanhivebreathingtitotheirhorses;thenstarted

    again,androdefasttobellegarde.herehelastpostof

    regulartroops,butcathlineausfranctireurstered

    throughouttheuntry,asfarasntargis;anditwouldhavebeen

    rediffithan

    throughtheregulartroops,astheyhadlessrespectforpasses.

    afteranotherhalt,theyagainstarted;andcaptainduprat

    aiedthesfarasntargis,allbody

    offranaptaindupratsordersosleepat

    ntargis,autochateauheday.

    theboysfeltratherstiffandtired,astheyrodeintis;

    fortheyhadnotbeenonhorsebacethedayheywere

    takenprisoners,inthevosges,andtheyhadriddenfortyles

    sincebreakfast.theyillinglypush

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