【】thelandlordledtheoanouthouse,irussesof
stra,ralphsaid,suddenly:
”ahihadnearlyfottenaboutthepriest.youhaveapriest
here,haveyounot”
”ofurse,”thelandlordsaid.”doyoutakeusforheathens”
”notatall,”ralphsaid,apologetieto
esses.eldestsisterwasveryill,
eaherher.
”hepriestlive”
”thelasthouseo,asyougooutfrohefartherendof
thevillage.butanyoneoing.
”youdontthelightanylonger”
fortheboyshad,akingofftheirboots,and
kingashooliedohestraw.
”no,thankyou.goodnight.
”oh,ifotdoyouask,foryourbestbeer
fatheredtoknohepricesuits,willsenddowna
hit.”
thelandlordnadthepridthensaidgoodnight,a
the
ansoldiers,
thesergeantaskedhiquestionortheboys;and
thelandlordrepeatedthesubstaheionhhe
hadjusthad.thisallayedthelastsuspisained
inthesergeantsnd;andhengratulatedhielf,greatly,that
hehadnottakenhisnout,insuere
groundlesssuspi.
”ifthelandlordrepeatsthatyatothegerns,itwillallay
allsuspi,”ralphsaid,heyaloherwise
thesergeantghthavetakenitintohisheadtoetohavea
lookatusand,althoughituchtterthathe
shoulddisverthatthebirdshadfloillit
hinhisguard,ahavedoubledthesentries,andde
itultforus.
”y,old
boy.”
”very,ralphiherghtybattles,again,than
feelasifeltart,andthoughtthatishould
neverseeyouagain,alive.”
”olosenoyourboots
onagainifso,letusstartatobe
veryanxious,longbeforethis.itstbefullanhoursincewe
ca.”
”ithasbeenthelohourieverpassed,ralph.thereno
ready,ifyouare.”
”ustgooutveryquietly,percy.ihavenodoubtthattheyhave
gotsentriespostedallabout.theyknohathe
neighborhoodianythereareofthe”
”ifoundout,frohelandlord,thatallthefifteennwesaw
here,”pereatfirst,
,thatheulddonothingforinthewayofa
bed,becausethere.isaidthata
stableandalittlestrahenhe
thoughtofthisouthouse.
”atthesarate,therestbeatleastahundredninthe
village.”
theynohedooroftheouthouse,quietlyout,and
detheirhroughagardenatthebackofthehousetowards
thewood.
”standstillafeinutes,percy,”ralphsaid,inawhisper,”and
letusseeifhesentriesareplaced.i
expeardonroundthevillage.
”liedo,there,andtheyotsee
us.”
itiheyhearda
treadquite;andaprussiansoldierpassed,hina
yardoflyseethathishood
ngtohielfascrap
ofsogernair.theylaythereuntilhehadagainpassedthe
spot;andthenhavingfoundoutthedireofhisbeatthey
utes,hadreachedtheedge
oftheforest.
theydiderit,asitpossibleinthe
densedarkohavedetheirhoutrunningagainst
trees,andsnappingoffboughs,.
theythereforeskirtedtheedgeknohat,hthetrees
behiheythedistanceofayardor
tinutesreachedtheplaywas
a.astheyapproachedthespot,theygaveashort,low
ongtheband,forknowing
eachotheronnightexpeditions.itond,in
ae,theyongtheirfriends.
”peasked.”ingvery
anxiousaboutyou.isentfavartstorenennutesago;
andhehasjustretued,sayingthathehearsoonepag
backheroad,andthathebelievesittobea
sentry.”
”heans.
therestasfaras,at
theverylo;andthereareprobablyahundred.wehavebeen
prisoners,orsothingverylikeit,andhavehadanstrously
closeshaveofit.
”butie.doyoustill
thinkofcarryingoutyourplans”
”pesaid,”thatsasteriaeterned
tohave,evenifinbed.have
youfoundoutwherehelives”
”no,sir,buthepriestlives.itisthis
endhouse:theendofthevillage,ohandsideasyou
eout.”
”arethesentriesveryclosetogether”
”theyareprettyclose,butnottooclosetopreventourcrawling
bet,unobserved,onsuightasthis.”
jorteehesitatedforawhile.
”itoohazardous,”hesaid.”he
groundoverocrawouldbehardly
possibleforthirtys,andfirearto
crahoutsnappingsticks,orstrikingriflesagainsta
stoneandgivingthealar
”no,thesentryattheentranustbesilenced.”
sosaying,thendahenanding
round,andexplainedbrieflythepurportofthewhispered
ionhralph.hethenchosetive
youngn,andtoldtheotakeofftheircloaks,belts,and
a,htheirrifles,
enainatthespotatheythen
overtheirretreat,ifnecessary.theyotake
nothingbuttheirsstobe
used,exaseofyandailoflightrope.
defiruannerinh
theirattackade.
theythentookofftheirboots,aoffnoiselesslyupontheir
enterprise.theyonrapidly,untiltheyhinplain
hearingofthefootstepsofthesentinel;andt
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