笔趣阁 - 历史小说 - The Young Franc Tireurs(英文版)在线阅读 - 第3节

第3节

    【】lstoequalthose

    heprussianstovictainstaustriaisourdiscipline

    equaloranythinglikeequaltothatoftheprussiansisour

    anizationasgoodastheirsandlastly,havehinglike

    theiuers

    ”idontlikethelookofit,boys,atall.,agto

    publishedaythantheirsin

    thefield,justatfirstand,ifprepared,should

    certainlybeabletocarryallbeforeus,foraion

    verychiftobeso,however,

    thesuan

    reservesaregreatlysuperiortoours.disciplioo,hasgone

    offsadly,sinceifirstkney.

    ”radiaybeveryfora

    nation,fhtiknoitiscertainthattheyarefatalto

    thedisy.ohat

    theyareequallyfatalforauntry,butthatisatterof

    opinion,only;butofthefaakesan

    extrelybadsoldier,iauiteclear,andthespreadofradical

    opinionangthefrencharhasbeenverygreat.then,too,the

    offie.theythinkofpleasurefarre

    thanduty.theyspendfourtisasafesand

    billiardrooastheydointhedrillground.altogether,in

    opinion,thefrencharhasgreatlygoneoffinallpointsexcept

    inurageatterofnationality,isprobablyas

    highasever.itisabadlookout,boysaverybadlookout.

    ”there,donttalkaboutitanyre.idonotakeyour

    therunhappy.reeottoexpresseitherasoryourown

    opinionanythingihavesaid,iowouldonlyrender

    youobnoxious,andghtevenischief.ifthingsgo

    obsareliabletoperonthe

    firster.”

    ”per,”pleasetorun

    doelettucesforsalad.

    rieissoupsetthatshedonothing.”

    ”atteraa”boththeboysasked,atonce.

    ”viithharve,who

    hadservedhistiinthear,andcabathsagoto

    joinhisfatherinhisfe,andtorryourriehasleftto

    joinhisregint.heosaygoodbye.by

    thistihearted.itisnothatsheweeps.

    sheyneverseehigain.ihavetoldherthatshestbe

    brave.afrenostto

    fightforfrance.”

    ”ahlanie,”captainbarclaysaid,sling,”theselittle

    patriotiutburstsaredelightful,haveto

    praethetonesoissandrighttodie

    forory,saidtheoldron,andeveryoneagreesh

    hiut,atthesati,everyindividualnhasastrong

    objeselfinthehissandproperdeath.

    ”although,asyousay,nofrenshouldgrudgeherlovetoher

    untry;ifanorrohe

    boysashecrippleshadtogosothatralph,perdi

    archyouhatyoudidgrudgeusto

    theuntry,stazingly.”

    s.barclaytuedalittlepaleatthesuggestion.

    ”ahitsupposethat,richard.ylish,andthey

    ardifthey

    wereoldenough.”

    captainbarclaysled.

    ”thatisnoanselanie.youareshirkingthequestion.isaid,

    iftheyakeusgo.”

    ”ah,yesiafraidishouldgrudgeyou,richard,andtheboys,

    excepttheeneoinvadefrandtheneveryone,evenwe

    en,.butofthatthereisnoce.itiswewho

    willinvade.”

    captainbarclaydenoreply.

    ”theplu

    es.”ite

    over,heyheyhaveno

    plu,anddaduburgforpreserving.ywegoover

    afterdinner,andasktheoeinatthreeoclodspend

    theevening”

    ”aas

    plints,andaskifyourunddaduburgein,

    aftertheyhavediheyoungonesaketheirdiour

    sixoktea.”

    infranceearlydinnerisathingselyknoongthe

    peasantry;thatistosay,theiralsaretakenatsothe

    satiasoursare,butarecalledbydifferentnas.the

    frenevereats;thatis,henever

    kesareallyheavyal,thefirstthingintheing.he

    takes,hoilkandbreadandbutter,s

    up.hedoesnotoing

    ffee;andtakeshisbreakfastateleven,orhalfpasteleven,or

    evenatteal,eat,andwine.

    inenglanditsixokthe

    frendines,aheancallsthisalhan

    englishlaborereals,

    therefore,differedreinnathayfrohoseof

    theieighbors.

    louisandphilippeduburgatfiveok,butbroughta

    ssagethattheirsisterseinhtheirfatherand

    ther,laterniehersurprisednordisappoi

    thenonarrivalofherusins.shegreatlypreferredbeingh

    theboys,andalfortablehjulieandjustine;

    ,

    derous,andproperlybehavedasiftheyhadbeehirty

    yearsold.afterteahefourboysretuedtotheirwork

    ofgatheringplu;elanieorlly,asherfathercalled

    her,todistinguishherfroertherpickedupthepluthat

    fell,handedupfreshbasketsandreceivedthefullones,and

    laughedandchatteredhherbrothersandusins.

    eduburgarrived,htheir

    daughters,julieandjustine.nsieurduburgs.barclays

    brotherost

    entirelyehesoilwas

    favorable,andhecarriedourehsuareand

    attentionthatthechedahigherpricethananyinthe

    district.hean,hakeeoa

    bargain.heerandherenglishhusband,andhad

    offerednooppositiontohisboysenteringintothegasand

    asentsoftheirusinsalthoughhisantly

    urginghiodoso.iteduburg,aterriblething

    thather,andready,

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