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    t;orsettingto,tanizeyounglevies,andgivingup

    activeservice.

    ”no,ifyougoonasyouhavehithertodone,boys,youybe

    lonelsinanothersixnths;foreisrendedfor

    protioodserviaywellsuppose

    thereisioohisage.ofurse,nogeneral

    ndyouasent,

    becauseyouarealtogetherignorantofacaptainsduty;butyou

    arequitecapableoffilliiesofcaptain,oaff,

    asthosedutiesrequireonlyclearheadedness,pluck,attention,

    andnsense.

    ”panywereiin

    yourpladerscrossinthelegionofhonor.i

    hadtheanderscrossa

    fhtago,forthebridgeofvesouze.”

    ”ah,yes,”ralphsaid,”thaththatis

    hopeless.”

    loee.

    ”youan,”ralphsaid,afterapause,”thatthereisaceof

    our.”

    ”pesaid,”idontknhtin

    leadingyouintodanger,butidothinkthatyought.i

    entioningyouas,oerday,togaetta.adispatch

    hadjusteinfrrulingatreceivingnone

    theuntry;aaentiheiossibilityof

    arrangingforsiltaneousvents,oothebreakdohe

    pigeons,andthefailureofthessengers;whenisaid:

    ”therehus,inthevosgesthey

    brielsstafflast,andarenohey

    inifanyoneuld.theydown,

    overandain,angthegerns;andiuldlayanyney

    thattheyceed.

    ”hobettaasked,assharpasa

    knife.

    ”bynofaultoftheirooutonleave,

    tosee;ahapartyoffranctireursheyof

    ursehadnoauthority,astosentriesaywas

    surprised,atnight,aelycutup.theyaken

    prisoners,butidonotexpectthattheyains.

    ”gaettadidnotsayanything,then;but,anhour

    afterarked:

    ”ifyouhearofthoseyoungfellowsyouwerespeakingofhaving

    retued,seee.”

    ralphlookedatperdkedtheohhesaas

    onhisbrotherslips.

    ”ithinkitghtbedone,lonel,”hesaid,quietly;”butitisa

    serioustter,andhinkitover,befivean

    opinion.”

    ralphthengedthesubjedtheytalkedovertheevents

    aneuversof

    generalchel,thearrivalofgaribaldi,thedoingsofthefranc

    tireurs,etc.

    ”bythein,this

    eveningjustasilefttheofficethatthegernsoupied

    dijoerday.”

    ”youdontsayso”theboyssaid,juingfroheirseats.”was

    thereanyfighting”

    ”yes,sobilesandfranctireursdeaverypluckydefense,

    outsidethetoegrossshegreatbulk

    ofthetroopshadbeenhdrahedaybefore.aftertwoor

    threehhting,ournfellback;theprussians,asusual,

    shelledthetoheauthori