【】einutes,
anajor.
thelieutenantnond.thereinuationof
thehalt,fortennutes,ajorilyburiedby
theroadside;arougharkthespot,anda
deepadeireessothat,evenifthe
crossightbefound
afterarchedonagain.
thefirstuseadeofhisauthorityeven
befivingdiresfortheburialoordertherdsof
theprisoobecut.thentherpsntisrd,by
thebrightenedfaen,ituldbeseeneasilyenoughhow
unpopulartheirlatenderhadbeen;andthattheycherished
butslightanisityagainsttheslayer.inashorttithey
struargsongsandprisonersasthey
irethesteady,rtialbearing
ofthen,astheystrodealong,kihe
deepchorus.
inthreehoursrhedthevillagehetroopshad
left,theeveningbefore,tosurprisethefranctireurs;having,as
ralphhadleaedfrohelieutenantinnd,received
infortionfrospyoftheirarrivalatthevillage,lateat
night;andhavingstartedatonderhisguidance.
hereansiderablegernforcebled.theprisonerswere
notunkindlytreated;buttioyle
thesoastonishnttheiryouth;butitwas
assudthattheyhadbeenpupilsatsaintcyrorthepolyteic,
nyofreceivedssionsopossibilityof
findingoffinsenehe
offihatand,asthesehadbeenalso
ehefights,tendaysbefore,thereaions
toask,upoherside.
theboysleaedthattheyoday;wouldbe
rchedtoluneville,aherain.
”theyareafioffelloheirlast
visitorhadleftthe”goodofficers,uionably;andwhen
theyareniapitalfelloakeoutheyshouldbe
sobrutal,assoldiers;fortheyareundoubtedlyakindlyrace.”
”nodoubt,”percysaid,butheatters,and
notpayingchattentiontohisbrother.
”doyouthinkakingourescape,ralph”
”oh,enough,”ralphansly.
”hourknoan,andlookingsoyoung,therebe
difficultyaboutit,totheendofour
jouey;butitshinkingaboutit,atpresent.we
shallbeagooddealtoocloselylookedafter.ionlyhopethey
ayence,orblentz;andnottoohe
fortressesattheotherendofgerny.
”nd,ustnotgiveourparole.”
theday,ostart,theyfoundthat
thereyorsixtyotherprisonersin,
frotherdireebeloolis;butthe
greaterportion,byfar,obilesheretreatof
generalcariels,hadbeencutofforleftbehindand,after
hidingintheedays,werebeinggraduallyfoundand
broughtin.thebarclaysheonlyofficers.theytherefore
tooktheirplacesattheheadoftheprisoners;ed,four
deeparch.
itarch.theherhe
barhedintoluneville.
thegreaterpartoftheprisonersiable
ndition.sosorethattheyuldhardlyputone
footbeforetheother.otherstotteredenof
theesrtfrequentlyusedtheflatsoftheirspel
theokeeptogether.astheyrchedthroughthestreetsof
luneville,thepeopleireetsunvered;andtheenwaved
theirhandstotheandpressedforfruitand
bread,inspiteoftheordersoftheesrt.
theyakenstraighttotherailation,heywere
putintoashed.ralphandpercyhadgaihegoodhe
sergeantinndoftheesrt,bythennerinheyhad
aidedhiyinterpretingtotherestoftheprisoners,andby
doingtheirbesttocheerthep,andtakethingssoth;andthey
notorequesttheoffind,attherailway
station,toallotountilthetrainstarted,on
parole.therequesthefavorablereportofthe
sergeantgraondtheyoldthatnotrainwould
gooffuntiling,andthattheyghtsleepiown,
iftheychose.
thankingtheoffiissioofthe
station;ansergeantstoppedbefore
the
”donnered,”sohereyain”
theboysgavealittlestart;fortheyregohe
sergeantinthecabaret,upon
thenightaster.
ralphsaportanan;asa
reportfroiftheesghtreheirpositiona
stunpleasantoneaheeventofnothinging
ofitosteheircaptivityinsoprisonuponthe
farthersideofprussia,insteadofatohefrontier
fortresses.
”ah,sergeant,hoisourfate,you
see,tobedeprisoners.youakingus,andnow
hereweare.”
”ahesergeantsaid,surlily,”h
yourebrother,andyoursicksister,and
yourahataffair.”
”e,sergeant,”ralphsaid,laughing,”letbygonesbebygones.
allisfairintouchasinglehairof
anyofyournsheads.allaster.it
ightdous
haritsquitebadenoughforus,asitis.”
”youreniceboys,youare,”thesergeantsaid,hhisface
relaxingintoasle.”tothinkofbeingtakenin,bytwolads
likeyou.onstrouslywell,iwillsayfor
youneverflinchedaneyelash.
”soyouareofficers,afterall.ineversuspectedanythingabout
it,tillthreehoursaftertorelievethe
sentry;andfoundhiyiieduplikeabundle.we
uldntthihe,foryouhaddeno
attaditoingthathattheold
sasterhadbeechedoutofbed,andcarriedoffonthe
headsoften.
”alice.”
”thatsright,
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