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第25节

    ”thisisindeediortant,”thejorsaid.”buthothe

    infortionisitcertain”

    ”quiteasteratgrunsdorfa

    villagesoheuedtraitor;aa

    lettertothegeneral,bargainingthatheshouldbetakenonasa

    spy,atsofabuloussalary,andtobeginbyleadingthe

    troopstothevillagehesefranctireursarehidden.”

    ”aninfaussuhejorsaidly.”ofurse,one

    otrefusetodealationisof

    iortan.badly

    asthefrenanyparticulars,sihewar

    began,thereisnotoneesuas

    thenuerofoffersation,

    araytheiruntryn.”

    ”putonyourboots,percy,”ralphsaid,inaloe

    forustobeoff.donthurry;andaboveall,iftheyshouldtake

    itintotheirheadstoaddressussuddenlyinfrench,lish,

    dontstartorseeonotice.”

    thejorationhehad

    receivedandsohattheenglish,inhadbeen

    told,ightoverhearitthat

    hepaidnoattentiontotheboysliing

    badlyslohestreet;stopping,oasionally,tolook

    inattheshopuntiltheyside

    thetoaries,thattheyeither

    spokeorquiedtheirpace.

    ”thefranaythanktheirluckystarsthatthey

    sentdoosaveetoday,perdespeciallythatwe,of

    alltheersoftherps,ed.ifbeen

    ont,andifuood

    english,itistake.”

    ”oussundrel,asthejorsaid,thatsaster

    stbe,ralphndantwilldo”

    ”hehasnothingtodobuttoretreat,asquicklyasango,

    percy;butifitstshialftherps,ihopehehat

    saster,befoes.”

    ”ihopeso,too,”percysaid;andselyanotherwordoken,

    untiltheyreachedthevillage.

    itpewas

    drillingthepanieshavingarrived

    thating,

    approachedhi

    jorteeheastheycaup.

    ”youarebadrill.iwill

    seeyouatquarters,isover.”

    ”ifyouplease,jor,”ralphsaid,respectfully,”youhadbetter

    disssthen,atonceto

    tellyou.”

    thejorlookedsurprisedbut,seeingbytheboysfacesthatthe

    neissedthen;tellingthebr>

    tokeepnear,astheyghtbeed.then,callinghisofficers,

    heproceededatohebarclaystoers.

    ”excuse,jor,”ralphsaid,”butinsteadofgoingtoyour

    quarters,ovetosoopenspaspeak

    houtapossibilityofbeingoverheardbyanyone”

    stillresurprised,jorteeledtheefelledtrees

    attheedgeoftheforest,ashortdistancefrohevillage.here

    hesatdootioheotherstodothesa.ralphthen

    toldhisstory,interruptednytisbyexclationse,

    upoofhisauditors;andgivingfullcredittopercyfor

    hisideaoftheplanbyaoget

    anofficers.thefuryofthefrench

    officersknepedupand

    dosheerrage.

    jortee,aloerednorerkduringtheion.

    ihhis

    lipspressedtogether,andalookofdeepindignationonhisface.

    thenherose,andsaidinasoletone:

    ”assureasthesunshines,andassureasnaisedpe,

    sosureshallthatsaster,ofgrunsdorf,behungbefore

    torrooing

    ”lieutenantribouville,ordertheasselytobesounded,andforbr>

    thenhereinhollowsquare.

    ”ssieursbarclay,youpany.”

    alittlesurprisedandhurtthatthendanthadsaidnoword

    ofndationtothefortheserviedthe

    boyshurriedofftotheirquarters,togettheirrifles.

    ”sure,sterralph,andatter,atall”tioyle

    said,astheyentered.”surethejor,hon,sthavegone

    offhishead,entirelyselyhadale,and

    begantoskethefirstpipeinaiseandfort,hebugle

    blowsforparade.

    ”nfoundthebuglesaysi,andishovedpipeaside,andput

    oandfellin.

    ”hardlyhadaneuverswhenyourhonorsarrivedand

    saidaajor.theoutofyour

    uthbeforehedisssesusfrorill.

    ”botherationsaysi,istherenopacefortheked

    ”baebeltandpilesfirelock;

    andbeforeihadgotthreedraepipe,andbeginning

    toenjoythecreeturbly

    again.sureandthejor,hon,haslosthisheadentirely;

    anditsapity,forheisan,andagoodofficer,

    saysi.”

    
    parade.youe,ihavenodoubt.”

    iesthenbledinahollowo

    deep,faensaohe

    faajorteeandtheofficers,thatsothingveryserious

    hadhappened;andtheyhadnosooakentheirplacesthanthere

    ancy,foritthatthe

    ndant.

    ”n,”hesaid,afterapauseofa

    calatyhashappened;andastillgreateronewouldhavehappened,

    hade.ithadbeen

    resolvedasyouhisevening,hadallgone

    aries,andblow

    uptheronelofsavee.theaffair,but

    italservicetofrandthefranctireurs

    ofdijoed,andobtaihethanksofall

    frapanies

    detachedfrosalled.

    ”allprosedberhadbeendown

    intosavee,indisguise,andhadbroughtusfullinfortion

    respey.allwas

    prepared,theessfavorable,andthef

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