第49节

  【】or,infuture.”

  sosaying,sheagain.

  ”goodbye,ioing,too,”christinesaid.”ihinkitover,

  bytorrooing,andtellyouyouaretodo.”

  theing,theboysohearchristines

  proposals;foralthoughtheyhadquitedeuptheirndstotry

  theirofeasible,stilltheyfeltthat,

  hherkry,sheanyrate,to

  givetheoodadvice.

  untilshehadhristinesaidnothing.then

  shetookoutherknitting,andsatagainstthewindow.

  ”noellyouihavethoughtof.itwould

  beeasyenough,ifit.hessobig,andsored,and

  hedoesntspeakgern.

  ”ohdear,hesverytireso”andsheshookherheadattiwho

  sled,laidhishandonhisbreast,andendeavoredtolook

  affeg.

  christinelaughed.

  ”theonlythingi,isthatheshallgooutas

  ajehoheirbroadhats,andatrayoflittle

  tris.heghtpass,ifhesoldierstookitintotheir

  headstobuy.”

  thepropositiondoyle.

  ”isit,yourhonor,tioyle,agoodcatholideof

  hopeoplethatstotuselfintoahaythinjehe

  irishnburstout,hgreatindignation.”ithat

  ishouldbedeintoaan,butahaythioyour

  honors,itsnaythersinsiblenordat.”

  theboyssoflaughter.christinelaughedfora

  nt,too,sspeechtoher;andthen

  lookedindignantthattheproposition,uch

  thought,shouldbesosfullyrejected.

  tiahelook,andaton,persuasively:

  ”sureof

  yhtblueeyesbutisitraisonaturaltoaska

  christianntokeahaythinjeself,

  yourself”

  sappeal.

  ”didyoueverseesuabsurdn”shesaid,laughing.”asif

  ituldkeanydiffereniagood

  inddressingupasajewess.”

  ”sure,thin,darlint,”tixclaid,hwas

  translated,”ieand

  bejewess.”

  christinelaughed,blushed,shookherheadandsaid,”nonsense”

  uponhearingtiproposition.

  ”butseriously,christine,”ralphsaid,”theobjehyou

  ntiontothejeportant.fullasthe

  streetsareofsoldierslookingabout,heuldhardlyhopetogo

  froerethroughthestreets,andoutatthegate,eone

  askinghiboutthesofhisbox.”

  christineallotlepettishly,atthefailureofher

  planthatitcertainlywaslikely.

  ”therealdifficultyistogetoutsidethegate,”ralphsaid,

  thoughtfully.”afterthat,ishouldhavenofear.”

  ”areyouthinkingofdoing,then”christineasked.

  ”iyself,ihesof

  youngpeasants;andputtingtintosothingofthesasort,

  hagreatbandageroundhisface.thenishouldsaythatwewere

  tsoplaearthefrontier,ehereto

  etouruered,inbattle.that

  snotbeingabletotalkatall;andastolooks,

  heisredenoughfern,anywhere.”

  ”yes,”christinesaid,”thatofurse,

  youobeaskedforpapers.”

  ”ofurse,”ralphsaid,”butustrisksothing.”

  ”ihaveanidea,”christinesaid,suddenly,clappingherhands.”i

  havesousinslivingathreeboys,andi

  auretheye.itowiesbaden,

  torrotolendtheirpapers,justforoneday.

  yourall;butforthatveryreasonyou

  oreeasilythere,andbelesslikelytobe

  suspected,orfolloewherenear

  saintgoar.

  ”ishallhavetotellsosadstoriestousins,andaxthebr>

  agreatdeal.still,idaresayishallsueed;andthenyougo

  boldlyacrossthebridge,andintotherailation,andtakea

  ticketfored,and

  putthepapersintothepostthere.”

  ”theverything,ed,

  catgherbytheeto

  thinkofresistance.

  ”ishantdoanythingatallforyou,”christinesaid,laughingand

  blushing,”ifyousbehaveinthatway.”

  ”iuld,otherhadbeen

  lookingon.

  ”andnoourclothes.”

  ”iuldntbuythe”christinesaid.”ineveruldgointoa

  shopandbuynsclothes.”

  thethingont,theboyslooksfell.

  thenuch:

  ”thereisabox,inrooofkarlsthings.heisusin,you

  knoillhehadtogoout

  inthelandhisthingshere,forusto

  takecareof.heisaboutyoursize.iakeoutoit

  hurtitandyouputiton,andgooutintothetown,and

  buythethingsforallthreeofyou.”

  ”ed.”itulder.”

  teerdohestairsandoutintothe

  street,dressedasagernlaborerinhisbestsuit.hewasa

  littleuneasy,atfirst;buticedhiandhewassoonin

  ashop,hagglihepriceofapeasantsatasifthe

  tterofathaler,oneher,hingofvital

  iortan.heboughtthethreesuitsatthreedifferent

  shopsashethoughtthatito

  getthellatthesaandinanhain.anhour

  afteriartedforwiesbaden.

  thebarselvesthattheyhad

  notlongerdeferredtheirpreparationsforescape;forwhen

  presentingtheelves,asusual,thatafteoonattherollcall,

  theyustholdtheelvesinreadioleave

  foroheeastefortresses,uponthefollowingevening;as

  anebattz,edtoarrive

  uponthefollowingday.

  intheevening,christiuedfrobr>

  onlyaquarterofanhour,byrail,froayence.

  ”ihavegotthe”shesaid,”butifyouonlykroublei

  havehadabotherboysare,tobesure”

  ”especiallyusinseh,christine”

  ”especiallyusins,”christinesaid,derely.

  afterthankingherverylyforherkihebarclays

  ...

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