【】sergeant.noeandhaveajugofbeerhus;

youknoeer,wedrank

tothehealthofkingifyoulike,youshallretuthe

pledge,bydrinkingtonapoleon.”

thesergeantlaughed.

”illdothat,”hesaid.”yousaid,ifyoureer,wheni

proposedtheking,thatyoudidnotohearofhisdeath;and

isaythesaforyouapoleon.especially,”headdedha

kle,”ashesourprisoner.”

theboysintoacabaretnear,anddrankaglassofbeerh

thesergeant;andthensaying”goodbye,”veryheartilylefthi

andintothetoohavegotsoofa

scrapeighthavebeenaveryunpleasantone.

theysleptatahotel,aionatthe

appoii.ithirtysixhoursto

yetheboysoopleasedheysahelihat

thetrainohavecared,haditbeenteasfar.

thediffitheefortresseswouldhave

beeniense;parativelycloseto

thefroyeoo,thepositionoftheprisonerswas

fortable.theyoliveaoo

taketheiralsheychose.theyeaday,

toansusterroll;and,ofurse,alloo

gooutsidethefortifications.

theonedraothepositionofthefreners,he

utterlyinsuffitsuntallo

forboardandlodgingonlyfortyfivefranth;thatisto

say,fifteenpenceaday.itisneedlesstosaythattheofficers

hiodependuponliterallystarved,uponthis

pitta

alloorethanttothegernofficerswhowere

takenprisoners.

uponthishead,hofort.theyhad

plentyofheirpockets,forpresentuses;andtheyknew

thattheyuldobtainfurthersuppliesbye,via

szerland.theyherefore,uedlygladhetrain

ayendtheiven

foralltoalight.

chapter13:theescape.

thefirstthingthatthebarselves,

selvesinalodgingnoveryeasythingtofind,

forthetohtroops,andprisoners.however,as

theythanthegreatjorityof

freners,intheirposition,theyhadnreat

diffi.theroowere

purposelytakeninalargehouse,ntoa

nueroffalieslivingondifferentfloors;sothatanyonegoing

inoroutaller

house.theyssoplacedthatthey

uldgoinandoutofthedoorontothestaircase,houtbeing

noticedbythepeopletheylodged.

ralphsarlypainful,thelongrchhaving

infladtheself,begged

thatasurgeonghtattendhiandhadalsoasked,asagreat

favor,thathisservantthehussardoyleghtbealloo

rein;statingthat,inthatcase,hewouldpayforhis

lodgingsandprovidehifood.astheprisoninhe

privatesoldierse,crohe

requestpliedh.

forthe,andhadto

keephisrooafterthattheinflaationsubsided;andinanother

fhtheesincehe

receivedhiseantihehaddethe

acquaintahepeoplehelodged;whowereverykind

totheirpletelywonby

beingabletoiivetongue,likeoneof

theelves.thefalynsistedofafather,ayallday

attherailother,a

garrulousoldan;andadaughter,aprettyblueeyedgirlof

aboutralphsage,otherto.she

hadalover,aybesiegingparis;andthe

thoughtthatheghtbeadehervery

pitifultotheyoungofficers.

ralphbaredaysbeenintendingtosouo

heroneday.

shehadclearedaheirdinner,andandingassheoften

didtalking,tobe

overheardbyhertheriroo

”itrytogetasoffrenershave

doneso.”

”thatisjusthinkingof,christine.wehaveonlybeen

yarfasling,andyoutohelp

us.”

”hohegirlasked.

”inthefirstplace,youbuyusclothes.ite

suspiif,ourselves.perdiwere

thinkingofgoingasgirlsnotprettygirls,ofurse,likeyou,

christigreat,roughpeasantgirls.”

christinelaughed,andlored

”youootall,”shesaid.

”hertall,”ralphsaid,ruefully.”wehavegrownso

horribly,ifeonths.still,soeallas

weare.”

”yes,soenare,”and

say,big,gaenandyoudonttobelooked

after.ifpeopledidso,theyhatyoudidntwalkone

bitlikeaan,andthatyourshoulderswereverywide,andyour

arverystrong,and

”ohnoitustthinkitover.

”isupposeyouthatgreatblueatedbeartogo”andshe

ioylebeingabletospeakawordofher

languageostabsurdpantooflove

aierngirl.

”yes,tiustgotoo,christine.”

”ha,ha”laughedthegirl.”fancyhisaan.”

”e,sterpercy”

”shesaysyouakeaveryprettyan,ti”

”tareaerpercy,”tiaid,takingitquiteseriously,

”hoybeautiful

beardandstae

foraan.”

theboysscreadans

speeeintothe

roo

”lookhere,children,”shesaid,sling,”idonttoknow

ay

beaskedquestions;andidonttohavetotellstories.i

thelphearing,ifyouleavethedooropen,andlaugh

soindeed,alltheneighborhoodghthearit;sopleaseshutthe

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