【】theboyshaddone;and
seaestrenstra
iteragsuponthe
stseriousoftheat
oobed.
intheing,anwas
stillinbed;but
hegarden,asvigorouslyasiftheeventsofthe
previousdayhadbeenaredreaing,he
stu.
”godblessyourhonors,butiladtoseeyouagain;andtothank
youforsavinglife,basteshaddeuptheirnds
theyohave.iaintgoodattalking,yourhonors;but
ifitsthelastdropofbloodthatoyou,
youdbeheartilyetoit.”
”iaeryglade,ti”ralphsaid.”andits
luckyforyouthatyoushoutedhurrahforoldirelandasyou
anand,
althoughob,
andagernspy.
”areyouthinkingofdoingnowillhardlybesafeforyou
totravelthroughfranessaboutspieslastsfor,
hyourbrokenfrench,youtingtakenupntinually.”
”iotthinkingofitatall,yourhonor,”theirishnsaid.
”thesterhasbeentellingthatyourhonorsarestartingfor
theadeupndthatishallgoalongwidye.”
theboyslaughed.
”youarenotii
”assureasthegospels,yourhonoriveservedfiveyearsinthe
rklitia,andarksn;andsoianto
list,andgoasyourhonorssarvint.”
”butyou,evenifyou,”ralph
laughed.”therebeanyservantsatall.”
”sure,yourhonorisstakeirely,”tiaid,gravely.”in
thesarvice,asoldierisaloldoffasasarvintforeach
officer.”
”but,”percysaid.”wearegoing
assilesoldiers.”
”doylesaid,inastonishnt.”does
yourhonorosaythatyoingtoshoulderafirelock,
andjustgoasprivates”
”thatsit,tiyousee,thisisnularregint;itisa
rpsulars,ahanhalftheprivatesare
gentlen.”
”holyther”ejaent,”didoneeverhear
ofthelike”
then,afterapause:
”thenyourhonororethaniver.o
yourboots,andtopipeclayyourbelts;towashyourlinen,
toyourfirelodokyourdinners,andpitchyourtent,
ifyoudonthaveasarvihingsagainstnature,entirely.”
”thatistosay,asfaras
ingtherifles,hedinner.as
fortheotherthings,idontsupposes
ed;adeof
buffleather;andhavetopitts,for
taketheus,butshall,heopen
air.”
ti.atlast,hesaid
doggedly:
”sarvintoosarvint,yourhonor,itisevidentthatitsrough
tisyoingtohave;andtioyleherehyou,
assureasthepiper.”
”,ifyoukeupyour
ndtogo,”ralphsaid;”buttherpsisquitefull.wehave
refuseddozensofrecruits.”
tiookeddo.atlasthesaid:
”aybethattheyeasasoldier;
butillgosureenough,ifidieforit.theresnolaopunish
aofsoldiersand,whereveryour
regintgoes,sureenoughilltraafterye.theresnyanodd
ightkeselfuseful,andtheyllsoousedtosee
about,aeandgointotheca.”
nopersuasionuldaltertideternationand,astheyfelt
thathavingsoattachedafelloghtbeofreal
utility,andfort,heboysdoheafteoonthey
spoketocaptainteeaboutit.atfirsthesaidthatitwas
iossible,ashehadalreadyrefusedsonyoffersofservice;
butuponhearingallthestory,andthinkierover,he
saidsuddenly:
”bythebye,thereisaightgohus.youknow
ihaveorderedalightt,builtverystrongforthe
untains,tonition,powderforblowingup
bridges,okingpots,andstores.ihavenotengagedadriveras
yet.ifyouririshnandshorseslikestogo
asadriver,tobeginisehihefirstvat
rifle.ifearthathehavelongto,after
heene;andashehasalreadyserved,yousay,hewillbe
betterthaotakehis
plaart.”
upontheirretuintheeveningdoylesjoy
kneillylaughedso
thatshehadtobegofhiostop.
theday,tiohcaptainbarclayandsighe
e.hereithe
latterusketryenteringuponhis
dutiesiionhtherpsbygoingdoothebutts,and
agasrkerauedtothettage;asit
ainthere,quietly,untilthe
rpsarchas,ifheoventurealohe
toightatanytibesubjecttoarepetitionoftheattack
uponthedayofhisarrival.
atthettagehesoonbeake
hielfusefulinanyper,pleased
everyone.evenrieaethets,
uandahesaidantbroadgrin,
atthepantobyoekeouthisfeordsof
fren;andcaptainands.
barclaybothfeltcheered,andforted,atthethoughtthatthis
devotedfellohandtolookafterandassisttheboys,
intiofdanger,suffering,orsiess.
chapter4:startingforthevosges.
thedayforthedepartureoftherpshand.theparty
atthebarclayshsadness,atthethoughtsof
separation;butallstrovetohidetheirfeelings,forthesakeof
theothers.captainands.barclayhattheboys
shouldleaveingoodspirits,andhighhope;heboyswished
tokeepupanappearanerelygoinguponanordinary
excursion,iocheertheirparents.
thedaybeforestarting,thewhole
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