【】tbyafe.inthatcase,youwill
etous,”
theboysallgratefullyprosedtoavailtheelvesofthe
invitation,incaseofneed;andthensaidgoodnightandgoodbye
totheirhost,andpreparedfortheinthe
ingtheye,dressedasquietlyasthey
uldsoasnottodisturbtheirhostanddoairs;lit
thespiritlaunderaglassboilkand,in
tennutes,heirohetown.
”ableasthat,”percy
said,lookingbadthere.
”theregoesthebugle,”louisduburgsaid;”erofan
hour,yet.
”prettygirlsthosewere”
louiseenand,atseventeen,afrenchlad
nsidershielfapetentjudgeastotheappearand
nnersofyoungladies.
”hey”perarelessly,htheindifferenceofan
englishboyofhisageastogirls.”ididnotnoticeit.idont
carefirls;theyarealhinkingabouttheirdress,andone
isafraidoftouething.
thereisnothingjollyaboutthe”
theotherslaughed.
”iaurellyisjollyenough,”philippeduburgsaid.
”yes,llyisjolly,”persh
usboys,andsheplay,ashifyoutouchher,or
ndabitifshetearsherfrock.soareourusinsin
englandsooftheyes,therearesojollygirls,ofurse;
still,afterall,,takiogether
theyareveryheirandwellbehaved,andso
onbuttheyarebetterindoorsthanout.”
thekstrikinghalfpastfive,astheboysreachedthe
plably.stofthe,and
thebuglerinutesallwere
asseled;includingtioyle,hhishorseandcart.
”gooding,ti”theboyssaid,asthey.”ihope
youhadasfortablequartersasnight.”
”splendid,yourhonordosplendid;asupperfitforalord,
andabedbigenoughforaduchess.”
theboyslaughedattheideaofaduchessingabedbiggerthan
anyoneelse,andtin:
”ah,yourhonor,ifcaaigninghis,sureid
anyatiishall
lookbaybigsupper,andbigbed.notthatishouldlike
italtogetherentirely;ishouldgetsofat,andsolazy,thati
shouldntknoyownshadow.”
<
started,theystruckupalivelyrgsong;andseveralwindows
opened,andadieusastheypasseddohe
streetintotheopenuntry.everyohe
etibeenunfavorable,hadclearedup;
thesunly,andtheyfeltthattheyhadfairly
startedforheuntrywildand
untainous,thickforestsextendedineverydire,asfaras
theeyeuldcarry.
”thereiso,percy,”ralphsaid,”ifenand
drivenback,ightgetintothisforest,andlaughatthe
prussians.”
perastratheradoubtfuleyeatthedarkwoods.
”theprussiansghtnotbeabletodisverus,ralph;butiwould
asleavebekilledbyprussianballsasdieofhunger,andour
en,wouldbevery
slight.”
”theydontlookhospitable,certainly,percy.iagreehyou.we
hadbetterkeepintheopenuntry,aslongaspossible.”
thefirstvillageatheyarrivedwasdeyvilliers.herea
haltinutes,fiveleshavingalreadybeen
renlessfortuhanthebarclaysand
duburgshadhadnothiuponstartingand,s
herehroughthevillage,in
searchofprovisions.breadhadbeenboughtoveight,atepinal,
andbroughtoni;unate,forthevillage
allone,andthereyin
obtainihanaloafortwerein
abundaneapples,andsatdohe
littlefeederofthesellehroughthevillage,and
blingpastonitsainstreaafew
lesbelowepinal.
inaquarterofanhour,theyaranother
fivelestheyreachedfontaine,lyingalittleofftheroadto
theirright.theyhadnoarpe
orderedahaltforthreehours.apieceoflevelgroundhosen,
arsandhaversackstakenoff,andthen
preparationsbeganfortheirfirstal.noffh
kettles,forer.othersuptothevillagehsfor
orenthan
tookthehorseoutoftheshafts,andgavehiooats.soof
theneaytofetchheold
soldierspreparedfortheiortaionofoking.
severallittlefireplacesade,hstonesandturf,openon
thesidefagthehesesticksedand,when
they,thesauseachholdingthealloe
oftenn.iheatcutupin
piecesofabouthalfapoundhpepper,salt,
onions,ridpotatoespeeledandcutup,andthewholefilled
upher.
hepreparatiohreselvesdown
uheshadeofsotrees;andskedandchatteduntil,in
aboutanhour,theokie.eathenbroughtup
histinteen,andreceivedhisportionofsoupinthedeepside,
andhisataablesintheshallohebreadhad
alreadybeencutup.thetindrinkingpotshknives,
forks,andspooeens,h
beerand,uchlaughingandfun,easatdohe
grass,orscatteredrocks,toeathisbreakfast.
nyofthevillagershadedohesebrought,forthe
stpart,littlepresents:afetlefreshcheese,or
abuneal,andtheboysagreedthatit
hejolliestpiicthattheyhadeverbeenat.
atthebuglesouheokingthingskedup
andplathecartagain;theblasandhaversacksslungon,
andtheriflesshoulderedand,anyagoodthe
peasants,theyrchedfain.
eightlesfurtherrtotheendoftheirdays
jouey,thevillageofdestord.itinyplaely
overahalfdozenhouses.jorteeinnsequeerned,as
theher
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