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【】orcetheene uldhavebroughtagainstushanourown.weshould havesavedfrandiortalizedourselves. ”atthepresentnttherearetenin savee.torrothisvillageistobeattacked,andevery franctireurfoundhereputtothesword.” athen. ”andhohinkyou,hasthegebeenbytreachery” thosecriesewererenewed. ”bytreacheryafrenhasbeenfound,baseandvileenoughto sellustoprussia.allhopeofsuessisover,andwehaveonly toretreat.” ”theinfuriatedo thetraitordeathtothetraitor” ”yes,othetraitor”thejorsaid,solely.”itis thesasterofgrunsdorfotheprussians; ofyour iioobesent; andorrow night.” ahen. ”isityouropinionthatthisnhasdeserveddeath” ”yes,”ousanswer. ”thenhedies,”jorteesaid,solely.”youohavebeen hisvicti;youarehisjudges. ”grunsdorfisthreelesfroere,inthe savee.apartyoldoff,presently,harged htheexecutionofthissentence. ”ihaveno destrudeathbythe intelligendurageoftber. ”ralphandperlay,standforward” theteppedtothehollowsquare. ”selepe,”fortheduty,froheir perfequaintahey,upontheirfirstvisitto savee,obtainedalltheinfortionrequired.upontheirsend visit,thisingfindingtheenehadbeeniensely reinforcedtheyperceivedtheextreiortanceofdisvering thereasonforthearrivalofthereinforts,andtheir iion.haolnessandtactthegreatest ainhinhearingof, anuerofofficers;andtheheicularsofthe treaan,andoftheiionofourenees.so iortantanswereafraidof tellingitingern,orinfrench,lesttheyghtbeoverheard. topreventthepossibilityofthis,theynversedinenglish;and thensequeniracle. ”ralphandperesedintheorder oftheday,beingthefirstoftherpstothathonorhas beengiven;andiherebyofferyou,inthenaofself, officers,andtheyheartythanksforye, olness,aion. ”theparadeisdisssed.thefiveoclo fullrgorder,ents.” asjorteetheorderin heyhadbeenstanding,andcroheyoungbarclays; shakihehand,pattiheshoulder,and ngratulatiilyupontheservicethattheyhad rendered,andupoerinndanthadthus publiclyao. and,afteriion,thesend,third,andfourthpanies rchedoff;htheirofficers,heirdestination, attheirhead.jorteereiheground,hthefirst pany.afteriheyarchedoffin thedireheothershadtakenbutaftergettingoutof sightofthevillage,andfairlyenteringtheforesttheytued sharpoff,andtookthedireofsavee. chapter8:thetraitor. afterthepanyhadrchedforhalfanhour,ahaltalled, andtheirndantsaid: ”idaresayyouhaveallguessedtheobjecthwehaveinview. ocarryoutthesentencepronouhewhole rps.asterthattraitorwho hassoldourlivestotheprussians;andhisof infinitelygreateriortannseinjurytofrance, bybetrayingouriionofblohetuhattraitori iohave,tonight;andifihavehii,as sureasfate. ”thislaneogrunsdorf;h, aatioedbeforeleaving,otbe abovealedistant.noustbecautious.itisquite possiblethatadetayyhavebeeupto thevillage,andinthatatchatartar.evenif therearehere,ustbecautious,orthebirdwill escape.herkno,northehousehelivesinandashe urallyguessthathistreacheryhadbeendisvered,and thateforhieintotheforest,the instanthesahefirstbayoapproag.itisessential, therefore,thatationofthestate ofaffairs,andofthepositionofthistraitorshouse. ”inanotherhalfhourithebarclayshaveagain voluogoin,andfindoutheywillgoon atondinanhourainncealed,just outsidethevillage,untiltheyretu. ”sergeant,you,andagreeupontheplace ainhid,untiltheyjoinus. ”noylads,youhavealreadyreceivedyourinstrus.ge yourthings,andgoforonce.” thedistahantheyhadexpected,anditwasnearly darkbeforetheboysenteredgrunsdorf.thereovingin thequietvillage,forafinerainheboyswalked slowlyalong. ”thereisnoooask,percy.ustgointothepublichouse, asarranged,andaskhepriestshouseis.itdo fortaster.thepriestell uswherehelives.” sosaying,theyehelittlecabaret,walkeddownalong passageleadingfrohedoor,andpausedforantatthe thresholdforintherooeightortenprussian soldiers. ”itistoolatetoretreat,percy.einboldly.” liftingtheircaps,theyoanunoupiedtable;and ebread,cheese,ahelandlhtthe refreshnts,andtheboyshadselybeguwhena prussiansergeanththelandlord, evidentlyinreferenstrodeuptothend,layinghis handuponralphsshoulder,said: ”o thevillage.” ...