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erinthefrenchar,hare stayinghereinidleness,insteadofbeinginthefield.goand fighttheeneesoffra;andafter thattalk,ifyoulike,aboutfightingherfriends.” thereationofapplauseandsatisfa,atthese thosethisunpleasantse; andthesousprefectlyshookralphbythehand. ”ainbarclay;aysay thateveryonehereagreesany offiyuponprivateaffairs; andthoseofnsieurdesrethavetakenloethan usual,forhehasbeenstayinghereforfiveweeksnow. ”holy,”heay intheisland. ”enoughuponthatsubjearetleftthe roopaleandfurious.”ialadiaroud,sirtokethe aeofyourselfandyourbrother;andireally,at heart,feelgratefultothatfelloo declaredoneso,you ongus.” thereeanovationtotheboys.theladies,especially, hatithatthesequietlooking youngfelloedfeatsofsuchdaring.theynowbegged tohearthedetailsoftheadve,atthisnt,wordwas broughtthatsteaevesselreadytostart;andas eclierostanxioustogeton,andaspercye doneup,ralphakehis apologiesforleavingatohesousprefect,allthebreakfast party,andalargeproportionofthepopulationofthelittleplace aidst heartycheering,thelittlestearcarryingthevoyagers,the dispatches,andthereinsoftheballoonstartedforthe inland. chapter18:adayofvictory. aftertravelingallnight,thebarclaysarrivedattoursatten ooingofthedayafterthatuponheyhad leftbelleisle.atthestationtheysaidadieutonsieur teclier;betta,hthedispatches;while thebarclaystuedapeslodgingsand,totheir greatsurpriseasin. thelonelgavequiteashoutofjoy,. ”ah,braveboys,braveboys,ialadtoseeyou,”andhe tookthenhisar,andkissedthesheartilyaly asifhehadbeentheirfather. ”ialadtoseeyou,”herepeated,hhis handkerchief.”i.ineverreally doubteditoldgaettaitiuldnot helpbeingnervous,horriblynervous;ande,five daysago,bytheballoonthreedaysafteryougotin,i alstlosthead.ilaughed,icheered,ishookeveryohe handfoi,idontknoidid,ileased. ”youririshnhefuhing.hesurprised,or pleased,oreveed.iexplaiohiverandover again,thinkinghedidnotuand;butheonlyshookhishead andsaid,inhisstrangeenglish: ”sure,lonel,ineverdoubtedtheorant.arentthey awasas sartinaspeasispeasthattheyehow;andif theydidgetintoascrape,thattheyheboysfetting theelvesoutofit.itstheingoutiafraidof. ”ilookedsurprised,naturallyenough,andheon: ”ayourhonorknoingout inaballoononlytothinkofit,lonel,flyingthroughthe clouds,shutupinabigballofsilkitsjustflyingintheface ofprovideng,oreyout deloud,thoughitsasaisyasdangtotakeina gern.e,lohattheyresafeoutofthe balloon;thenillshout,asloudasyoulike. ”yesterday,froeasayingthathehad falleninbelleisle,hadhadanarroo thesea,buthadavoidedthatbyrunningtheriskofbreakinghis neself, escapedindh joy.hehasbeeninghissents,this ing. ”iafftorroeintitoseethe fighting. ”butyouarelookingill,percy;fartooillforservice,justat present.” ”yes,hehasbeenveryill,”ralphsaid.”hehadatouchofbrain fever,thenightintoparis;andwodays. hehaspikly,butthatballoondestthe thingforaninvalid.thedoonth,at least,ofabsoluterest;andhasgivenhisiate.” ”heneedsrest,pesaid,”butheotgo ho,atpresent.theprussiansholddijoninnsiderable strength.therearefartoonypeopleiownwhohaveheard ofyourionespyorotherwould becertaintopeach.” ”yes,”ralphassented,”alkingitover,andquite agreethatpercyuldnotgo runtherisk,hielfithseriousnsequences upoho,ifheined togodooniceforawhile,andrejoinassoonashegains strengthagain.” ”yes,”loeesaid,”butaboveallthings,dohie inahurry. ”youhaveghaniensedeal,perdhavedonea greatdealrethanyourshareforfrandhavegainedgreat honora.beightruinyour nstitutionforlife,byfurtherexertions.” ”butaboutyourselflonel,whereareyougoing” ”iatarting,torroojoingeneralzysstaff.” ”ihavenotheardhisnabefore,”ralphsaid. ”hendsthesixteenthrps.hehasnothadchopportunity yet,butheisagoodsoldier.ifyoulike,ralph,ih youatoofreysi,ayouattachede.” ”thankyouverych,lonel.ishouldlikeitofallthings.” ”ealong,then;freysiisinhisoffice.” percyaiedthetoobtainasignaturetohisleaveof absendleftdayforthesouth.anhourlater,lonel teeandralph, againinhishussaruniforandhalfhdelightbeing, pesorderly,inchargeofthehorses. loee,asralphounted,hadofferedtolendhibr> oneofhisoralphhadrefusedit,uhelonelwould sellit,ashesaid ...