第13节 (第1/2页)

    【】theboyshaddone;and

    seaestrenstra

    iteragsuponthe

    stseriousoftheat

    oobed.

    intheing,anwas

    stillinbed;but

    hegarden,asvigorouslyasiftheeventsofthe

    previousdayhadbeenaredreaing,he

    stu.

    ”godblessyourhonors,butiladtoseeyouagain;andtothank

    youforsavinglife,basteshaddeuptheirnds

    theyohave.iaintgoodattalking,yourhonors;but

    ifitsthelastdropofbloodthatoyou,

    youdbeheartilyetoit.”

    ”iaeryglade,ti”ralphsaid.”andits

    luckyforyouthatyoushoutedhurrahforoldirelandasyou

    anand,

    althoughob,

    andagernspy.

    ”areyouthinkingofdoingnowillhardlybesafeforyou

    totravelthroughfranessaboutspieslastsfor,

    hyourbrokenfrench,youtingtakenupntinually.”

    ”iotthinkingofitatall,yourhonor,”theirishnsaid.

    ”thesterhasbeentellingthatyourhonorsarestartingfor

    theadeupndthatishallgoalongwidye.”

    theboyslaughed.

    ”youarenotii

    ”assureasthegospels,yourhonoriveservedfiveyearsinthe

    rklitia,andarksn;andsoianto

    list,andgoasyourhonorssarvint.”

    ”butyou,evenifyou,”ralph

    laughed.”therebeanyservantsatall.”

    ”sure,yourhonorisstakeirely,”tiaid,gravely.”in

    thesarvice,asoldierisaloldoffasasarvintforeach

    officer.”

    ”but,”percysaid.”wearegoing

    assilesoldiers.”

    ”doylesaid,inastonishnt.”does

    yourhonorosaythatyoingtoshoulderafirelock,

    andjustgoasprivates”

    ”thatsit,tiyousee,thisisnularregint;itisa

    rpsulars,ahanhalftheprivatesare

    gentlen.”

    ”holyther”ejaent,”didoneeverhear

    ofthelike”

    then,afterapause:

    ”thenyourhonororethaniver.o

    yourboots,andtopipeclayyourbelts;towashyourlinen,

    toyourfirelodokyourdinners,andpitchyourtent,

    ifyoudonthaveasarvihingsagainstnature,entirely.”

    ”thatistosay,asfaras

    ingtherifles,hedinner.as

    fortheotherthings,idontsupposes

    ed;adeof

    buffleather;andhavetopitts,for

    taketheus,butshall,heopen

    air.”

    ti.atlast,hesaid

    doggedly:

    ”sarvintoosarvint,yourhonor,itisevidentthatitsrough

    tisyoingtohave;andtioyleherehyou,

    assureasthepiper.”

    ”,ifyoukeupyour

    ndtogo,”ralphsaid;”buttherpsisquitefull.wehave

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