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【】tbyafe.inthatcase,youwill etous,” theboysallgratefullyprosedtoavailtheelvesofthe invitation,incaseofneed;andthensaidgoodnightandgoodbye totheirhost,andpreparedfortheinthe ingtheye,dressedasquietlyasthey uldsoasnottodisturbtheirhostanddoairs;lit thespiritlaunderaglassboilkand,in tennutes,heirohetown. ”ableasthat,”percy said,lookingbadthere. ”theregoesthebugle,”louisduburgsaid;”erofan hour,yet. ”prettygirlsthosewere” louiseenand,atseventeen,afrenchlad nsidershielfapetentjudgeastotheappearand nnersofyoungladies. ”hey”perarelessly,htheindifferenceofan englishboyofhisageastogirls.”ididnotnoticeit.idont carefirls;theyarealhinkingabouttheirdress,andone isafraidoftouething. thereisnothingjollyaboutthe” theotherslaughed. ”iaurellyisjollyenough,”philippeduburgsaid. ”yes,llyisjolly,”persh usboys,andsheplay,ashifyoutouchher,or ndabitifshetearsherfrock.soareourusinsin englandsooftheyes,therearesojollygirls,ofurse; still,afterall,,takiogether theyareveryheirandwellbehaved,andso onbuttheyarebetterindoorsthanout.” thekstrikinghalfpastfive,astheboysreachedthe plably.stofthe,and thebuglerinutesallwere asseled;includingtioyle,hhishorseandcart. ”gooding,ti”theboyssaid,asthey.”ihope youhadasfortablequartersasnight.” ”splendid,yourhonordosplendid;asupperfitforalord, andabedbigenoughforaduchess.” theboyslaughedattheideaofaduchessingabedbiggerthan anyoneelse,andtin: ”ah,yourhonor,ifcaaigninghis,sureid anyatiishall lookbaybigsupper,andbigbed.notthatishouldlike italtogetherentirely;ishouldgetsofat,andsolazy,thati shouldntknoyownshadow.” < started,theystruckupalivelyrgsong;andseveralwindows opened,andadieusastheypasseddohe streetintotheopenuntry.everyohe etibeenunfavorable,hadclearedup; thesunly,andtheyfeltthattheyhadfairly startedforheuntrywildand untainous,thickforestsextendedineverydire,asfaras theeyeuldcarry. ”thereiso,percy,”ralphsaid,”ifenand drivenback,ightgetintothisforest,andlaughatthe prussians.” perastratheradoubtfuleyeatthedarkwoods. ”theprussiansghtnotbeabletodisverus,ralph;butiwould asleavebekilledbyprussianballsasdieofhunger,andour en,wouldbevery slight.” ”theydontlookhospitable,certainly,percy.iagreehyou.we hadbetterkeepintheopenuntry,aslongaspossible.” thefirstvillageatheyarrivedwasdeyvilliers.herea haltinutes,fiveleshavingalreadybeen renlessfortuhanthebarclaysand duburgshadhadnothiuponstartingand,s herehroughthevillage,in searchofprovisions.breadhadbeenboughtoveight,atepinal, andbroughtoni;unate,forthevillage allone,andthereyin obtainihanaloafortwerein abundaneapples,andsatdohe littlefeederofthesellehroughthevillage,and blingpastonitsainstreaafew lesbelowepinal. inaquarterofanhour,theyaranother fivelestheyreachedfontaine,lyingalittleofftheroadto theirright.theyhadnoarpe orderedahaltforthreehours.apieceoflevelgroundhosen, arsandhaversackstakenoff,andthen preparationsbeganfortheirfirstal.noffh kettles,forer.othersuptothevillagehsfor orenthan tookthehorseoutoftheshafts,andgavehiooats.soof theneaytofetchheold soldierspreparedfortheiortaionofoking. severallittlefireplacesade,hstonesandturf,openon thesidefagthehesesticksedand,when they,thesauseachholdingthealloe oftenn.iheatcutupin piecesofabouthalfapoundhpepper,salt, onions,ridpotatoespeeledandcutup,andthewholefilled upher. hepreparatiohreselvesdown uheshadeofsotrees;andskedandchatteduntil,in aboutanhour,theokie.eathenbroughtup histinteen,andreceivedhisportionofsoupinthedeepside, andhisataablesintheshallohebreadhad alreadybeencutup.thetindrinkingpotshknives, forks,andspooeens,h beerand,uchlaughingandfun,easatdohe grass,orscatteredrocks,toeathisbreakfast. nyofthevillagershadedohesebrought,forthe stpart,littlepresents:afetlefreshcheese,or abuneal,andtheboysagreedthatit hejolliestpiicthattheyhadeverbeenat. atthebuglesouheokingthingskedup andplathecartagain;theblasandhaversacksslungon, andtheriflesshoulderedand,anyagoodthe peasants,theyrchedfain. eightlesfurtherrtotheendoftheirdays jouey,thevillageofdestord.itinyplaely overahalfdozenhouses.jorteeinnsequeerned,as theher ...