【】and,insteadofretuingtothevillage
direct,theyhiditcarefullyinaashortdistanceaway.
theytheuedand,ieoon,receiveddetailed
instrujortee.
itattershouldbekeptentirelysecret,
lestanyincautiousightbeoverheardaed.theywere
tostartatdaybreak,uponthefollooing.theirusinsand
tioylebeingaloakenintotheirnfideheirfriends
regretted,andsharetheir
daheboyspoihohatevenuldtheyhave
spokengerlytheyuldnothavegoneas,
althoughtrangersenoattention,ever,five
aintodoso.
theiartedtogether,asifforawalk.upon
reagthespotinthehepeasantsclotheswere
hidden,theboystookofftheiruniforhwereedup,
andncealedinthesapladputohes.they
fittedfairly;ahanthatnecessary,aspeasants
uratelytothefigure.roundingtheir
shoulders,andpingsortofstride,noonewould
haveigihattheyherthantheypreteobetwo
aianlads.
theyks,exgedaheartygoodbyehtheir
friends,andstartedforsavee.tertheywerewalking
initsstreets;staringintotheshopeverything
thatouthedcuriosityoftwoyoung
untrylads.thentheydeafeeffee,sugar,
andpeppertiedthenaloredpockethandkerchief,andthen
allcabaretegernsoldiers
drinkingsatdoebreadandcheese
andbeer.
hey,theylisteheionof
thesoldiers.theonlyinfortionthattheygleanedfrotwas
thattheohavenoexpectation,ever,ofanyearly
vent;andthattheyonotonyofthe
pladthehardrollingthelineofrail
andday.presentlythesoldierspaidfortheirbeer,a;and
soofthetoein,andtooktheplacestheyhadleft.
theirion,ofurse,tuedontheprussianoupation,
anddeephecursesheapedupontheiheonlything
ntioheirfavorallnessoftheiuer.there
en;andthisauntlightly
uponsavee,paredhthefifty,sixty,orahundred
quarteredateverylittlevillagealongthelineofrailway.
theboyshadnoostedtoknoaying
fortheirrefreshnt,outagainintothestreet.thenthey
otherailationheysawseveralsoldiers,on
guardaofftoapointheyuldseethe
entrahetuherethile
othersatioshortdistances,allalongtheline.
theboysnoselves,they
uldealongnearlyeveryhalf
hour;ienselylongtrains,filledhstoresofallkinds.asit
becadusk,theysaargdohe
line;relieviries,andplagfreshodistances
oflittlerethanfiftyyardsapart.theserkwardsand
foreteachother;theuing,untilthey
facedtheirradeattheotherendoftheirbeat.
”anbeoffnoy,”ralphsaid,rising.”ouewsisbad,
foriteaocutthelineaswehad
expected.thesebeveryeasilycaughtasleep.”
”no,indeed,”percysaid.”theideaofcuttingthelinesoundedso
easy,adistaitisquiteadifferent
tter,noearehere.”
upontheirretutheyfoundedifficultytheplacewhere
theyhadhiddentheirunifaingedclothes,and
thenadeupinto
buheyreehevillage,andstraightto
headquarters.
jorteediheotherofficers,andreceived
thegreatpleasure;forhehadbeenanxious,allday,lest
toeat,sintosit doilitarydisciplineisfarlessstrithese tters,infrahanitisinengland;andangtherpsof franctireursespeciallyasangtheenglishvolunteers,where theprivateisinnycasesequalto,orsuperiorto,hisofficer insouchputaside, exceptonduty. ”andyousaythattheyhaveaseeveryfiftyorsixty yards,alongtheline”jorteesaid,whenralphhadgivenan ae,tobe fataltoourplans.” ”ahefirst panyasked.”itseetothatnothinguldbeeasier. suppose,thesentrieswouldbe atonadeprisoners;andevenallowingasyoung barclaysaysthattherearetroopsinallthevillages,itwould beagoodhalfhourbeforeaforce,suffittodisturbus,uld arrive.” ”thatistrueenough,”jorteeansuldwedo, inhalfanhhtpullupt realadvahelineofsentriesalong theraililes,in halfasnynutes;arainsoppedlongbefore theyarrivedatthebreak.eaarries,iknoenand terialsforrepairingtheline;andasitpossiblefor ustocarryaup,theywouldbe replaeasittookustotearthep;andthe nsequehetrafficwouldonlybesuspendedfor anhourortost.forabreaktobeofaility, ustlastfordays,ifnotforweeks. ”thegreatup,ofurse,hedestruoftherock tunnelofsavee,hespetofourpresence here.failingthat,usttryabridge.thetunnel,however,is thegreataffair.oroyed,there, fornyypropositionis,therefore,thatuour attentionatohatpoint.” thereurrofassent. ”thebestursepanytortto theotherendofthetunnel,seizeit,ainterference frohatehersthehesaveeend,and holditadeforbloup.then,when the ... 【在阅读模式下不能自动加载下一页，请<退出阅读模式>后点击下一页阅读。】