donotthinkitisobeout,thesebitteights,until
youarequitestrong.”
”iauitestrong,a,asstrongasever,”percylaughed;but
hislaughself,alittleunnatural.
hisfatherlookedsharplyup.
percysatdootherhao
hi
”iein,”hesaid,”andofurseit
ynotbesobutiheardofsoonehedescription,
seedtoberalph.”
”other
gazedathiapalefadappealingeyes.
”dontagitateyourself,adearyousee,ityrue,
afterallbutangthepeopleiraine
straightfres.ispoketohiandhesaidthathehad
heardbyafrieraightfroierzonthatayoung
officerhadjustarrivedthere,indisguise;whohadbeenwounded,
andinhiding,eversin,
itisjustthetiiulatedheing;andfrohe
factofhisbeingayoungstaffofficer,andindisguise,ihave
verylittledoubtitisralph.”
hisseatandstandingforant
behindhisperdthenatthedoor,
inquiringly.perodded.
captainbarclayleanedover,andkissedhiswife
”thankgod,dear,forallhisrciesanotherdayortwo,andwe
shallbehavinghio.”
”thankgod,indeed”s.barclaysaid;”butthoughihopethough
itrytothinkitperhapsit,perhaps”
”no,a,”pereparticularshegave,andfrobr>
ostsureiysayiauitesureitis
ralph.isayso,youknoverycertain.”
s.barclayfeltthathe,andfellintoherhusbands
ar,gsoftlyhhappiness.
lly.shehadcaughttheglaween
herfatherandperdhadrightlyinterpretedit.shehadrisen
toherfeet,butacaptainbarhecked
the
therooclosedthedoooiselessly,hadfloothefrontdoor
andoutintotheroadbeyond,andryinghappilyinralphs
ar.
”andrs.barclay
askedherhusband.
”soon,dearquitesoon,”heaorrow.he
ealstasquicklyasthenews.”
”oh,ho”s.barclaysaid.”thankgodforhis
rorroayhavebothboysback
again.”
”herebearainin,tonight,peraptainbarclay
asked.
”quitepossibly,”percysaid;”indeed,indeed,”andhe
hesitated”yousee,i;itisjustpossiblethathe
yhavearrivedbythistrain.”
s.barclayuoodnow.
”heise,”sheexclaid,lookingup.”ikno,now.”
s.
”youelanieyes,dear,hehase.”
percysahatittothedoor,andope.
ralphonthis
thers.
laterintheevening,captainbarclaysaidtoralph:
”isupposetorroediertificate,and
etogeneralzy:sayingthatyouarealive,butuo
rejoin”
”yes,”ralphanshathebestplan.i
sthaveanthsrest.”
”thatans,dearboy,thatyouhavetogooutany
re.ahheendofthestruggleoratany
rate,iftheendhasnotabsolutelyarrived,itwillbe
unstakable.
”thegais,iavinced,altogetherlost.afhtago,i
hadstillhope.y,nearlyor
quiteequaltothatofprinkcharles.heuldnot
attaeinforce,houtleavingtheroadtoparisopentothe
other.
”bourbakihaseuponthisdexpeditiontotheeast;andyou
hrth
uponay
relievebelfort,butinthateroffranceishetodo
prussianreinfortsareingdoowerder,everyday.
troopsarergonthistoparisand,ifbourbakiisnot
hersedanhere.
”afterthedefeatofthese,thelasttiesoffrawould
bedontiheustsurrender,forthere
herpossibilityofrelief;andtherewouldbeno
advantage,ever,inenduringfurthersufferings.
”no,boys,isaidgohoughtthattherewasa
possibilityofsavingfrahan
yourduty.ithanfollyito
voluntarilyputyourlivesintodanger,o
bepossible.ishouldbethelastntohinderyoufroas
yourduty.isaidgobefore,herswouldhavesaidso.
iycalledyou;butasyou
bothobtainsickleave,foranothersixakethat
leave.donotdorethanyourduty,forheroissnowofnouse
tofrance.”
”iagreehyoualtogether,papa,”ralphsaid.”ihaveseen,and
had,quiteenoughfightingforlifeti.ofurse,ifthewar
goesoretutoourduty,butiabr>
oobtainallthesickleaveiget;foralthoughi
stillbelieveintheindividualbraveryofthefrenchsoldiers,i
auitenvihatitisaltogetheroutofthequestion
thaththeiranization,ofgenerals,of
officers,ofdiscipline,ofeverythingtheydrive
outthegnifiany.
”haspercygothisleaveextended”
”yes,”percysaid;”iaairlystillshaky.ihave
notquitegotoverthats;andthesurgeonsaid,y
applyingforit,thatisthaveprolongedrestso,attheendof
thenth,heextefortonthslonger.
”ithhlyagreehyouboth.eenoughofit.
isfathatyto
frandourrank;andtheseribbons,”aouchedthe
rosetteofthelegionofhonor,inhisbutto
inguishedourselves.goodfortune,
hitherto;itghttu,i.”
andsoitainatho,forthe
onths;byetheyagreed,htheirfather,the
resistance.ralphetogeneralzy,
relatiancesofhisabsence.generalzy
andsuponhistisayinghow
pleasedhehatralphhadescaped,ashehadquit
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