第16节

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  etous,”

  theboysallgratefullyprosedtoavailtheelvesofthe

  invitation,incaseofneed;andthensaidgoodnightandgoodbye

  totheirhost,andpreparedfortheinthe

  ingtheye,dressedasquietlyasthey

  uldsoasnottodisturbtheirhostanddoairs;lit

  thespiritlaunderaglassboilkand,in

  tennutes,heirohetown.

  ”ableasthat,”percy

  said,lookingbadthere.

  ”theregoesthebugle,”louisduburgsaid;”erofan

  hour,yet.

  ”prettygirlsthosewere”

  louiseenand,atseventeen,afrenchlad

  nsidershielfapetentjudgeastotheappearand

  nnersofyoungladies.

  ”hey”perarelessly,htheindifferenceofan

  englishboyofhisageastogirls.”ididnotnoticeit.idont

  carefirls;theyarealhinkingabouttheirdress,andone

  isafraidoftouething.

  thereisnothingjollyaboutthe”

  theotherslaughed.

  ”iaurellyisjollyenough,”philippeduburgsaid.

  ”yes,llyisjolly,”persh

  usboys,andsheplay,ashifyoutouchher,or

  ndabitifshetearsherfrock.soareourusinsin

  englandsooftheyes,therearesojollygirls,ofurse;

  still,afterall,,takiogether

  theyareveryheirandwellbehaved,andso

  onbuttheyarebetterindoorsthanout.”

  thekstrikinghalfpastfive,astheboysreachedthe

  plably.stofthe,and

  thebuglerinutesallwere

  asseled;includingtioyle,hhishorseandcart.

  ”gooding,ti”theboyssaid,asthey.”ihope

  youhadasfortablequartersasnight.”

  ”splendid,yourhonordosplendid;asupperfitforalord,

  andabedbigenoughforaduchess.”

  theboyslaughedattheideaofaduchessingabedbiggerthan

  anyoneelse,andtin:

  ”ah,yourhonor,ifcaaigninghis,sureid

  anyatiishall

  lookbaybigsupper,andbigbed.notthatishouldlike

  italtogetherentirely;ishouldgetsofat,andsolazy,thati

  shouldntknoyownshadow.”

  <

  started,theystruckupalivelyrgsong;andseveralwindows

  opened,andadieusastheypasseddohe

  streetintotheopenuntry.everyohe

  etibeenunfavorable,hadclearedup;

  thesunly,andtheyfeltthattheyhadfairly

  startedforheuntrywildand

  untainous,thickforestsextendedineverydire,asfaras

  theeyeuldcarry.

  ”thereiso,percy,”ralphsaid,”ifenand

  drivenback,ightgetintothisforest,andlaughatthe

  prussians.”

  perastratheradoubtfuleyeatthedarkwoods.

  ”theprussiansghtnotbeabletodisverus,ralph;butiwould

  asleavebekilledbyprussianballsasdieofhunger,andour

  en,wouldbevery

  slight.”

  ”theydontlookhospitable,certainly,percy.iagreehyou.we

  hadbetterkeepintheopenuntry,aslongaspossible.”

  thefirstvillageatheyarrivedwasdeyvilliers.herea

  haltinutes,fiveleshavingalreadybeen

  renlessfortuhanthebarclaysand

  duburgshadhadnothiuponstartingand,s

  herehroughthevillage,in

  searchofprovisions.breadhadbeenboughtoveight,atepinal,

  andbroughtoni;unate,forthevillage

  allone,andthereyin

  obtainihanaloafortwerein

  abundaneapples,andsatdohe

  littlefeederofthesellehroughthevillage,and

  blingpastonitsainstreaafew

  lesbelowepinal.

  inaquarterofanhour,theyaranother

  fivelestheyreachedfontaine,lyingalittleofftheroadto

  theirright.theyhadnoarpe

  orderedahaltforthreehours.apieceoflevelgroundhosen,

  arsandhaversackstakenoff,andthen

  preparationsbeganfortheirfirstal.noffh

  kettles,forer.othersuptothevillagehsfor

  orenthan

  tookthehorseoutoftheshafts,andgavehiooats.soof

  theneaytofetchheold

  soldierspreparedfortheiortaionofoking.

  severallittlefireplacesade,hstonesandturf,openon

  thesidefagthehesesticksedand,when

  they,thesauseachholdingthealloe

  oftenn.iheatcutupin

  piecesofabouthalfapoundhpepper,salt,

  onions,ridpotatoespeeledandcutup,andthewholefilled

  upher.

  hepreparatiohreselvesdown

  uheshadeofsotrees;andskedandchatteduntil,in

  aboutanhour,theokie.eathenbroughtup

  histinteen,andreceivedhisportionofsoupinthedeepside,

  andhisataablesintheshallohebreadhad

  alreadybeencutup.thetindrinkingpotshknives,

  forks,andspooeens,h

  beerand,uchlaughingandfun,easatdohe

  grass,orscatteredrocks,toeathisbreakfast.

  nyofthevillagershadedohesebrought,forthe

  stpart,littlepresents:afetlefreshcheese,or

  abuneal,andtheboysagreedthatit

  hejolliestpiicthattheyhadeverbeenat.

  atthebuglesouheokingthingskedup

  andplathecartagain;theblasandhaversacksslungon,

  andtheriflesshoulderedand,anyagoodthe

  peasants,theyrchedfain.

  eightlesfurtherrtotheendoftheirdays

  jouey,thevillageofdestord.itinyplaely

  overahalfdozenhouses.jorteeinnsequeerned,as

  theher

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