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【】and,insteadofretuingtothevillage
direct,theyhiditcarefullyinaashortdistanceaway.
theytheuedand,ieoon,receiveddetailed
instrujortee.
itattershouldbekeptentirelysecret,
lestanyincautiousightbeoverheardaed.theywere
tostartatdaybreak,uponthefollooing.theirusinsand
tioylebeingaloakenintotheirnfideheirfriends
regretted,andsharetheir
daheboyspoihohatevenuldtheyhave
spokengerlytheyuldnothavegoneas,
althoughtrangersenoattention,ever,five
aintodoso.
theiartedtogether,asifforawalk.upon
reagthespotinthehepeasantsclotheswere
hidden,theboystookofftheiruniforhwereedup,
andncealedinthesapladputohes.they
fittedfairly;ahanthatnecessary,aspeasants
uratelytothefigure.roundingtheir
shoulders,andpingsortofstride,noonewould
haveigihattheyherthantheypreteobetwo
aianlads.
theyks,exgedaheartygoodbyehtheir
friends,andstartedforsavee.tertheywerewalking
initsstreets;staringintotheshopeverything
thatouthedcuriosityoftwoyoung
untrylads.thentheydeafeeffee,sugar,
andpeppertiedthenaloredpockethandkerchief,andthen
allcabaretegernsoldiers
drinkingsatdoebreadandcheese
andbeer.
hey,theylisteheionof
thesoldiers.theonlyinfortionthattheygleanedfrotwas
thattheohavenoexpectation,ever,ofanyearly
vent;andthattheyonotonyofthe
pladthehardrollingthelineofrail
andday.presentlythesoldierspaidfortheirbeer,a;and
soofthetoein,andtooktheplacestheyhadleft.
theirion,ofurse,tuedontheprussianoupation,
anddeephecursesheapedupontheiheonlything
ntioheirfavorallnessoftheiuer.there
en;andthisauntlightly
uponsavee,paredhthefifty,sixty,orahundred
quarteredateverylittlevillagealongthelineofrailway.
theboyshadnoostedtoknoaying
fortheirrefreshnt,outagainintothestreet.thenthey
otherailationheysawseveralsoldiers,on
guardaofftoapointheyuldseethe
entrahetuherethile
othersatioshortdistances,allalongtheline.
theboysnoselves,they
uldealongnearlyeveryhalf
hour;ienselylongtrains,filledhstoresofallkinds.asit
becadusk,theysaargdohe
line;relieviries,andplagfreshodistances
oflittlerethanfiftyyardsapart.theserkwardsand
foreteachother;theuing,untilthey
facedtheirradeattheotherendoftheirbeat.
”anbeoffnoy,”ralphsaid,rising.”ouewsisbad,
foriteaocutthelineaswehad
expected.thesebeveryeasilycaughtasleep.”
”no,indeed,”percysaid.”theideaofcuttingthelinesoundedso
easy,adistaitisquiteadifferent
tter,noearehere.”
upontheirretutheyfoundedifficultytheplacewhere
theyhadhiddentheirunifaingedclothes,and
thenadeupinto
buheyreehevillage,andstraightto
headquarters.
jorteediheotherofficers,andreceived
thegreatpleasure;forhehadbeenanxious,allday,lest
toeat,sintosit
doilitarydisciplineisfarlessstrithese
tters,infrahanitisinengland;andangtherpsof
franctireursespeciallyasangtheenglishvolunteers,where
theprivateisinnycasesequalto,orsuperiorto,hisofficer
insouchputaside,
exceptonduty.
”andyousaythattheyhaveaseeveryfiftyorsixty
yards,alongtheline”jorteesaid,whenralphhadgivenan
ae,tobe
fataltoourplans.”
”ahefirst
panyasked.”itseetothatnothinguldbeeasier.
suppose,thesentrieswouldbe
atonadeprisoners;andevenallowingasyoung
barclaysaysthattherearetroopsinallthevillages,itwould
beagoodhalfhourbeforeaforce,suffittodisturbus,uld
arrive.”
”thatistrueenough,”jorteeansuldwedo,
inhalfanhhtpullupt
realadvahelineofsentriesalong
theraililes,in
halfasnynutes;arainsoppedlongbefore
theyarrivedatthebreak.eaarries,iknoenand
terialsforrepairingtheline;andasitpossiblefor
ustocarryaup,theywouldbe
replaeasittookustotearthep;andthe
nsequehetrafficwouldonlybesuspendedfor
anhourortost.forabreaktobeofaility,
ustlastfordays,ifnotforweeks.
”thegreatup,ofurse,hedestruoftherock
tunnelofsavee,hespetofourpresence
here.failingthat,usttryabridge.thetunnel,however,is
thegreataffair.oroyed,there,
fornyypropositionis,therefore,thatuour
attentionatohatpoint.”
thereurrofassent.
