【】theordinarytrain
andadstgreatcheeringands,
froundredsofpeoplelle
offtheystartedforthevosges.
railerapid,elyslothis
period;anditheyarrivedatepinal,where
theyerable
songsandedlong.therailwayran
throughoutitsahroughpretty,undulatinguntry;
ioheendoftheirjouey,heywerefairly
angthevosges,theserybecavesoul,
halfhetrainhadstoppedfortwohours;and
hereswere
distributedtothenbytheinhabitantsbledin
largethestation,andgavetherpsahusiastic
reception.theyhefirstbandoffranctireursassed
through,andtheinhabitantsregardedthesprotectainst
thee,althoughasyetfaroff,had
causedtheardedostsuperstitiousfear.
atepinal,asilarandevenergreetingepinal
beingsoythatthefearofuhlansore
acute.thestationaire,
anyoftheleadinginhabitants,thestationtoreceive
thetherpsfordupoforandthehrough
thelittletoothehoteldeville,loudlycheeredbythepeople
astheypassedaloheyissed,htheorderto
paradeagainathalfpastfourintheing.
thereairehad
alreadydeoutalistoftheinhabitantswhohadoffered
aberbeilyinexcessofthestrength
oftherps.thesepersonsnoeforookoffthe
nueroffranctireurs.
thesergeantofthefirstpany,knoherelationshipand
friendshipoftheyoungbar
thaticablehetogether.upon
thepresentoasion,thefouran
distasidethetoheway,he
ontheproposedurseoftherps,uponits
anizationanddisethe
questionen,infuture,tobeupontheirlips:
”hadheanyney”
theahofluneville;and
thatipresez,and
strasburg,tobeabletodetaidableparties.sll
bodiesofuhlansoaderaids,anddriveninsheep
andselvesveryfar
intotheuntains.
uponarrivingattheresideheirhost,theyostkindly
receivedbyhiser;refrain
froxpressingtheirsurpriseattheyouthfulnessoftheirguests.
”butthesearereboys”theladysaidtoherhusband,ingern;
”areallthefranctireurslikethese”
”ohno,”herhusbandsaid,inthesalanguage,”thegreaterpart
aresturdyfelloaretwelve
orfourteenoftheirboyhood.
”itiscrueltytosendsuchyoungstersoutasthese.they
doagainsttheseprussians,enourbestsoldiers”
”fortunately,”ralphsaidingernly,as
hasalreadybeenstatedanderrylaughhat
heark”fortunately,fightingnowis
notanaffairofspearsandbattleaxesagehasnothingtodoh
shooting;andasforfatigue,bethefirstinthe
rpstogiveup.”
”istreallyapologizeverych,butihadhatyou
uoodgern,orishouldnothavedeanyrerks,”thelady
said,sling;”butsofeofalsace,do
uanditthatitruckthatyouspokethelanguage.
younseadvantagefor,outsidethetowns,you
eetapersoandingfrench.butiaureyou
stbeallveryhungry,andsupperisquiteready.”
theyedataableeduponbythe
daughterofthefalyheirhostandhostesssatand
chatted,astotheirrps,ealon.
”exarkuponyourpersonalappearahelady
said,sling,”buttorelikealsatiansthan
french.youhavethefairplexionandbrown,wavyhair.youdo
notlooklikefren.”
”norareyself,although
frentuallyenglish.ourfatherisanenglish
offiotherisfrend,asyousee,akeafter
hiatherthanher.”
”butihat,asyourfatherisenglish,heletsyougoout
uponthisexpeditionhisveryperilous.”
”hatis,houghtity,”ralphsaid;
”andalthoughtheyourleaving,theybothagreed
hus.”
”iehesafeeling,”their
hostsaidly.”yallantexaleshouldshahundredsof
thousandsofloiterersandskulkers.
”youspeakfrently.ishouldhavehadhatyou
thean,
thatyouian.”
”forth
any;aogetherhone
ortervisits,inengland.”
”anddoyouspeakenglishash”
”ohyes,e.ourfatherdearule
thatnse
disadvaous,uedtoengland,ifhe
slightestfrenotheowspeaksenglishaspurely
alyasourfather.”
”areyourfriendsaionsofyours”
”theyareourusins,”ralphsaid;”theirfatherisourthers
brother.”
forsotiloheychatted,aheirhostsaid:
”itishalfpastnine;andweareearlypeople,here.youwillhave
tobeupbyfive,soithinkthatitistiyouobed.we
shallselybeupp
oable,hffeeingtogetherh
sobreadandbutter.youelestorchbeforeyou
breakfast.
”andnoustallprosethat,ifyouetothisplace
again,youestraightuphere,andlookuponitasyour
ho.ifyougetillorhappenyou
e;butsothingyouotsuffitly
iortantforyoutoleavetherps,but
straigh
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