bursthlaughterat
ralph**obethhlywelldeserved.
theofficertuede;andoutintoaviolent
ansto
restraiheboyevidentlyantnothing;besides,hewas
onlyaboy,andbesidesh,again,
oheutin,thoughheard
ehelieutenant
thananyother.
ralphuchyouhanafrench
ladofthesaageinpointofsizehewas
nsiderablytallerthantheoffiobiles,andhisbroad
shouldersgaveproseofunusualstrength.thereoo,alook
offearlessnessandde
ehaticallyasan”aer.”seeingthis,thelieutenant
burstintoanstraioflaughter;andsaidthatitwas
”verygoodreallyverygood,foraboy.”
everyoneelseheendeavortostifletheir
laughterthatthelieutenantagaintookupthepartofquestioner.
”isuppose,youlen,thatyouefroaintcyrorthe
polyteagihatyouhave
pletedyourstudies,iherofthe
”ihavenottheadvantageofhavieitherofthelitary
acadees,”ralphsaidquietly.”haveyou”
againtheree,stofthoseinthe
rooadgatheredround.
”yiasktooftheserviceyoubelong”theofficer
asked,per.
”youyask,certainly;andihavenoobjetoanswer,”ralph
said.”brotherandselfbothbelongtothegeneralstaff.”
theofficerlookedsurprised.
”haveyouservedalready,sir,orhasyourserviceyetto
nce”
”ihaveseensolittleservicealready,”ralphsaid.
”yiaskgeneralhashadthebeofyourassistance”
thelieutenantsaid,haionofpoliteness.
atthisntthesousprefectpushedforward.
”silenuchof
this.thesegentlenhaveperfreatservicetofrand
areguests;andilookuponitasapersonalattackupon
self.”
”excuse,sir,”ralphsaid,risingfroisseatforthefirst
ti.”iaratefultoyou,foryourinterferenbehalf;
buti,uponthepresentoasion,tohave
renderedanyservie.ihadnothingtodohthe
dispatches,nothingtodoeoutasa
passenger,uponprivatedesireandpleasure,attheriskof
urseofbeingkilled.undoubtedlyinearlywaskilled;andilook
upoertainntthatyouhavegivenusasakind
ngratulationuponouothavingbrokenouecks.
”kindly,theoansyself.ithink
iyown.”
thesousprefectshruggedhisshoulders;tosignifythat,inthat
case,hehewholebusiness.
”nohequestion.thegeneral
uponybrotherandselfservedwasgeneral
cariels.”
theofficershruggedhisshoulders.
”siti,”ralphsaid,restelythanhehadyetspoken,
”brotherandselfhavehadtheofferofpostsupoaffs
ofgerochu,generalducrot,andgeneralvinoy.”
”oh,enohelieutenantsaid,halaughofderision,
”thatisalittlet.igineascraleupoof
trorot,andvinoyfortheservicesoftheseveryyoung
officers.”
thistithespeakerhadthelaugh,foooneuld
believethatralphuldbespeakih.ralphgretle
pale.
”ey
brotheraothislieutenantofbiles,induefor”
thetterhadnoesoseriousthattherewasadeadhushin
theroooeclieradvanced.hehadoe
alreadydeationofingforotakeralphspart;but
ationfrohelatterhadarrestedhihehe
furallantandsuessfulexpeditionofthebarclays
hadcreated,inparis;andhehadbeelystrudpleased
bythealtogether
needslowly.
”yiaskyoua,sir,a”hesaidtotheofficer.
”lieutena,ofthebilesofvieheofficersaid,
frowning.
”lieutenaofthebilesofvienne,ibegtointroduce
youto”
”no,sir,”theoffito
,nottothetheinferiorrankisintroducedtothe
superior.”
”iknodoing,sir,andrequirenolesson
froou,”ecliersaid,quietly.”irepeat,iintroduce
youlieutena,ofthebilesofvienocaptain
ralphbaraptainperlay,staffofficers,and
ndersofthelegionofhonor.”
there.
”isitpossible”thesousprefectsaid,ingfain,
”thatthesegentlehecaptainsbarclay,oftheparis
papershreedayssincewerefull,ashaving
passedthroughthegernlines,andhavingsthesei
night,underfiretheyhadpreviouslybeeedfreat
aandersofthe
legion.
”isitpossiblethatyouarethoseofficers,gentlen”
”itisso,nsieur,”ralphsaid.”hegoodfortuo
distinguishourselvesbut,asakeourselves
nspicuousbynes,andneasideour
uniforuntilrequiredforservidaskedeclierto
besilentuponthesubject.uessthat,
uposorudeandunnnerlyapersonas
helieutenantofthebilesofvienne.”
thelieutenantstaedhisfeetfuriously.
”youshallanse,sir,”hesaid,”forthisinsult.”
”stop,sir,”ralphsaid,inasteadyvoicehose
equestions,h
rarefreedoihaveans.iaoy
opinionofyou,andadvicetoyou,equallyfreely.
”ifyouan,byyouhavesaid,thatyoingto
challeoaduel,itellyouatoishallnotaept
it.ihave,sir,”andheraisedhisheadproudly,”proved
urage;andfrancehasreg,intherankandhonorshe
hasgiven.englishdonotfightduels.
”butiakeaioo
deratedasiaorhaving,inanysignalrovedyour
urageaiontofrance,ieetyou.atpresentisee
thatyouanoffic
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