【】peotheotherofficers,hhly

agreedaiheroo

inightbeaskedinreferehe

proclation.theynohingelsewererequiredand,

upoiveansedandtooktheirleave.

itheyoutand,astheyohe

s,theyheardagreattultofvoicesraisedinanger,

angdoyle.

”hoed,ih.

”givealante,oradle,abegoheboysare

alletobegin.”

hurryingup,theyfoundtiurroundedbyafeheprincipal

inhabitantsofthevillage,andsoohecauseofthe

dispute.supperitoodarktoseetoeatit;

andtilakehielfusefulhadvoluogo

insearchofalight.hehadinvainusedhisfeh

et,andthesehadatlastcalledthe

saster,theonlypersoninthevillageoodfrench.

thisnhadaddressedtiirstinfrendtheningernand,

uponreceivingansherlanguage,hadarrived

atthenakingfunofthehehe

disputehadarisen.

theboysexplaiers,andthevillagerswhoseknowledgeof

englandostof,

indeed,hadpreviouslybelievedthatalltheher

frenandiately

procuredsodles,andtheboyshastehe

s.tpanyandonebeing

lightedatea,andstuckuponnailsinthe

heboysoseetheplacewaslike.

stratered,afootdeep,dohe

rooandfifteenblash

eantforthesapshungthe

haversacks,ents;he

rifles,leavingspace

enoughtoandthebeds.at

thefartherendoftheroo,inhalog

fireallshed,outside,hadbeeed

intoakit.

”ightbehanthis,alongway,ralph,”saidlouis

duburg,asralphtookhisplathestra.

”thatight,louis.thefirelookscheerful,too,andthenights

aregettingveryld.”

”thattheyare,ralph.

”ahhereissupper.iauitereadyforthat,too.”

the,hadbeen

releasedfrollnightdutyinionoftheirregularly

uakingthatoupationnoinalargesaufull

ofsoup;andeauphhisteen,andreceivedhis

portiouingtohisbeduporaoeatit.

”anythingneenasked,froheotherside

oftheroo

”yes,indeed,”ralphsaid.”neindnoneofyou

gettakenprisoners,fortheprussiangeneralhasissueda

proclationthatheshallshootallfranctireurshehes.”

”iossible”allpresent.

”soundslikeit,butitistrueenough,”andralph

repeated,ationranslated

tojortee.

asghthavebeenexpeof

indignation;andthislasteduntil,atnineok,thesergeant

gavetheword:

”lightsout.”

intheing,afterparade,ralphandpercystrolledaway

togetherandhadalongtalkand,attheendofanhour,they

pehadestablishedhis

headquarters.

”gooding,friends,”hesaid,astheyentered.”isthere

anythingidoforyousitdown.”

”hinking,sirperdithatouldveryeasily

dressupaspeasants,andgodoight

thinkfit,andfindoutallparticularsastothestrengthand

positionoftheene.noo

tireurs.itethatanyonewouldask

usaionsand,ifeshouldsaywebelonged

tosovillageiains,andhadedoobuyffee,

andotheecessaries.theriskofdeteto

nothing,foranquiteopassforlads

froheuntains.”

jorteeinute.

”youkno,atonted.”

”nodoubt,sir,butthereisnoreasonintheeshould

bedetected.theprussianstkno,even

hioself;andnoticeus,atall.iftheydo,

ourans.”

”itellyoufrankly,boys,ihinkingonlylastnightofthe

tter;buthouaykelightofitthereis,of

urse,acertainauntofdangerinagasspies;andyour

fatherfriendeof

it:

”igaveyouboystofightforfranto

theirdeath,asspies.

”soiresolvedtosaynothingaboutit.”

”butnohecaseisdifferent,”ralphsaid.

”frourkne,weare

betterfittedthanaherpstoperforhisservid

thereforeitit,

greatlyredangerousthanitis.ourfathersaidtous,at

starting:

”doyourduty,boys,everthedanger.

”hestherebenodifficultyabout

that,thereareseveralladsinthevillagehings

us.shalleinthisafteoon,forinstrus”

”thankyou,lads,”jorteesaid,ly.”itrust,hyou,

thatnoharofit.butyourofferisoftoogreat

advaherpsfortopersistinrefusal.”

uponleavingthequartersofthendant,theboysatonce

tothehouseofafarrashortdistancefrohevillagewhere,

thedaybefore,theyhadnoticedttheirownsize.

theyexplaihefarrthattheyasuit

ofthehesofeachofhissons.greatlysurprisedat

thisrequest,thefarrhadinquiredtheyuldpossibly

theor;andralphh

thesecretrepliedthat,astheprussiangeneralhadgivennotice

thatheshouldshootallfranctireursheghttakeprisoners,

theyightsliponin

caseofdefeaterofcapture.thepretenselausible

one;andthefarrsoldtheherequiredhargingonly

abouttheirst,whennew.

theboystooktheparcel

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