【】tan.

”firstofall,though,letusputthosepaperschristius

intotheenvelope,anddropthentothatpostbox.

dobadly,either,tobuythreedarkloredblasbeforewe

start.itisterriblyld;and,atnight.”

theythereforetuedupintothetohenralph

separatedfroheothers,andinandboughttheblaen

ertheythe

toick.theboyscarriedtheirsupontheir

shoulder;habuainingageofclothesandother

articarriedhisbundleinonehand,and

itheother.distaof

thetoestripsof

plasteruponticheeks,andhae

baightyunfortable,”butashewas

noouth,hedid

notsodit.

thedayterlyld,forithebeginningofthe

sendber;butthepartystrodeon,fullofthe

ns.theytbutfeheirway;

andrelyexgedabriefgooddayeet.

theyhadbroughtsobreadandldat,froayence;

andthereforehadogointoanyshops,atthevillages

theypassed.

theydidnotdaretosleepinahouse,asite

officialheirpapers;andtherefore,

betheroadanddefora

ashortdista.heretheyatetheirsupper,laida

blaheground,putthebundlesdownforpillows,andlay

do.

”itsghtyld,”tiaid,”butightbeworse.”

”itsbetterthanaprisoninporania,byalongway,”ralph

anshelookofthesky,andthedroppingofthewind,i

thinkoing.”

atdaybreak,ing,theyelittle

tibeforetheyuldstart,sostiffenedbsh

theld.ralphsprognosticationastotheherhadtuedout

right,aingofsry.theynow

setoffandheyarrivedatalarge

village.hereitethingto

eat.theyehealehouse,andcalledforbread,cheese,and

beer.

thelandlhtitand,astheyexpected,eo

ion.afterthefirstrerksonthesharpness

oftheherralphproducedatinofportablesoup,andasked

thelandlordifheheated,fortheiruncle.

”heot,asyousee,eatsolidfood,”ralphsaid;”hehadhis

jah.”

”poorfellohelandlordsaid,hasteningahthesoup.

”areyougoingfar”heasked,onhisretu.

”tosaintgoar,”ralphsaid.

”buthelandlordasked.”heuldhavebeen

sentho,bytrain.”

”ofurseheuld,”ralphsaid.”we,and

inteohaveecaforus

tostart,hesaidhee,too.thesurgeonsaidhe

fittogo.unclehaddeuphisndtobeoffand,asthesurgeon

anorder,hestartedtodoes

nothurthiochasthejoltingofthetrain,andweshallbe

hotobreakfast.”

anhourlatertheyarrivedatsaintgoarshaus.theye

outofthetracewouldbe

likelytotake,andhadnottheslightestdifficultyiinga

boattocrosstherhine.

”hoifultheriveris,here,”percysaid.

”yesitis,indeed,”ralphanshatthisis

nsideredohestlovelyspotsonthe

saythatithinkthatthatrailprovesit.”

theylasaintgoar,andtraedgailyontocastellan,and

sleptinabahatvillage.

theingtheyiles

farther,oselleatzell.theylefttheroadbefore

theyarrivedatalf;fortheyhegreatroad

betighteuponbodiesof

troopsupontherightbeaskedtroubleso

questions.theythereforestruckuponauntrylaneand,keeping

angthehills,ainroadbetrid

tledsleptinapse,neardudeldf.theyhadwalked

fiveandthirtyles,andthateventhelddid

hewake.

iafreshsupplyofbreadandcheese,atatiny

villagebettburgand,leavierplace

totheleft,destraightforthefrontier,acrossthehills.the

roadtothefrontierranthroughbittburg;buttheywereafraidof

keepingtoit,asthereobetroopsatthefrontier.

severaltistheylosttheirpassandp,

,stoodthengoodsteadand,

lateintheevening,theyarrivedatthestreathe

frounately,veryloheldhadfrozenup

itssources.theyhad,therefore,littlediffirossing

and,tiredastheyselvesin

luxe.

theytraedalongrrily,untiltheycatoattage;where

theyboldlyentered,andhthegreatestkindness,

andhospitality.theluxepeopleatoncefearedandhated

prussia,aodoanythingintheirpohe

esadeablazingfire,andsohot

ffee;airedtravelersfeltablessingitosit

doont,forthestepofanene.

thepeasantstoldthehohattheyyetaltogether

safeforthat,oplaintsofprussia,boththedutch

andbelgiasing,aaining,escaped

prisonerspassingthroughtheirterritories.aftersodiscussion

theboysagreedthat,ing,theyshoulddresstheelvesin

thegeofclothestheyhadbroughthwereordinary

shootingsuitsandshouldleavetheirotherclothesbehind;and

thehenorth.theywould

exindsofanyonearrive;as

theyerelybetakenforthreeenglishn,stayingatoneof

thenuroushotelsthere,retuingfro

houchsoing,thattheywereglad

toreinanotherdayquietiage;andthefollowingday

theystarted,andospa.

afterstrollingabouttheplae,theytothe

railetheeveningtrainstart

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