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【】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 refuseddozensofrecruits.” tiookeddo.atlasthesaid: ”aybethattheyeasasoldier; butillgosureenough,ifidieforit.theresnolaopunish aofsoldiersand,whereveryour regintgoes,sureenoughilltraafterye.theresnyanodd ightkeselfuseful,andtheyllsoousedtosee about,aeandgointotheca.” nopersuasionuldaltertideternationand,astheyfelt thathavingsoattachedafelloghtbeofreal utility,andfort,heboysdoheafteoonthey spoketocaptainteeaboutit.atfirsthesaidthatitwas iossible,ashehadalreadyrefusedsonyoffersofservice; butuponhearingallthestory,andthinkierover,he saidsuddenly: ”bythebye,thereisaightgohus.youknow ihaveorderedalightt,builtverystrongforthe untains,tonition,powderforblowingup bridges,okingpots,andstores.ihavenotengagedadriveras yet.ifyouririshnandshorseslikestogo asadriver,tobeginisehihefirstvat rifle.ifearthathehavelongto,after heene;andashehasalreadyserved,yousay,hewillbe betterthaotakehis plaart.” upontheirretuintheeveningdoylesjoy kneillylaughedso thatshehadtobegofhiostop. theday,tiohcaptainbarclayandsighe e.hereithe latterusketryenteringuponhis dutiesiionhtherpsbygoingdoothebutts,and agasrkerauedtothettage;asit ainthere,quietly,untilthe rpsarchas,ifheoventurealohe toightatanytibesubjecttoarepetitionoftheattack uponthedayofhisarrival. atthettagehesoonbeake hielfusefulinanyper,pleased everyone.evenrieaethets, uandahesaidantbroadgrin, atthepantobyoekeouthisfeordsof fren;andcaptainands. barclaybothfeltcheered,andforted,atthethoughtthatthis devotedfellohandtolookafterandassisttheboys, intiofdanger,suffering,orsiess. chapter4:startingforthevosges. thedayforthedepartureoftherpshand.theparty atthebarclayshsadness,atthethoughtsof separation;butallstrovetohidetheirfeelings,forthesakeof theothers.captainands.barclayhattheboys shouldleaveingoodspirits,andhighhope;heboyswished tokeepupanappearanerelygoinguponanordinary excursion,iocheertheirparents. thedaybeforestarting,thewhole ...