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【】farashisbrotheruldsee,injustthesastateas before:sotistalkingtohielf,indisedsentences; sotisravingagininghielfrepeatingtheses throughe. atothegoveor; andohetable, andokinginasllstudy.and vinoy.gerordiallybythehand; presentedhiotheenerals,andaskedhiotakeacigar, andsitdown. ”generalsducrotandvinoyaresurprised,isee,atyour appearanaptainbarclay,”gerochubegan. ”bytheself,”youareinthegazette,this ing,ascaptain.” ralphbohanks. ”nothanksaredueatall,captainbarclay,”theoldveteransaid. ”youhaveotion;aawhospeaksof you,iysay,inthehighesttertellsthatheprosedyou thestep,ifyougotin.isaythat,herhehaddone sooot,ishouldhavegivenittoyou. ”butiare surprisedasiaselfatyourappearance.gaetta,inhis letter,theexpressionyoungoffiehesaid, theseyoungofficershavegreatlydistinguishedtheelves,and havegaihecrossofthelegionofhonor;andagainhesays, theseyoungofficershavevoluocarrydispatches. ”naturally,friendsan;andhaving onlyseenyouforaninstantlastnight,andnothavingobserved yourfeatures,specially,ihatiingayounger n. ”yousee,”hesaid,ile,”euand gaettasere lad;butoeroyourself.” ralphhadflushedeofthisspeech. ”istapologizeverygreatly,general,”hesaid,he goveorofparisstopped;”forthestakeiscertainlydueto ofulness.” hishearerslookedsurprised. ”isleptuntilfiveokthisafteoon,”ralphntinued; ”ooapoethatthedoctoryoukindly sentusgave.sihoughtshavebeeirelygiven tobrother;ahoughtofsingularappearanever enterednd.ihavebeesoaustodinthefee ilefttourstothisbeard,stache,andhair,thatinever thoughtoftheforant.hadithoughtofit,iuldnot havepresentedselfbeforeyou,thisevening;forishouldnot havepresudtodoso,istate;andite sohoursofhardalittlepain,befetridof theortheyarefastenedonakerswaxand,ifear, eoff,houttakingansiderableportionofskin .” thethreegeneralslaughedheartilyatralphsapology,andtheir oistake;andgeroafull atof,hehadseen,and infortionhehadgainedsitours.ralphtoldthestory unaffeendation froislisteners. ”yourstanatterochusaid;”wherehadyou lastbeen,beforethat” ”agernprison,”ralph answered. thegeneralsalllaughed. ”youareadventurousfelleneralvinoy said.”hotaken,andhoout” ralphagaintoldhisstory. ”youareolhands,youbarclays,”generalducrotsaid.”howdid yougetssionsfirstthepolyteic,orsaint cyr” ”no,general,”ralphsaid,destly,”ages.we ssionsandthecrossofthelegioninthevosges,as franctireurs.” ”intlesharply.”they havenotdoneanyverygreatthings,thefranctireurs.” ”ireursofdijon,”ralphsaid,alittle proudly.”esbeatsuperiorforces.weblehe bridgeofthevesouze;andshouldhaveblohetunnelof savee,haditnotbeenfortreachery.” ”yes,yes,”gerochusaid;”ireergaettahasonceor tentionedyourrps,especially.yousee,uch froutside. ”letushearoftheaffairsyouhaventioned.youratwill giveusabetterideaofthestateofthings,inthevosges,than fiftydispatcheswoulddo.” thusasked,ralphgaveana thedaytheyarrivedinthevosges,tothedayhehadleft theeducedtoafourthoftheirinalstrength.thethree generalssataheircigarswhilehespoke,asking questionsoasionally. ”verygood,”gerochusaid,heother generalsrdiallyassented. ”buthoeyoutospeakgernsorochuasked; ”andhoyouuoodtheenglishinheofficer spoke,atsavee” ”ultaneous startofsurprise.”thatistosay,ouationalityisenglish, thoughheranoffitheenglish ararriedafrenchlady,and settledinfrane.edpartlyin england,gerny,andfrahathethreelanguages nearlyequallywell.” ”alstsorry thatyouarenotfrench;foryoutoanyuntry. ”aobegoingtobed,”andhedre hise,itisoneokihadwasso late.goodnight. brotherurallyoupyyourattention,andcare.itrust thatishallsoonheargoodne.” ”goodnight,captainbarclay,”theeneralssaid,rdially, eachgivinghiheirhands;andralphdehishedark streetsforthereohishotel. he;andfoundthat,ifnot decidedlybetter,heleastersof charity,,saidthatthedoctorshadspoken hopefullyattheirlastvisit.ralphhadinteositupall night,butthenursesassuredhihatheuldbeofnouse, ever;andihathehanuseless,ashis preseedpercy.theytheelvesch,by tus. aglyralphillfelttheeffectsoftheld iersionofftobedandinspiteofthelatehourath hehadriseninutessoundasleep. chapter17:aballoonvoyage. for ...