【】sergeant.noeandhaveajugofbeerhus;
youknoeer,wedrank
tothehealthofkingifyoulike,youshallretuthe
pledge,bydrinkingtonapoleon.”
thesergeantlaughed.
”illdothat,”hesaid.”yousaid,ifyoureer,wheni
proposedtheking,thatyoudidnotohearofhisdeath;and
isaythesaforyouapoleon.especially,”headdedha
kle,”ashesourprisoner.”
theboysintoacabaretnear,anddrankaglassofbeerh
thesergeant;andthensaying”goodbye,”veryheartilylefthi
andintothetoohavegotsoofa
scrapeighthavebeenaveryunpleasantone.
theysleptatahotel,aionatthe
appoii.ithirtysixhoursto
yetheboysoopleasedheysahelihat
thetrainohavecared,haditbeenteasfar.
thediffitheefortresseswouldhave
beeniense;parativelycloseto
thefroyeoo,thepositionoftheprisonerswas
fortable.theyoliveaoo
taketheiralsheychose.theyeaday,
toansusterroll;and,ofurse,alloo
gooutsidethefortifications.
theonedraothepositionofthefreners,he
utterlyinsuffitsuntallo
forboardandlodgingonlyfortyfivefranth;thatisto
say,fifteenpenceaday.itisneedlesstosaythattheofficers
hiodependuponliterallystarved,uponthis
pitta
alloorethanttothegernofficerswhowere
takenprisoners.
uponthishead,hofort.theyhad
plentyofheirpockets,forpresentuses;andtheyknew
thattheyuldobtainfurthersuppliesbye,via
szerland.theyherefore,uedlygladhetrain
ayendtheiven
foralltoalight.
chapter13:theescape.
thefirstthingthatthebarselves,
selvesinalodgingnoveryeasythingtofind,
forthetohtroops,andprisoners.however,as
theythanthegreatjorityof
freners,intheirposition,theyhadnreat
diffi.theroowere
purposelytakeninalargehouse,ntoa
nueroffalieslivingondifferentfloors;sothatanyonegoing
inoroutaller
house.theyssoplacedthatthey
uldgoinandoutofthedoorontothestaircase,houtbeing
noticedbythepeopletheylodged.
ralphsarlypainful,thelongrchhaving
infladtheself,begged
thatasurgeonghtattendhiandhadalsoasked,asagreat
favor,thathisservantthehussardoyleghtbealloo
rein;statingthat,inthatcase,hewouldpayforhis
lodgingsandprovidehifood.astheprisoninhe
privatesoldierse,crohe
requestpliedh.
forthe,andhadto
keephisrooafterthattheinflaationsubsided;andinanother
fhtheesincehe
receivedhiseantihehaddethe
acquaintahepeoplehelodged;whowereverykind
totheirpletelywonby
beingabletoiivetongue,likeoneof
theelves.thefalynsistedofafather,ayallday
attherailother,a
garrulousoldan;andadaughter,aprettyblueeyedgirlof
aboutralphsage,otherto.she
hadalover,aybesiegingparis;andthe
thoughtthatheghtbeadehervery
pitifultotheyoungofficers.
ralphbaredaysbeenintendingtosouo
heroneday.
shehadclearedaheirdinner,andandingassheoften
didtalking,tobe
overheardbyhertheriroo
”itrytogetasoffrenershave
doneso.”
”thatisjusthinkingof,christine.wehaveonlybeen
yarfasling,andyoutohelp
us.”
”hohegirlasked.
”inthefirstplace,youbuyusclothes.ite
suspiif,ourselves.perdiwere
thinkingofgoingasgirlsnotprettygirls,ofurse,likeyou,
christigreat,roughpeasantgirls.”
christinelaughed,andlored
”youootall,”shesaid.
”hertall,”ralphsaid,ruefully.”wehavegrownso
horribly,ifeonths.still,soeallas
weare.”
”yes,soenare,”and
say,big,gaenandyoudonttobelooked
after.ifpeopledidso,theyhatyoudidntwalkone
bitlikeaan,andthatyourshoulderswereverywide,andyour
arverystrong,and
”ohnoitustthinkitover.
”isupposeyouthatgreatblueatedbeartogo”andshe
ioylebeingabletospeakawordofher
languageostabsurdpantooflove
aierngirl.
”yes,tiustgotoo,christine.”
”ha,ha”laughedthegirl.”fancyhisaan.”
”e,sterpercy”
”shesaysyouakeaveryprettyan,ti”
”tareaerpercy,”tiaid,takingitquiteseriously,
”hoybeautiful
beardandstae
foraan.”
theboysscreadans
speeeintothe
roo
”lookhere,children,”shesaid,sling,”idonttoknow
ay
beaskedquestions;andidonttohavetotellstories.i
thelphearing,ifyouleavethedooropen,andlaugh
soindeed,alltheneighborhoodghthearit;sopleaseshutthe
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