tchislighted,fallbackifpossiblebeforethearrivalof
heavybodiesoftheene.”
”nothinguldbebetter,”lieutenantdeupasexclaid,andthe
otherofficersagreed.
”ovent”
”thedayaftertorropesaid.”thatwill
giveusplentyoftitosendorderstotheothertpanies;
andthesooisdohebetter.”
theobreakup,hesurgeonwhohad
listenedinsilencesaid:
”thegeneralplanissileenoughbut,tell,howdoyoupropose
tosetaboutbloaybeabletoholditfor
halfanhour,atst.hohinkofproceeding”
jorteeandhisofficerslookedateachother.theyhadnot,as
yet,thoughtthetterover;buttheinstantitplainly
beforethetheysahedifficulty.
”oh,”lieutenantdeupassaid,ly,”ourse,
putthenitroglyesoiddleofthetunnel,and
blohewholeaffairup.”
lieutenantdeupashadbeenasailor;andhisquiessof
decisionandgoahead,straightf
dehiatoothen;whohad
niadhigraesse,”or,asweshouldsayinenglish,
the”express.”
”iafraidthetterisratherrediffiagine,
deupas,”jorteesaid,ile.”thisisin
ribouvillesheengineers,hewillknowall
aboutit.”
theoffie;but
sathhisheadonhishand,ihought.
”ifeelashadtoo,”hesaid,atlast;”butireallydonot
knoattersoastohaveaceof
reallydestroyiunnel,aftersoshortatifor
<,briedtuhe
propositionofdeupasslightlydifiedhave
theeffectingdohebriing,ahbehind
self;buthatuinthesolidrock,
it.thenaturalstrengthofthetunnelwouldbe
sogreatthattheforceoftheexplosionplybelost,
throughtheends.itghthtndoassesof
rock,butoneuldnotrelyuponitdoihat.
”ifihadti,thetterakea
deepchaerinthesolidrock,atthesideofthetunnel;i
charge,aaorfastenitin,asonry.thiswould
esdestru,atthepointofexplosion;butihaveno
hopeofadagebeingdone,byrelyputtingtwobarrels
ofnitroglyedo.i
assureyouthepoihedooreseriousand,as
farasiseeatpresent,iulddonothinginhalfanhourh
ake
suhaerasispeakoftohlye
heanddayeven
htheaidofpoofthe
questiontohopeforasnyhours.”
thereeation,aslieutenantribouvillespoke.
heree,froeyhadexpected
soch.atthisti,thegernshadnootherlineofrailat
theirnd;aruofthetunnelwouldhavebeena
disaster,equaltothatofthelossofapitchedbattle.
”therehere,ofourhidinginthewoods
uunnelruns;soastoboredooit,andblo
infrobove”jorteeasked.
”nohedepthtobeboredhe
stoneishard,andituldnotbepiercedhouttheuseof
porayourpresendevenuld,
andenallgoodners,itonths,at
theveryleast.”
thereenutes,ahendantsaid:
”giveitup,houtatrial.thinkitover,ribouville,
forthehreeorfourdays.youybeabletopite
plan.ifyouentof
explodinglyeintheddleofthetunnelor,at
anyrate,asfarinasakeourretreatinthe
halfhour,eeuponholdingthe
entrance.”
chapter7:abaffledproject.
beforeleavingtheheadquartersofthendant,theyoung
barclaysaskedifhehattheyshouldntiokeep
silenandant
repliedthathedidhatitulddoanyharprovided
thattheyiressedupontheirradestheyof
intaininganabsolutesilenceuponthesubject,he
peopleoftheneighborhood.althoughthevillagers
ghtappeartouandnolanguagebutgeryet
knoogleanraitorously
inouslyihe
dangerhebarclaysshouldagaingodoothetown.
theirusinshadalreadyheardoftheirretu;fortheboys,upon
sittingdondants,hadrequestedleaveto
sendaliotheirusins,ing
the
”halloyoubarclay,o,allday”he
generalexclation,astheyentered.
”onduty,”ralphsaid.
”ondutyyes,butysterious,and
hing.thesergeanthereknehingaboutit,except
thatourlieutenanttoldhihatyouhadleave;andirishtias
beenhangingaboutallday,asrestlessasahathaslostits
calf.”
”wehavebeendoosavee,”ralphsaid.
thereationofastonishnt.thoseofthen
heirstrahenightsatup
again,andallcroohearralphsstory,
ooldatlength;andh,whenfinished,gaverisehereas
ithaddoheoffiateddiscussion.
severalofthenshookhandslyhthebarclays,
ngratulatiheiroffertouakethisdangerous
serviation
heyhadobtained.
frohistiforenpttopassjokesat
theexpenseofanyoftheboys.herpsraised,
nyoftheyoungnhadbeeninedtoprotestagainstboys
beingaepted,helistuldhavebeenreadilyfilledh
nbut,bythisti,theboyshadprovedthattheyeas
capableofsuppfatigueasen.theyhadbehaved
equallyion;anderpriseofthebarclays
testifiedtothefactthat,inadangerousexpeditionrequiring
olness,presenc
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