第21节

  【】peotheotherofficers,hhly

  agreedaiheroo

  inightbeaskedinreferehe

  proclation.theynohingelsewererequiredand,

  upoiveansedandtooktheirleave.

  itheyoutand,astheyohe

  s,theyheardagreattultofvoicesraisedinanger,

  angdoyle.

  ”hoed,ih.

  ”givealante,oradle,abegoheboysare

  alletobegin.”

  hurryingup,theyfoundtiurroundedbyafeheprincipal

  inhabitantsofthevillage,andsoohecauseofthe

  dispute.supperitoodarktoseetoeatit;

  andtilakehielfusefulhadvoluogo

  insearchofalight.hehadinvainusedhisfeh

  et,andthesehadatlastcalledthe

  saster,theonlypersoninthevillageoodfrench.

  thisnhadaddressedtiirstinfrendtheningernand,

  uponreceivingansherlanguage,hadarrived

  atthenakingfunofthehehe

  disputehadarisen.

  theboysexplaiers,andthevillagerswhoseknowledgeof

  englandostof,

  indeed,hadpreviouslybelievedthatalltheher

  frenandiately

  procuredsodles,andtheboyshastehe

  s.tpanyandonebeing

  lightedatea,andstuckuponnailsinthe

  heboysoseetheplacewaslike.

  stratered,afootdeep,dohe

  rooandfifteenblash

  eantforthesapshungthe

  haversacks,ents;he

  rifles,leavingspace

  enoughtoandthebeds.at

  thefartherendoftheroo,inhalog

  fireallshed,outside,hadbeeed

  intoakit.

  ”ightbehanthis,alongway,ralph,”saidlouis

  duburg,asralphtookhisplathestra.

  ”thatight,louis.thefirelookscheerful,too,andthenights

  aregettingveryld.”

  ”thattheyare,ralph.

  ”ahhereissupper.iauitereadyforthat,too.”

  the,hadbeen

  releasedfrollnightdutyinionoftheirregularly

  uakingthatoupationnoinalargesaufull

  ofsoup;andeauphhisteen,andreceivedhis

  portiouingtohisbeduporaoeatit.

  ”anythingneenasked,froheotherside

  oftheroo

  ”yes,indeed,”ralphsaid.”neindnoneofyou

  gettakenprisoners,fortheprussiangeneralhasissueda

  proclationthatheshallshootallfranctireurshehes.”

  ”iossible”allpresent.

  ”soundslikeit,butitistrueenough,”andralph

  repeated,ationranslated

  tojortee.

  asghthavebeenexpeof

  indignation;andthislasteduntil,atnineok,thesergeant

  gavetheword:

  ”lightsout.”

  intheing,afterparade,ralphandpercystrolledaway

  togetherandhadalongtalkand,attheendofanhour,they

  pehadestablishedhis

  headquarters.

  ”gooding,friends,”hesaid,astheyentered.”isthere

  anythingidoforyousitdown.”

  ”hinking,sirperdithatouldveryeasily

  dressupaspeasants,andgodoight

  thinkfit,andfindoutallparticularsastothestrengthand

  positionoftheene.noo

  tireurs.itethatanyonewouldask

  usaionsand,ifeshouldsaywebelonged

  tosovillageiains,andhadedoobuyffee,

  andotheecessaries.theriskofdeteto

  nothing,foranquiteopassforlads

  froheuntains.”

  jorteeinute.

  ”youkno,atonted.”

  ”nodoubt,sir,butthereisnoreasonintheeshould

  bedetected.theprussianstkno,even

  hioself;andnoticeus,atall.iftheydo,

  ourans.”

  ”itellyoufrankly,boys,ihinkingonlylastnightofthe

  tter;buthouaykelightofitthereis,of

  urse,acertainauntofdangerinagasspies;andyour

  fatherfriendeof

  it:

  ”igaveyouboystofightforfranto

  theirdeath,asspies.

  ”soiresolvedtosaynothingaboutit.”

  ”butnohecaseisdifferent,”ralphsaid.

  ”frourkne,weare

  betterfittedthanaherpstoperforhisservid

  thereforeitit,

  greatlyredangerousthanitis.ourfathersaidtous,at

  starting:

  ”doyourduty,boys,everthedanger.

  ”hestherebenodifficultyabout

  that,thereareseveralladsinthevillagehings

  us.shalleinthisafteoon,forinstrus”

  ”thankyou,lads,”jorteesaid,ly.”itrust,hyou,

  thatnoharofit.butyourofferisoftoogreat

  advaherpsfortopersistinrefusal.”

  uponleavingthequartersofthendant,theboysatonce

  tothehouseofafarrashortdistancefrohevillagewhere,

  thedaybefore,theyhadnoticedttheirownsize.

  theyexplaihefarrthattheyasuit

  ofthehesofeachofhissons.greatlysurprisedat

  thisrequest,thefarrhadinquiredtheyuldpossibly

  theor;andralphh

  thesecretrepliedthat,astheprussiangeneralhadgivennotice

  thatheshouldshootallfranctireursheghttakeprisoners,

  theyightsliponin

  caseofdefeaterofcapture.thepretenselausible

  one;andthefarrsoldtheherequiredhargingonly

  abouttheirst,whennew.

  theboystooktheparcel

  ...

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