”thebestursepanytortto
theotherendofthetunnel,seizeit,ainterference
frohatehersthehesaveeend,and
holditadeforbloup.then,when
the
...
direct,theyhiditcarefullyinaashortdistanceaway.
theytheuedand,ieoon,receiveddetailed
instrujortee.
itattershouldbekeptentirelysecret,
lestanyincautiousightbeoverheardaed.theywere
tostartatdaybreak,uponthefollooing.theirusinsand
tioylebeingaloakenintotheirnfideheirfriends
regretted,andsharetheir
daheboyspoihohatevenuldtheyhave
spokengerlytheyuldnothavegoneas,
althoughtrangersenoattention,ever,five
aintodoso.
theiartedtogether,asifforawalk.upon
reagthespotinthehepeasantsclotheswere
hidden,theboystookofftheiruniforhwereedup,
andncealedinthesapladputohes.they
fittedfairly;ahanthatnecessary,aspeasants
uratelytothefigure.roundingtheir
shoulders,andpingsortofstride,noonewould
haveigihattheyherthantheypreteobetwo
aianlads.
theyks,exgedaheartygoodbyehtheir
friends,andstartedforsavee.tertheywerewalking
initsstreets;staringintotheshopeverything
thatouthedcuriosityoftwoyoung
untrylads.thentheydeafeeffee,sugar,
andpeppertiedthenaloredpockethandkerchief,andthen
allcabaretegernsoldiers
drinkingsatdoebreadandcheese
andbeer.
hey,theylisteheionof
thesoldiers.theonlyinfortionthattheygleanedfrotwas
thattheohavenoexpectation,ever,ofanyearly
vent;andthattheyonotonyofthe
pladthehardrollingthelineofrail
andday.presentlythesoldierspaidfortheirbeer,a;and
soofthetoein,andtooktheplacestheyhadleft.
theirion,ofurse,tuedontheprussianoupation,
anddeephecursesheapedupontheiheonlything
ntioheirfavorallnessoftheiuer.there
en;andthisauntlightly
uponsavee,paredhthefifty,sixty,orahundred
quarteredateverylittlevillagealongthelineofrailway.
theboyshadnoostedtoknoaying
fortheirrefreshnt,outagainintothestreet.thenthey
otherailationheysawseveralsoldiers,on
guardaofftoapointheyuldseethe
entrahetuherethile
othersatioshortdistances,allalongtheline.
theboysnoselves,they
uldealongnearlyeveryhalf
hour;ienselylongtrains,filledhstoresofallkinds.asit
becadusk,theysaargdohe
line;relieviries,andplagfreshodistances
oflittlerethanfiftyyardsapart.theserkwardsand
foreteachother;theuing,untilthey
facedtheirradeattheotherendoftheirbeat.
”anbeoffnoy,”ralphsaid,rising.”ouewsisbad,
foriteaocutthelineaswehad
expected.thesebeveryeasilycaughtasleep.”
”no,indeed,”percysaid.”theideaofcuttingthelinesoundedso
easy,adistaitisquiteadifferent
tter,noearehere.”
upontheirretutheyfoundedifficultytheplacewhere
theyhadhiddentheirunifaingedclothes,and
thenadeupinto
buheyreehevillage,andstraightto
headquarters.
jorteediheotherofficers,andreceived
thegreatpleasure;forhehadbeenanxious,allday,lest
toeat,sintosit
doilitarydisciplineisfarlessstrithese
tters,infrahanitisinengland;andangtherpsof
franctireursespeciallyasangtheenglishvolunteers,where
theprivateisinnycasesequalto,orsuperiorto,hisofficer
insouchputaside,
exceptonduty.
”andyousaythattheyhaveaseeveryfiftyorsixty
yards,alongtheline”jorteesaid,whenralphhadgivenan
ae,tobe
fataltoourplans.”
”ahefirst
panyasked.”itseetothatnothinguldbeeasier.
suppose,thesentrieswouldbe
atonadeprisoners;andevenallowingasyoung
barclaysaysthattherearetroopsinallthevillages,itwould
beagoodhalfhourbeforeaforce,suffittodisturbus,uld
arrive.”
”thatistrueenough,”jorteeansuldwedo,
inhalfanhhtpullupt
realadvahelineofsentriesalong
theraililes,in
halfasnynutes;arainsoppedlongbefore
theyarrivedatthebreak.eaarries,iknoenand
terialsforrepairingtheline;andasitpossiblefor
ustocarryaup,theywouldbe
replaeasittookustotearthep;andthe
nsequehetrafficwouldonlybesuspendedfor
anhourortost.forabreaktobeofaility,
ustlastfordays,ifnotforweeks.
”thegreatup,ofurse,hedestruoftherock
tunnelofsavee,hespetofourpresence
here.failingthat,usttryabridge.thetunnel,however,is
thegreataffair.oroyed,there,
fornyypropositionis,therefore,thatuour
attentionatohatpoint.”
thereurrofassent.
”thebestursepanytortto
theotherendofthetunnel,seizeit,ainterference
frohatehersthehesaveeend,and
holditadeforbloup.then,when
the
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