【】edforbrussels;
askedforticketsinveryenglishfrend,atelevenok
atnight,enteredbrussels.heretheirtroubleswereood
nightsrest,inagoodhotel,pletelysetthepagainand,
theing,theyleftbytrainfordunkirk.
theretheyreportedtheelvestothefrenand;
aearh
oing,forcherb.
chapter14:aperilousexpedition.
upontheeleventhofheboysarrivedattours.theyhad
startedforthatplaont
theyarrivedatenshopeswerehighfor,a
ann,and
reoupiedorleans.everyhourfreshtroopswerearriving,and
passingforoerallythrongedhsoldiers,of
allsorts:batteriesofartillery,regintsofcavalry,squadrons
ofarabspahislookingstrangelyoutofplatheire
robes,anduehisseofeuropean
ireurs,ineverypossiblevarietyofabsurdand
unsuitableunifor
inallthisdinandnfusion,theyoungbarclaysfeltquite
bes;
thetheelves.thereer
tter,foreverytailorintourshad,forthetibeing,tued
litaryoutfitterand,bydintoftopayextra,their
uniforisedfortheing.thatttersettled,
theydeterogoatoheprefecture,a
theelves.
astheytuedoutoftheeivedtwo
heartyslapsontheshoulder,ostkheown;while
aheartyvoilaid:
”dearboys,ialadtoseeyou”
theylookedroundandtotheirastonishntanddelightsaw
loee.forahehandshakingsaings
ythationsuldbeasked.
”ithoughtagernprisonholdyoulong,boys,”the
lonelsaid.”isaethroughdijon;andi
saidtohihatishouldbesurprisedifyoudidnottuupsoon,
especiallyhihatyouayenlytwo
daystrafrohefrontier.”
”butareyoudoinghere,lonel”
”justatpresent,iaeadquarters.betweenourselves,
thearoftheeastisingroundtojoinaurelles.ourpoor
fellotynearlyusedup,andifoundthatiulddo
littlerealgoodnd;
aa,andhehaskept.
”noareyougoingtodo”
”ourselves,lonel.”
”nousegoingtodaytoolate.eanddihe
bordeaux.haveyougotroo”
”,lonel.”
”thenitellyouyou,atall.theplaceis
s,by
thegreatestgoodlueofyouhavethesoftheotheran
arhair,orthehearthrug,syoubest.”
”thankyou,verych;ally,”theboyssaid.
”andnoparis”
”eneparisbut,ill,thenes
veryslotoget
be.”
”butsurely,nseletoguard,thereuldbe
difficultyinassengerfindinghiswayin”
”thereisadiffipesaid;
”forofallried,onlyoceeded.now
ealong,orefordinner.”
itedleyatthetabledhote,atthehotelde
bordeaux.generals,htheirbreastsveredhorders,and
silefranoftheservice;
nistersandersofthelaterpslegislatif;anari
gentlen,ily;englishney
ntrailies,refugeesfroaris.afterdihey
toacafeliterallyersao
loeesroo,heysatdoly,tochatover
hadtakenplacethelastvisit.
”butanyourfathertoldhehyou.i
supposeyouuldhiut.”
”ohyes,tihere,”ralphsaid,laughing,”butheranacrossa
upleofirishnbelongingtothefnlegionandashewould
havebeeninourknoo
sleepleavetilltorrooi
usinfrontoftherailation.”
”bytheastep”
”no,”theboyscried.”really”
”yes,really,”thelonelsaid.”thatgoodfellobriels,sent
inastroinyourfavorupninghisnd;
rehearsingight
beatonatterofurseithe
gazette.”
”ofurse,sabsurd,soyoung
asonthsay
bejors.”
”inordinarytisitbe
possibleforyoutoholdthegradeyoudonoilllesshigher
onesunlessyouuoodthhlyyourduty.atthepresent
nt,everythingisexanwho,perhaps,onlyserved
afeonthsinthear,yearsago,isdeageneral,ao
anizeaand
thesetroopsinthefield,uldnotevendrillthentheparade
ground.butthatisofnotter.hehasatalentfanization,
andthereforeisselepand,toenablehibr>
todosoeffitly,hereceivesthenonalrankofgeneral.
”inordinarytisanuldprotedthreeorevenfour
tis,inasnyheheadsofhundredsofothers,
ofjealousy;hout,infact,
upsettingthey.
”noy
arealstallprisoners.everyoneisneed
tohisenselvestobegoodnbe
reotedhexceptionalrapidity,houtexg
anyfeelingofjealousy,ever.besideshehing
isprovisional.hehergoback
intoprivatelifeor,iftheyntioserve,ted
intularar,aescaleorothertobe
hereafterdeternedupon.soinnvenienodoubtwillarise,
buttheywillhardlybeserious.
”ionthago;butideedit,as
ityuakingdutiesfor
unfi
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