【】eightandfortyhours,percysfeveranddeliriutinued
unabated.attheendofthatti,hefellintoalongsleep;and
thedoctor,ashefelthishandandheardhisbreathing,toldhis
brotherthathethoughtthecrisishathewould
aicatiowellfoundedand,
toralphsintensedelight,perewhenheopenedhiseyes.
hehanralphuldhavesupposedanyoneuld
possiblyhavebee,afteronlythewas
fairlynvalest.
ralphhadselylefthiduriwodays;andhadonly
beenoutoncefrohehotel.hehadsentforaneoread
forhielf,inthegazette,theprotionrochuhad
notifiedtohind,afterdoingso,hetuedtoanotherportion;
andthere,asofderationsgiven,esof
perandersofthelegionfor
having,egallantry,nveyeddispatchesfrooursto
paris,throughthegernlines.
iterreadingthisralphout.hiswalk
alongone.hefirsttoatailor,andorderedtwo
s;forpercywassonearlyhisownsize
thatexceptthathisshouldershralphs
exactly.hethentothepalaisroyal,where
thereareseveralshopsedals,and
derations;andboughttndersrank,inthe
legionofhonor.
oerribleingralphspentinahairdressershandsand,at
thestofnolittlepain,gotridofallthatssofhairh
hadsotransfordhithestainheskin;
andralphselfin
theglass.
”ibeginningtet,”hesaid,halaugh,”thati
erall.”
thefirstdayofpervalesce,hedozedagooddeal;but
thedayheuchbrighteraer.
”lookhere,per;
”thatsbetterthandieforyou.thereistheribbonofa
helegionofhonor.yousafelyboastthatyouare
theyouan.
eandhgazettedas
captains.”
percysledhpleasure.hisattackhadbeenaverysharpone;
butsoshortanillness,hoover.the
dooing,saidthatallheednoasbuilding
up;andthat,inaveryfe.indeed,percy
edtogetupthatday;insistingthatheestrong.when
heooodup,houhehad
igined;butsatupinanarhair,alltheevening.theday
hereinedupalldayand,threedaysafter,hefeltstrongenough
togotothegoveorisedplaces
iballoon.
itber.acarriagefor
and,aftersodiffiured;feswerealready
beingscarparis.theydroveuptotheentrand
in;butoldbyanorderlyouldsealhis
surpriseattheselads,intheuniforfcaptainsofthestaff,
aionsselyeverseen,exceptuponthebreastsof
superiorofficersthatthegeneral.theytuedand
outbut,astheyreachedthesteps,anuerofofficersrodeup.
”thereisgerochuhielf,hvinoyandducrot,”ralph
said.
thegeneralsdisunted,andcaupthesteps.astheydidso
theireyesfellupontheboys,hsaluted.theypaused,in
surprise.
”asqueradeisthis,youlen”gerochuasked,
stely.”alloetoaskhouretodressupascaptains,
oaff;andstillrehooputontheribbonsof
ndersofthelegionofhonor
”itisnolaughingtter,”hesaid,angrily,asralphuldnot
resistasle.”itisapunishableoffenpuden
shoydoor,kesthetterthere
unpardonable.”
”isee,general,thatyoudonotreerus.”
”idonot,sir,”gerostely.”to
thebestofbelief,ieyesuponyoubefore.”
thenurousstaffofofficerspahegenerals,
andgaveanangryrr;
ftheevetedderation.
”iaalphbarclay,andthisisbrotherpercy,”ralphsaid,
respectfully.
”iossible”thethreegeneralsexclaid,siltaneously;while
thereationofsurprise,froheofficers
roundfortheurageousdeedofthebarclays,inkingtheirway
throughtheeneslines,hadbeenageopifion,
andallparisiliares.
”itisso,general,”ralphsaid,respectfully.”iexplaioyou,
attheinterviehatihadthehonorofhavinghyou,inthe
presenceofgeneralsducrotandvinoy,thatithefalsehair
adeallthedifferendthatilittleolderthan
brother.”
thegeneralsnolongerdoubted.theyallshookbothboysbythe
hand.
”iastounded,”gerochusaid;”astouhatth
reboys,asinoplishedyou
havedohinkthat
thereareanyhere,”auedtotheoffi”who
ethattheseribbonsarehilyplaced.”
”no,indeed,”hegeneralreply;andtheofficersallpressed
round,toshakehandspahe
goveorbatothehouse.
gerochuatoohisprivatestudy,andtoldthe
boystositdown.
”noidoforyou,boys”
”nsieurgaettaprosedusthathee,toaskforus
tohaveplathefirstballoo,afterwe
arrived,”ralphsaid.”oybrothersillness,ihavenot
beeoask,before;butiaooleaveassoonas
possible,especiallyasthedoctorsaysthatgeisdesirable
forbrother,andthatheoughttohaveatleastanths
nursing,atho,befetsonhorsebackagain.”
”aballoonorrooing,”gerochusaid,”but
ifyouy
oaff;oruponthoseofgeneralsducrotorviherof
sure,beverygladtoreceiveyou.”
”youareverykind,indeed,sirverykind;andly
honoredbyyouroffer,”ralphsaid,gratefully.”hadweany
iion,aininginthear,it,
anythanks;butitisnotso.theend
ofthee.ween
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