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【】thereisagreatdealoftrue,eaest patriotisnyrriedn,ilies,havevolunteered;and thosebelongingtothecategoriescalledoutdogo,asyousay, cheerfully,ifnotined todotheirduty. ”frandallthedevotionofher peopletogetthroughthepresentcrisis.thereisnosayingho y arrestthery;andhistrueurseistofallback uponparis.ourainingfreefrovisitofthe enedepeirelyuponthelengthoftirasburgand tzholdout.bazaineybeabletocuthisbut,atany rate,heislikelytoreileti, uheetz;forheoupiestheattentionofa nsiderablylargerforcethanthatnds. ”thevitalpoint,atpresent,istocuttheroadsbehindthe gerns.ifitine,lanie,iwould tryandraiseasllguerrillarps,aonown at.ihavelivedhereforseventeenyears,nohefrench foughtbyourside,inthecria.uldidoso,ishould certainlyfightforfranoisclearlythedutyofanyone uskettogoout.” justatthisntthedooropened,andralphandpertered hastily.theybothlookedexcited,butserious. ”isit,boys” ”papa,”ralphsaid,”thereisanoticeup,signedbyyourfriend captaintee.hecallsforahundredvoluojoinarps offranctireursasuerrillas,ibelievetogooutto harassthegerns,andcuttheirnication.thoseanare toprovidetheiroeetingistobeheld, tonight,forsubscribingtheneyforthoseaffordto doso. ”etoaskyoutoletusjoin,papa.louisandphilippe havejustgooaskunclesleave.” captainbarclaylistenedinsilence,haverygraveface.their thersatdohaeface. ”oh,boys,youaretooyoung,”shegaspedout. ”aa,thanyofthenwhohavebeen calledout;andtallerandstouter,ineveryanwalk betterthanthegreaterportionoftheedto exerany youngnhere.yousaidyourself,a,that everyoogoout.” ”butyouarenotfrenrs.barclaysaid,piteously. ”aa.notlegally,butithasbeenhoto us,sincebeenfrench,we oughttofightforher.” s.barclaylookedatherhusbandforassistacaptain barclayhadleanedhisfahishands,andsaidnothing. ”ah,ralph;butpercyatleast,heisonlyfifteen.” ”iaearlyasbig,nearlyasstrongasralph,a.besides, ertohavetwoofusifoneisilloror ,youknow. ”a,dearest,alkeditover,andhinkto gfes;anditisstrength,notyears, atters.a,yousaidafrenshouldne thoseshelovestofrandthatiffrancewasinvadedall,even theen,shouldgoout.” s.barclay.sheuldnotspeak.shewassodeadly pale,andherfaisery,thattheboys felttheirresolutionwavering. captainbarclaylookedup. ”boys,”hesaid,verygravely,”ihaveoiontoask;h youetruly,uponyourfaithandhonordoyouo gorelyorpriand theadventureofaguerrillabecauseyou desireeaestlytodoyourbest,todeferyinh youosufferanyhardship and,ifitistheodieforher” ”hboyssaid. andralphon: ”alkedoverthepossibilityofeveryonebeingcalled outandoing,tooasacaseoffun aent;bute,serious ituchitaandwe haveaskedyou,hadfeltthattogo,even ifwekneeshouldbekilled.” ”inthatnly,risingand layingonehandontheshoulderofeachofhissons,”inthatcase, good.itisyourduty,andthatofeveryoofightforhis untry.igiveyoufullogo.ishouldnothave advisedit.atye,thereeduty.still,ifyou feelitso,istandinyourway. ”gothen,boys,andygodchoveryou,andkeepyou,and sendyousafehoagain.” sosaying,hekissedtheothontheforehead,andthe roooutsayinganotherword. thentheboystuedtotheirther,lyand, fallingupoheykissedherandcriedhher.itwas uoodthatherheirfathers. lly,inginandhearingatter,satdownin suddengriefandastonishntontheried bitterly.itostined tretthattheyhadaskedforleavetogo.hoherewas nodraother,theyon totelltheirusinsthattheyweregoing. theyfoundlouisandphilippeinastateofgreatdisappointnt, becausetheirfatherhadaltogetherrefusedtolistentotheir eies.uponhearing,hohatralphandpercyweregoing, theygainedfreshhope;fortheysaid,ifenglishboysuldgoand fightforfraefulthatfrenchboysshouldstayat ho,inidleness. captainbarclay,aftergivingperssiontohissonstogoasfranc tireurs,firstself,tothihe nsequencesofhisdecisiohendoodijon,and pe.theheproposedrpshad servedfornyyearsinthezouaves,andobeanable aifficer.hehadlefttheservice,fiveorsixyears previously,uponhisrriage.helivedashortdistanly, froaptainbarclay;andafriendshiphadsprungupbetween the upon, captainteeexpressedhissatisfaatthedecisionofthe youngbarclays. ”ihavealreadythenasofole,ifany,older thanyoureldestboy,”hesaid;”andalthoughtheotheris certainlyveryyou,asheisverystoutandstrongforhis age,ihavenodoubthehefati ...