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【】edforbrussels; askedforticketsinveryenglishfrend,atelevenok atnight,enteredbrussels.heretheirtroubleswereood nightsrest,inagoodhotel,pletelysetthepagainand, theing,theyleftbytrainfordunkirk. theretheyreportedtheelvestothefrenand; aearh oing,forcherb. chapter14:aperilousexpedition. upontheeleventhofheboysarrivedattours.theyhad startedforthatplaont theyarrivedatenshopeswerehighfor,a ann,and reoupiedorleans.everyhourfreshtroopswerearriving,and passingforoerallythrongedhsoldiers,of allsorts:batteriesofartillery,regintsofcavalry,squadrons ofarabspahislookingstrangelyoutofplatheire robes,anduehisseofeuropean ireurs,ineverypossiblevarietyofabsurdand unsuitableunifor inallthisdinandnfusion,theyoungbarclaysfeltquite bes; thetheelves.thereer tter,foreverytailorintourshad,forthetibeing,tued litaryoutfitterand,bydintoftopayextra,their uniforisedfortheing.thatttersettled, theydeterogoatoheprefecture,a theelves. astheytuedoutoftheeivedtwo heartyslapsontheshoulder,ostkheown;while aheartyvoilaid: ”dearboys,ialadtoseeyou” theylookedroundandtotheirastonishntanddelightsaw loee.forahehandshakingsaings ythationsuldbeasked. ”ithoughtagernprisonholdyoulong,boys,”the lonelsaid.”isaethroughdijon;andi saidtohihatishouldbesurprisedifyoudidnottuupsoon, especiallyhihatyouayenlytwo daystrafrohefrontier.” ”butareyoudoinghere,lonel” ”justatpresent,iaeadquarters.betweenourselves, thearoftheeastisingroundtojoinaurelles.ourpoor fellotynearlyusedup,andifoundthatiulddo littlerealgoodnd; aa,andhehaskept. ”noareyougoingtodo” ”ourselves,lonel.” ”nousegoingtodaytoolate.eanddihe bordeaux.haveyougotroo” ”,lonel.” ”thenitellyouyou,atall.theplaceis s,by thegreatestgoodlueofyouhavethesoftheotheran arhair,orthehearthrug,syoubest.” ”thankyou,verych;ally,”theboyssaid. ”andnoparis” ”eneparisbut,ill,thenes veryslotoget be.” ”butsurely,nseletoguard,thereuldbe difficultyinassengerfindinghiswayin” ”thereisadiffipesaid; ”forofallried,onlyoceeded.now ealong,orefordinner.” itedleyatthetabledhote,atthehotelde bordeaux.generals,htheirbreastsveredhorders,and silefranoftheservice; nistersandersofthelaterpslegislatif;anari gentlen,ily;englishney ntrailies,refugeesfroaris.afterdihey toacafeliterallyersao loeesroo,heysatdoly,tochatover hadtakenplacethelastvisit. ”butanyourfathertoldhehyou.i supposeyouuldhiut.” ”ohyes,tihere,”ralphsaid,laughing,”butheranacrossa upleofirishnbelongingtothefnlegionandashewould havebeeninourknoo sleepleavetilltorrooi usinfrontoftherailation.” ”bytheastep” ”no,”theboyscried.”really” ”yes,really,”thelonelsaid.”thatgoodfellobriels,sent inastroinyourfavorupninghisnd; rehearsingight beatonatterofurseithe gazette.” ”ofurse,sabsurd,soyoung asonthsay bejors.” ”inordinarytisitbe possibleforyoutoholdthegradeyoudonoilllesshigher onesunlessyouuoodthhlyyourduty.atthepresent nt,everythingisexanwho,perhaps,onlyserved afeonthsinthear,yearsago,isdeageneral,ao anizeaand thesetroopsinthefield,uldnotevendrillthentheparade ground.butthatisofnotter.hehasatalentfanization, andthereforeisselepand,toenablehibr> todosoeffitly,hereceivesthenonalrankofgeneral. ”inordinarytisanuldprotedthreeorevenfour tis,inasnyheheadsofhundredsofothers, ofjealousy;hout,infact, upsettingthey. ”noy arealstallprisoners.everyoneisneed tohisenselvestobegoodnbe reotedhexceptionalrapidity,houtexg anyfeelingofjealousy,ever.besideshehing isprovisional.hehergoback intoprivatelifeor,iftheyntioserve,ted intularar,aescaleorothertobe hereafterdeternedupon.soinnvenienodoubtwillarise, buttheywillhardlybeserious. ”ionthago;butideedit,as ityuakingdutiesfor unfi ...