t;orsettingto,tanizeyounglevies,andgivingup
activeservice.
”no,ifyougoonasyouhavehithertodone,boys,youybe
lonelsinanothersixnths;foreisrendedfor
protioodserviaywellsuppose
thereisioohisage.ofurse,nogeneral
ndyouasent,
becauseyouarealtogetherignorantofacaptainsduty;butyou
arequitecapableoffilliiesofcaptain,oaff,
asthosedutiesrequireonlyclearheadedness,pluck,attention,
andnsense.
”panywereiin
yourpladerscrossinthelegionofhonor.i
hadtheanderscrossa
fhtago,forthebridgeofvesouze.”
”ah,yes,”ralphsaid,”thaththatis
hopeless.”
loee.
”youan,”ralphsaid,afterapause,”thatthereisaceof
our.”
”pesaid,”idontknhtin
leadingyouintodanger,butidothinkthatyought.i
entioningyouas,oerday,togaetta.adispatch
hadjusteinfrrulingatreceivingnone
theuntry;aaentiheiossibilityof
arrangingforsiltaneousvents,oothebreakdohe
pigeons,andthefailureofthessengers;whenisaid:
”therehus,inthevosgesthey
brielsstafflast,andarenohey
inifanyoneuld.theydown,
overandain,angthegerns;andiuldlayanyney
thattheyceed.
”hobettaasked,assharpasa
knife.
”bynofaultoftheirooutonleave,
tosee;ahapartyoffranctireursheyof
ursehadnoauthority,astosentriesaywas
surprised,atnight,aelycutup.theyaken
prisoners,butidonotexpectthattheyains.
”gaettadidnotsayanything,then;but,anhour
afterarked:
”ifyouhearofthoseyoungfellowsyouwerespeakingofhaving
retued,seee.”
ralphlookedatperdkedtheohhesaas
onhisbrotherslips.
”ithinkitghtbedone,lonel,”hesaid,quietly;”butitisa
serioustter,andhinkitover,befivean
opinion.”
ralphthengedthesubjedtheytalkedovertheevents
aneuversof
generalchel,thearrivalofgaribaldi,thedoingsofthefranc
tireurs,etc.
”bythein,this
eveningjustasilefttheofficethatthegernsoupied
dijoerday.”
”youdontsayso”theboyssaid,juingfroheirseats.”was
thereanyfighting”
”yes,sobilesandfranctireursdeaverypluckydefense,
outsidethetoegrossshegreatbulk
ofthetroopshadbeenhdrahedaybefore.aftertwoor
threehhting,ournfellback;theprussians,asusual,
shelledthetoheauthoritiessurrendered.”
”thefightinguldnothavebeenoursideofthetown,”ralph
said,thoughtfully.
”no,justtheotherside,”loeesaid.”asill
atho,andourplaanyhundredyardsfroours,that
hefirstthingithoughtof.”
”ihefight”percysaid,anxiously.
”ishouldthinkitprobable,boys,thatoldfriendwouldhave
go;butidonotthinkthatyouneedbeuneasyaboutitfor,
froaid,ourlossall.thetroopsfell
batothetoolestedthroughit.soyour
father,havegedhisthingsiown,and
havelybackagain.
”hehadvolunteeredintothenationalguard,elast
throughdijon;and.ofurse,he
hadhisoldrankofcaptain.”
attenoktheboyssaidthattheyroll,
beforelyingdohenight.theyupwardsofanhour;
aued,attheendofthatti,hseriousbutresolved
faces.thelonel
stretchedonthesofaahrug,ein.theygave
hisleepygoodnight,andnoed.
intheing,theypewas
alreadydressed,atogethertogettheirffeeand
lk.astheythattheyhaddeup
theirndstoketheattettoenterparis,hdispatches;
butthattheysaoneodoso;andthat,uheyuld
befuishedhthenecessarypapers,theyshouldabandonall
ideaoftheenterprise.
teer,theyeheprefepe
inatoa,aihe
anterooiestheirfriendcaoutagain,andbeed
totheoeintotheroo
”thesearethelieutenantsbarclay,”hesaid.
theboysboined,anwho
e,theabsoluteruleroffrance.adarkn;ha
shortblackbeard,keeneyes,andalookofselfreliand
energy.anttedeakes,buthelife
andsoulofthefreaohadhelivedin
oldentistheroatuebecause,inher
deepestsfortunes,heneverdespairedoftherepublic.
helookedkeenlyattheyoungn.
”loellsthatyouhaverenderedverygreatservice,
bygoingangtheeneindisguise;andthatyouareo
keaocarrydispatchesintoparis.”
”otry,”ralphsaid,respectfully;”butaftertalking
itoverineveryonedisguisehwould
eoperatetheeneslines,nearenoughtotheground
betiestorenderapossible;ahat
disguiseainpapers.”
”bettaasked.
”anjerip
allthethe
villastheyoany.therearea
nuerofjey;aherbuythesestolen
goodsfroheoruaketoheaanyata
certainprice.severalofthesejehtheirwagonsfullof
ks,andotherarticleshavebeencapturedbyourfranctireurs
ortroopsand,no
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