gthtoke
soldiersalstalltheboyshereinteesrps
haveretued,pletelyevenlouisisak;
although,thankstothepanionshipofyourboys,hehassupporteditbetter,andlonger,thanthejorityofthehadhebegan,asachild,totakepleasureinstrongexercise;nodoubtheuldhavestooditasely
benefitedbyitunfortunately,ialloyion
toprevail;untilthelastthreeyears,edthattheyshoulddoastheyliked
”asihavesaidbefore,barclay,isayagain:ingratulateyouonyourboysyouhavearighttobeproudoftheiheraceofyoungfrenchn”
greatindeedentupontheafteoonofthe
follo,
dressedasstaffofficers;feelingalittleahtheirsflushedhanhonorablepleasureandpridefortheirepauletshadbeengainedbynofalyinterests,noprivateinfluencetheyhereain
barclayothercriedh
delight,andllydanallpossessed
one
”itisnotfortheabsoluterankitself,boys,thatialeased,”theirfathersaid,stances;
”foryouhavenoideaofreininginthefrenchserviceand,nsequently,therankoyou,aftertheendof
theill,itisathingallyourlivestobeproudofthatyoussioninthefrenchar,bygoodservice”
”thinkingofst,”sbarclaysaid,”isthat,noheyareofficersintheregularar,theywillrunnoriskofbeingshot,iftheyaretakenprisoners”
”eantobetakenprisoners,astill,asyousay,itis”
”andeoftillyasked
”oh,tisgoingtobeeahussar,andactasoneofthegeneralsorderlies;andbeourservant,hingelsetodoyousee,notoservants”
”iaerygladtisgoingrsbarclaysaid”
brothertellsusthathesavedphilippeslife,anditseeaforttoknohatheishyou”
thenextingcaptainbarclaytothetown,
andpurchasedaupleofcapitalhorsesgood
fortune,wereonsale
upontheingofthefourthdayoftheirvisit,theboystookleaveoftheirfatherandther,andlefttojointheheadquartersofgeneralcarielsthepartingryingthanithadbeen,thefirsttitheya,now,going
outtoanunknohoughtheriskthatastaffofficerrunsis,absolutely,sogreaterthanthatincurredbyaregintalofficer;still,itisslightinparisonhtheriskrunbyafrany,andin
cuttinghisnicationsespeciallyeansdeath
thoseainedbehindlybythisthought,
butstillrebythereallyirrationalohat,astheboyshadgoneaebacksafe,once,theywouldprobablydosoagain
theeveningofthesaday,thebarselvesfor
dutytothegeneraland,nexting,beganywas
hard,thoughsilebydaytheyantlyondutythatistosay,eitherridingovertheuntry,oringnearthegeneralsquartersinreadinessforastartorreseldong,anddrasintheofficebynighttheytookitintus
htheotherstaffofficerstobeondutythatistosay,toliedo,hthehorsesaddledatthedoor,in
readinesstostartataninstantsnotice
tidutiesasanorderlyheavy,andweregenerallyoverbyfiveoclock;afteredasservanttotheboysitpossible,undertheess
together,asusualthereavailablenor,indeed,anyoftheappliansotherduties,therefore,wasthatofokingtheyhadalsoanotherorderlyallottedtotheandhedevotedhielftotheundertaking
allotherwork
theboyslikedtheieuchthe
pleasanttheirfellopanions,andtheir
generalstkind,andgenial
abrielsadvancedintothe
vosgestoopposetheprussians,archingsouththeprogressofthearheyhadtocarrysupplies
theyrequiredlonelteekept,nd,a
fearchahead;andoneorotheroftheboysly
dispatchedhi
afterthreedaysrching,theynearedtheeneallwasnowentthefranctireurswerealready
engagedinskirshingand,earlyoneing,ralphreceivedorderstorideforysposition
passingthroughthepostsoffranctireurs,herodecautiouslyalongtheroad;hhishandonthebuttofhisrevolver,andhishorseotuandrideforhislife,onan
instantsnotice
presently,astheroadhroughanarroh
trees,heheardavoicesay,closeinhisear,”stop”hereinedinhishorse,anddreoltheleavesparted;andanofsosixtyyearsofage,ardhanolddoublebarreledfoeppedout
”thegesarejustbeyond,”hesaid”iexpecttheverynt”
”andareyoudoinghere”ralphasked
”idoing”repeatedthepeasant”iangtoshoot
soofthe”
”buttheyoacertainty,iftheycatchyou”
”letthe”theoldnsaid,quietly;”theyenore
harhantheyhavedoneihadanicefaeartzilivedthereyythreeboyssoonefired
attheprussiansfroadeno
differen;shot
threeboys,beforetheirtherseyes;illtreatedher,sothatshediednextdayand,uedforithe
tiifoundaheapofashes,yhousehadstood;thedeadbodiesofthreeboys;ydaughtersittingby,
screangad
”itookheraoafriendshouse;andstayedhhertillshedied,too,afortnightaftertheniboughtthisgun,andsopoylastney;andouttokill
prussiansihavekilledthirteenalreadyand,pleasegod,”andthepeasantliftedhishat,devoutly,”iore,today””hothatyouhaveescapedsolong”ral
