【】gueasanyof
then.”
”ihyou,”captainbarclaysaid.
”ipereplied,ly;”but
hyyouneveruldkeepup,onfoot;andahorsewould
beoutofthequestion,angtheforestsofthevosgesuntains.
”yought,hoe
todrillanddisruits,beforestarting.”
”thatihpleasure,”captainbarclaysaid.”ihadbeen
thinkingofservices,inthatunicipality;
asveryfeobiles,stilllessofthe
nationalguard,ko
yourrps,tilltheyrch.
”inthefirstplatobe”
”orongpany,sayonehundredandten,”captaintee
ahanthatoounwieldyfuerrillawork.
iore;indeed,ishouldbe
quitesatisfiedein,
ieuersthaniaept,ishalladvisetheogetup
other,silarrps.thereoughttobesresofsllparties,
hangingupontherearandflankoftheene,andinterruptinghis
nication.”
”hoingthe
”eitherhchassepots,orhylishrifles.itisofno
useapplyingtogovent.theythe
biles,fornths;tosaynothingofthenationalguard.ust
buytheriflesinengland,iuittoget
chassepots;soithiplanodee,
uponyoursniders.”
”iknoanatters,in
england;andaoncefor,say,
elevendozensobeforhenceby
rail.”
”ishouldbeverygladifyoupesaid.”i
havenodoubtaboutgettingthatnuerofrecruits,easilyenough.
ihavehadagoodnycallsalready,thising;andseveral
thousandfranised.inanother
threeorfourdays,theo
yourfriends,tokeaanufacturer,igive
youthehetihisanshegunsarrive,
thoseherestwillbepaid
forbythesubscriptions.
”ofurse,pletehbayos.if,atthe
sati,younitionsay,twohundredroundsfor
eachrifleite;asthe
goventynotbeabletosupplyany,atfirst.hoer
theeting,thisevening,ishallseehoe
in;andorrounicipality
.”
”ent,tee”
”aslightaspossible.nothiroysthegoofhanto
beobligedtocarryheavysontheirshoulders.weshallbe
essentiallyguerrillasourattaustbe
surprises.speed,therefore,andthepoargdistances,
arethefirstofessentials.
”idonotproposetocarryknapsacksrehaversaapable
ofntainingaspareshirt,aupleofpairsofsocks,andthree
daysbiscuits.eastalsocarryasparepairofboots,
strappedtohisbelt,behind.athickblahaholecutfor
thehead,soastokeacloakbyday,averbynightwillbe
an
shouldcarryalight,erproofat.
”idonotproposetotakeevesdabri.theyaddnsiderably
totheand,unlessuallyengagedin
expeditions,akeourheadquartersatsovillage;when
thenbedispersedaages,orsleepinstables,
orbas.ustsleepintheopenair.”
”iquiteapproveofyourplan,”captainbarclaysaid.”exclusiveof
hisrifleandaunition,thebeabovefifteen
poundsanand,ard
fight,fort.thearchout,ladenlike
beastsofburden,isabsurd.itisiossibleforherto
rch,ht,haheavyloadupontheirbacks.
”haveyouthoughtaboutunifor
”no,ihaveledatall.ithoughtoflettingthenfix
upoheirohoice.”
”donothingofthesort,”captainbarclaysaid.”thenwillonly
thinkofostbeing,orpicturesque.youotdo
betterthanfixuponsogood,serviofa
darkgrayishlor;sothingsilartothatofsoofour
englishvolunteerrps.i.
”letthetunienhave
shorttrousersor,as,knikershleather
gaitersandlaceboots.theshoesofyoursoldierarealtogethera
stake.iorrohat
itis,aseable.”
”thankyou.
”bytheyntioning,
attheetingthisevening,thatyoursonshavejoihere
shouldbeanyinationtohangbackhere
bethefaaydeywhowould
otherate.”
”certainly.
”idetainyoulopresent.ishallseeyouinaday
ortanceyourservice.”
”thanksverych.ionlyhatyouuldgohus.
”goodbye.telltheboysthattheiasaredohatwe
shallbegindrillinadayortwo.”
chapter3:deathtothespy
theingdaduburgarrived,attenoclohourat
rs.barclaykofher
housesinceherrriage.sheually,too.it
ethingseriousatter.
s.barclayestraightout
frohehousetoher.
”isanythier”rs.barclaysfirstquestion.
”yes,agreatdealisthetter,”daduburgbegaly.
”youandylishhusbandared.yourad.
theyhavedesonsd,also;andfaithibelievethat
husbandake,also,d.”
notrs.barclaythe
resolutionofhersons,sheuldselyhelpslingatthe
exadaduburg;thee
guessed.hoent:
”dearsisterinlayoubetalkingabout”
”iknoeduburgntinued.”ialhat
youad,youandyourhusband,toletyourboysgoaboutand
play,andtearandbruisetheelveslikewildindians.ialways
knewould
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