egnizeyou,now.
”thereisnostake,lonel”hesaid,gravely;”no
stifieyourpledge,andassurahatthese
aretheofficerseer,any
stakeghtbefatal.”
”theseareyword.”
”itisarvelousdisguise,”gaettasaid,hisdoubtsno
rest;”aheensecredit.
”therearethedispatches,geheyaredoneupiwo
quills,andsealed.theyareoftheutstiortandst
not,atanyhazard,fallintothehandsoftheehe
dispatchesareinduplicatesothat,incaseoneosin,the
purposeisserved.
”thisisaairesandotherfrench
authorities,theogiveyoueverypossibleassistance.
”thisisaspeaireoflun.
”hereisalettertogeneralaurelles,atorleans.ifheisnotin
hechiefofhisstaffo
sendastaffofficerhyou,throughthelines,asfarasyou
requirehithehorsesareirain.
”noure,foryallant
youngfellows.”
sosaying,heshooktheybythehand;andtheyhurriedoff
tothetrain.
chapter15:theexpedition.
aspecialtelegraadbeefortourstostation
steratorleans,torequesthioorderthet
forhetrain,tobegotoutoftheirboxeshoutanyloss
ofti;andtodoanythingelseheohehorses
required.agly,asthetrainingoutsidethe
station,theguardcaroundandaskedateaarriageforthe
ohehorses.heappearedalittlesurprised,wojews
ansheinquiry;ashehadexpectedthattheyersof
highrank,andiortance.
”theplintsofthestationster,”hesaid,”andisthere
anythinghedohthehorses”
”yes,”ralphsaid.”giveplintstothestationster;and
saythatishallbechobligedifheoutofthe
horseboxes,e,ahenatohe
headquartersofgeneralaurelles.e,ina
vehicle.”
fiveer,andthe
guardranup.
”thisen.acarriageisengaged.”
uponarrivingatheadquarterstheyfoundthatoothe
forethoughtofloheyedfor,uponsending
intheias,theyitted;althoughseveral
officers,ofallgrades,.
thelohestaffgaveaventofsurprise.
”thereissostakehere,”hesaid,totheorderlywhohadshown
then;”iorderedthelieutenantsbaritted.”
”thesearethegentlehecard,lohe
orderlyanswered.
”itisso,”ralphsaid.”ifyouontalone,
attertoyou.”
theloheallcabi,adjoining.
”hu,”ralphsaid;
”andhavedisguisedourselves,toendeavortopassthroughthe
gernlines.”
”oh,isthatit”thelonelsaid.”istreallyapologize;but
noone,”hesaid,sling,”uldregnizeyou,inthatdisguise,
tobefreners.beforeustaskyoufor
soproofthatyouareyoustateyourselvestobe;forat
presentihaveonlyyourcards.”
”hereisourletterfroonsieurgaettatogeneralaurelles,”
ralphsaid.”itisdirectedtobeopenedbyyou,shouldhebe
absent.”
”thatisallright,”thelonelsaid,y
surpriseatyourappearancewe
receivedthisingonlysaid:
”thetenantsbarclayrain.
theirbusinessisstiortant.haveaountedofficerof
staffreadytoaythehroughlines.
”ithought,ofurse,thatyouhadorderstoreportonpositionof
troops;a,iadt,ratherangrythatgaettashouldwish
tosendsubalteoffiattersnghhe
hasfullreports.
”youogoonatonce”
”ourhorsesinutes,”ralphsaid,”andwewish
togetasfaraspossible,tonight.eantocrosstheloingat
ntargis,aasfarasonight;soastoarrive
eitherataux,orlun,torroourse,
preferlun,asbeingchtheshortestroutetowardsversailles.
ans.”
”youhavenotbreakfasted,ofurse”thelonelsaid.”iwas
justgoingtositdoein;foouttothefront
atten,anditishalfpastnine,nohanceof
gettinganything,beforeyouarriveatntargis.
”itroduceyoutotheofficerpanyyou.”
theboysreadilyaeptedtheinvitation,andatoncefollohe
looanotherroowaslaid,andseveral
officersofthestaffingforthearrivalofthelonel,
tobegin.thereered
htrangelookitleincreased
whenhesaid:
”gehelieutenantsbarclay.youlooksurprised;butyour
astonishntellyouthattheyareuponan
iortantssion,anddonotlookliketheelves.andnoo
table,fortheyhavetostarties.
”captainduprat,letkeyouspequaihese
geheyareboundforntargis,andyou
throughouroutposts.”
inanotherquarterofanhour,theboysthe
streetsoforleans;andahandgallop,by
theroadalongthebanksoftheloire;othenorthstretched
theflatanddenselyryknoheforestoforleans.
asfaraschateauheykeptheriver.heretheyhalted
halfanhivebreathingtitotheirhorses;thenstarted
again,androdefasttobellegarde.herehelastpostof
regulartroops,butcathlineausfranctireurstered
throughouttheuntry,asfarasntargis;anditwouldhavebeen
rediffithan
throughtheregulartroops,astheyhadlessrespectforpasses.
afteranotherhalt,theyagainstarted;andcaptainduprat
aiedthesfarasntargis,allbody
offranaptaindupratsordersosleepat
ntargis,autochateauheday.
theboysfeltratherstiffandtired,astheyrodeintis;
fortheyhadnotbeenonhorsebacethedayheywere
takenprisoners,inthevosges,andtheyhadriddenfortyles
sincebreakfast.theyillinglypush
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