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【】tan. ”firstofall,though,letusputthosepaperschristius intotheenvelope,anddropthentothatpostbox. dobadly,either,tobuythreedarkloredblasbeforewe start.itisterriblyld;and,atnight.” theythereforetuedupintothetohenralph separatedfroheothers,andinandboughttheblaen ertheythe toick.theboyscarriedtheirsupontheir shoulder;habuainingageofclothesandother articarriedhisbundleinonehand,and itheother.distaof thetoestripsof plasteruponticheeks,andhae baightyunfortable,”butashewas noouth,hedid notsodit. thedayterlyld,forithebeginningofthe sendber;butthepartystrodeon,fullofthe ns.theytbutfeheirway; andrelyexgedabriefgooddayeet. theyhadbroughtsobreadandldat,froayence; andthereforehadogointoanyshops,atthevillages theypassed. theydidnotdaretosleepinahouse,asite officialheirpapers;andtherefore, betheroadanddefora ashortdista.heretheyatetheirsupper,laida blaheground,putthebundlesdownforpillows,andlay do. ”itsghtyld,”tiaid,”butightbeworse.” ”itsbetterthanaprisoninporania,byalongway,”ralph anshelookofthesky,andthedroppingofthewind,i thinkoing.” atdaybreak,ing,theyelittle tibeforetheyuldstart,sostiffenedbsh theld.ralphsprognosticationastotheherhadtuedout right,aingofsry.theynow setoffandheyarrivedatalarge village.hereitethingto eat.theyehealehouse,andcalledforbread,cheese,and beer. thelandlhtitand,astheyexpected,eo ion.afterthefirstrerksonthesharpness oftheherralphproducedatinofportablesoup,andasked thelandlordifheheated,fortheiruncle. ”heot,asyousee,eatsolidfood,”ralphsaid;”hehadhis jah.” ”poorfellohelandlordsaid,hasteningahthesoup. ”areyougoingfar”heasked,onhisretu. ”tosaintgoar,”ralphsaid. ”buthelandlordasked.”heuldhavebeen sentho,bytrain.” ”ofurseheuld,”ralphsaid.”we,and inteohaveecaforus tostart,hesaidhee,too.thesurgeonsaidhe fittogo.unclehaddeuphisndtobeoffand,asthesurgeon anorder,hestartedtodoes nothurthiochasthejoltingofthetrain,andweshallbe hotobreakfast.” anhourlatertheyarrivedatsaintgoarshaus.theye outofthetracewouldbe likelytotake,andhadnottheslightestdifficultyiinga boattocrosstherhine. ”hoifultheriveris,here,”percysaid. ”yesitis,indeed,”ralphanshatthisis nsideredohestlovelyspotsonthe saythatithinkthatthatrailprovesit.” theylasaintgoar,andtraedgailyontocastellan,and sleptinabahatvillage. theingtheyiles farther,oselleatzell.theylefttheroadbefore theyarrivedatalf;fortheyhegreatroad betighteuponbodiesof troopsupontherightbeaskedtroubleso questions.theythereforestruckuponauntrylaneand,keeping angthehills,ainroadbetrid tledsleptinapse,neardudeldf.theyhadwalked fiveandthirtyles,andthateventhelddid hewake. iafreshsupplyofbreadandcheese,atatiny villagebettburgand,leavierplace totheleft,destraightforthefrontier,acrossthehills.the roadtothefrontierranthroughbittburg;buttheywereafraidof keepingtoit,asthereobetroopsatthefrontier. severaltistheylosttheirpassandp, ,stoodthengoodsteadand, lateintheevening,theyarrivedatthestreathe frounately,veryloheldhadfrozenup itssources.theyhad,therefore,littlediffirossing and,tiredastheyselvesin luxe. theytraedalongrrily,untiltheycatoattage;where theyboldlyentered,andhthegreatestkindness, andhospitality.theluxepeopleatoncefearedandhated prussia,aodoanythingintheirpohe esadeablazingfire,andsohot ffee;airedtravelersfeltablessingitosit doont,forthestepofanene. thepeasantstoldthehohattheyyetaltogether safeforthat,oplaintsofprussia,boththedutch andbelgiasing,aaining,escaped prisonerspassingthroughtheirterritories.aftersodiscussion theboysagreedthat,ing,theyshoulddresstheelvesin thegeofclothestheyhadbroughthwereordinary shootingsuitsandshouldleavetheirotherclothesbehind;and thehenorth.theywould exindsofanyonearrive;as theyerelybetakenforthreeenglishn,stayingatoneof thenuroushotelsthere,retuingfro houchsoing,thattheywereglad toreinanotherdayquietiage;andthefollowingday theystarted,andospa. afterstrollingabouttheplae,theytothe railetheeveningtrainstart ...