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thestreets.they hurriedforatter,andfoued gaiculating. ”deathtothespy” ”deathtothespy” ”hanghi ”killthedog”esierof thealking bet.hean;butitwas iossibletoseeing doabloreceived. justastheboyscaup,anotherbloastickfellonhis head;andthisservedtorousehiodesperation,forhetued round,, andthenncedafuriousattackuponhispersecutors.fora nttheydreagain.blo sti,buthestruggleddesperately.at last,overedbynuers,hefell;andashedidsoheraiseda ,”hurrooforouldireland.” ”heisanenglishn,percy,”ralphexclaid;”heisnota prussian,atall.eon ”here,louis,philippe,help;theyarekillinganenglishn.” folloheirusinsarrivedatthespotthe boysdearushthroughtheent bytheprostraten,hisassailantskingsavagely. therushofthefourboysaidedbythebuttendoftheirrifles, heyusedfreelyontheribsofthoseoodintheir heassailantsforaninstant;awo gendarsledaheirswords,again tooktheirplacebythesideoftheirinsensibleprisoner. thebhadonlyreiledforant;andnobeing baulkedoftheirexpectedprey,preparedtorushuponhis defenders;shouting,astheydidso: ”deathtothespy” thentsdelayhad,hoetotheboystofix bayos. illustration:rescueofasupposedspy. ”keepoff,”ralphshouted,”oranisnota spy,itellyou.heisanenglishn.” thenoiseoogreatfortheobeheardand,hcries of”deathtothespy”theninfrontpreparedforarush.the leveledbayosanddraontked theirardor;butthosebehiupthecry,andaserious nflictapartyoffiveorsixofthe franont. theseseeingtheirradesstandinghleveledbayos, keepibayhoutaskingaions,atonceburst theirhroughtotheirside;distributingbloa, heartily,entput aothethreatenednflidthegendars,aidedbytwo ofthefranctireurs,liftedtheinsensiblenandcarriedhio theiherestofthefranctireursrgohersideas aguard,andtheyellingcro. onsidetheihegatesandthesupposedspy beinglaiddohebenchldere; andiesheopenedhiseyes. ”therderingvillaieredtohielf.”theyvekilt entirely,badluahuoohewardly blackguards ”i”andhedeanefforttorise. ”youreallright,”ralphsaid.”yourehfriends.dontbe afraid,youresafenow.” ”jabers”exent,sittingupand lookingroundhi”heresalittlefrenchsoldier,speakingas illegantenglishasido,self.” ”inglish,”laughedralph,”andluckyithatwe caalong.,justasyoufell;andgotinin ti,hthehelpofourfriends,tosaveyourlife.another oolate.” ”godblessyourhonor”thenhhlyrevered hielfsaideaestly.”anditightshave,entirely. youvesavedtioyleslife;andyourhonorshallseethathes notungrateful.wheneveryouanda thik,titheboy.” ”thankyou,ti”ralphsaid,heartily.”the surgeonlookatyourhead.youhavegotsonastycuts.” ”sure,andheadsallright,yourhonoritisntatapfro frenthatdoyle.” thegendarshat,astheprisonerored,he stgoinatoheyoungbarclaysaied hiandactedasinterpretersattheexanatioorywasa sileone,andthepassportandotherpapersupontheirishn proveditstruthnclusively. tiasgrooanenglish gentlen.hissterhadfallenillatlyons,hadpartedhhis horsesandhadaeptedthe offerofthehorsedealerainin hisservidhadbeensixnthshewarbroke out.hehadpickedupalittlefrench,buthadbeeis arrestedinlyons,asaspy;andhissterhadatlasttoldhibr> thatittorein,andthathehadbetter retutoengland. hehadreaoing;butthetrain,insteadof goingon,hadbeenstopped,aslargenuersofbileswere leavingforparis,andtheordinarytraffichad thereforepassedthedaystrollingaboutdijon.thehourhad approachedatightleave,and tiadaskedapasserbytheothestation. hisbrokenfrenearousedsuspi.acroedina feinutes;andtieing attackedbythearrivaloftesuponthese.hehadat onthathe; andtheyhaddetotheire,forthe exanationofhispapersbutonthehecroreasedby fresharrivals,haddeterakethelaotheirown hands;andonlythearrivaloftheyoungbarclays,andtheir usins,hadsavedhislife. theiresainationofthepapers,thatthe storylibertytogo adelightof hisuchshaken;anditoreover, havebeendangerousforhioventureagainintothestreetsof dijon.ralphthereforeatonout,andtogive hinightsshelter;anofferaed,h nythanks. itpaheirusins,the barabatrahe ine;aheiricedthroughthetown;andarrived, halfanhourlater,atho.captainands.barclay,uponhearing thestory,rdiallyapprovedof ...