erinthefrenchar,hare
stayinghereinidleness,insteadofbeinginthefield.goand
fighttheeneesoffra;andafter
thattalk,ifyoulike,aboutfightingherfriends.”
thereationofapplauseandsatisfa,atthese
thosethisunpleasantse;
andthesousprefectlyshookralphbythehand.
”ainbarclay;aysay
thateveryonehereagreesany
offiyuponprivateaffairs;
andthoseofnsieurdesrethavetakenloethan
usual,forhehasbeenstayinghereforfiveweeksnow.
”holy,”heay
intheisland.
”enoughuponthatsubjearetleftthe
roopaleandfurious.”ialadiaroud,sirtokethe
aeofyourselfandyourbrother;andireally,at
heart,feelgratefultothatfelloo
declaredoneso,you
ongus.”
thereeanovationtotheboys.theladies,especially,
hatithatthesequietlooking
youngfelloedfeatsofsuchdaring.theynowbegged
tohearthedetailsoftheadve,atthisnt,wordwas
broughtthatsteaevesselreadytostart;andas
eclierostanxioustogeton,andaspercye
doneup,ralphakehis
apologiesforleavingatohesousprefect,allthebreakfast
party,andalargeproportionofthepopulationofthelittleplace
aidst
heartycheering,thelittlestearcarryingthevoyagers,the
dispatches,andthereinsoftheballoonstartedforthe
inland.
chapter18:adayofvictory.
aftertravelingallnight,thebarclaysarrivedattoursatten
ooingofthedayafterthatuponheyhad
leftbelleisle.atthestationtheysaidadieutonsieur
teclier;betta,hthedispatches;while
thebarclaystuedapeslodgingsand,totheir
greatsurpriseasin.
thelonelgavequiteashoutofjoy,.
”ah,braveboys,braveboys,ialadtoseeyou,”andhe
tookthenhisar,andkissedthesheartilyaly
asifhehadbeentheirfather.
”ialadtoseeyou,”herepeated,hhis
handkerchief.”i.ineverreally
doubteditoldgaettaitiuldnot
helpbeingnervous,horriblynervous;ande,five
daysago,bytheballoonthreedaysafteryougotin,i
alstlosthead.ilaughed,icheered,ishookeveryohe
handfoi,idontknoidid,ileased.
”youririshnhefuhing.hesurprised,or
pleased,oreveed.iexplaiohiverandover
again,thinkinghedidnotuand;butheonlyshookhishead
andsaid,inhisstrangeenglish:
”sure,lonel,ineverdoubtedtheorant.arentthey
awasas
sartinaspeasispeasthattheyehow;andif
theydidgetintoascrape,thattheyheboysfetting
theelvesoutofit.itstheingoutiafraidof.
”ilookedsurprised,naturallyenough,andheon:
”ayourhonorknoingout
inaballoononlytothinkofit,lonel,flyingthroughthe
clouds,shutupinabigballofsilkitsjustflyingintheface
ofprovideng,oreyout
deloud,thoughitsasaisyasdangtotakeina
gern.e,lohattheyresafeoutofthe
balloon;thenillshout,asloudasyoulike.
”yesterday,froeasayingthathehad
falleninbelleisle,hadhadanarroo
thesea,buthadavoidedthatbyrunningtheriskofbreakinghis
neself,
escapedindh
joy.hehasbeeninghissents,this
ing.
”iafftorroeintitoseethe
fighting.
”butyouarelookingill,percy;fartooillforservice,justat
present.”
”yes,hehasbeenveryill,”ralphsaid.”hehadatouchofbrain
fever,thenightintoparis;andwodays.
hehaspikly,butthatballoondestthe
thingforaninvalid.thedoonth,at
least,ofabsoluterest;andhasgivenhisiate.”
”heneedsrest,pesaid,”butheotgo
ho,atpresent.theprussiansholddijoninnsiderable
strength.therearefartoonypeopleiownwhohaveheard
ofyourionespyorotherwould
becertaintopeach.”
”yes,”ralphassented,”alkingitover,andquite
agreethatpercyuldnotgo
runtherisk,hielfithseriousnsequences
upoho,ifheined
togodooniceforawhile,andrejoinassoonashegains
strengthagain.”
”yes,”loeesaid,”butaboveallthings,dohie
inahurry.
”youhaveghaniensedeal,perdhavedonea
greatdealrethanyourshareforfrandhavegainedgreat
honora.beightruinyour
nstitutionforlife,byfurtherexertions.”
”butaboutyourselflonel,whereareyougoing”
”iatarting,torroojoingeneralzysstaff.”
”ihavenotheardhisnabefore,”ralphsaid.
”hendsthesixteenthrps.hehasnothadchopportunity
yet,butheisagoodsoldier.ifyoulike,ralph,ih
youatoofreysi,ayouattachede.”
”thankyouverych,lonel.ishouldlikeitofallthings.”
”ealong,then;freysiisinhisoffice.”
percyaiedthetoobtainasignaturetohisleaveof
absendleftdayforthesouth.anhourlater,lonel
teeandralph,
againinhishussaruniforandhalfhdelightbeing,
pesorderly,inchargeofthehorses.
loee,asralphounted,hadofferedtolendhibr>
oneofhisoralphhadrefusedit,uhelonelwould
sellit,ashesaid
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