第27节
【】”ar,”ralphsaid,
quietly.
illustration:angthegernsoldiers.
”oh,ihesergeantsaid,inanincredulousvoice,”and
y”
”outintheforest,attheplaceofell
trees,”ralphsaid.
”butpeopledoocuthouthorses,orcartsto
takeitahesergeantpersisted.
”theyareupintheforesthourfather,”ralphsaid.
”haveyouheardanythingaboutthisparty”thesergeantaskedthe
landlord.
theatedant.heevidentlysuspected,also,thatthe
boysghtbelongtothefranctireurs;andosay
nothingthe
”no,”hesaid,afterapause,”itsaythatihaveheardof
thebutikheforestlongago,and
theyghthaveefrthisway.”
”oing,”percysaid,quietly,”sothatyou
uldhardlyhaveheardofus,unlesssoofthepeopleofyour
placehappeopass,seen
anyone,allday.”
”atanyrate,”thesergeantsaid,”ishallseeifyourstorybe
true,andyouoakeustotheplace.
”rpettenninreadiness.”
”certainly,”ralphsaid,”ifyouofinishour
supper,heonce.”
thesergeantnodded,andresudhisseat.
”lookhere,percy,”ralphsaid,quietly,”yfix,
thisti.thereisonlyohingtobedohatisee.if
hgotheyus,toacertainty;foralthoughone
ghtkeaboltintheiscertainbothget
away.
”onlyohingistobedone.iisbad,andask
foryoutostayhere.directlyand
goashardasyoutotheplaarehid.iwill
brihatdire.heplacebefore
youreachitatleast,unlessyougetout,atond
passoninthedarkakeoffyourshoes,soastorunlightly.
asakeadart
intothehenfusion.”
”butyoughtbeshotbyourn,ralph.theyuldnotpossibly
distinguishyou,inthedark.no,ien,andyou
keyourpe.”
”no,no,percy,ihavethat.”
”veryheher.”
thereihenralphsaid:
”lookhere,percy,thisisdness;hodoasi
tellyou,binoneof
ans.ifyouguesswrong,youshallgo.”
”veryothat.”
ralphthenbrokeoffasllpieceofbread,andputitinoneof
hishandshavingalready,beforehedetheproposition,broken
offasilarpieobservedbypercy.hethenputbothhands
uhetable,andthenliftedthegain;allthetitryingto
appeaottobeengageduponanythingoutoftheway,asheknew
thatsoofthegerns.
”left,”percysaid.
ralphrepliedbyopenihand,anddroppingthepieceof
breadoable;atthesatiputtinghisrighthandback
intohispocket,asiftogetouthishandkerchiefanddropping,
ashedidso,thepieceofbreaditntaiotheplace.
”there,percy,fortunehasdecidedit.
”goodbye;godblessyou.idaresayishallgetoutofitbut,if
not,givelovetothell,atho.”
thenhefinishedhisbeerandrose,eto
reply,evenuldhehavedoneso;buttheladuhoked,
g,thatheuldnothavespoken.
ralphtuedtothesergeantandstretghisar,hthe
naturalairofatiredboy,objegtobedisturbedsaid:
”ostart.isupposethereisnooasionfor
usbothtogo,forbrotherhashurthisfoot.have
ein,tonight;butitishisfirsttiouten,
andheisnotaustodtosleepingout,inthe.”
”yes,oneisenough.hestay,”thesergeantsaid.
”youhadbetteraskthelandlordtoshooer,whereyou
sleeporaisnouseing
for.ishallbebaanhour.”
hanodtopercy,ralphnoeadilytothedoor.the
sergeaoldofffortheduty,aiedhiwhen
theyreachedthestreet,itwasrainingheavily.
”ieasack,
toputonshoulders.”
”isthisplacefaroff,youhesergeantasked,peeringout
intothedarkness.
ralphsheartgaveaju;forhedetected,ione,acertain
hesitationastotakiinsuight,uponsuch
slightsuspi.heooshreoshoo
dissuadethesergeantfrot,sohereplied:
”no,itisnodistast.weshould
bethereandbahalfanhour,ifit;butthereis
onlyapathangtheisdark.
”ithies,foridonotthinki
uldfind,tonight;atanyrate,itake
usger.”
”there,boy,thathesergeantsaid,layinghishandon
hisshoulder.”iaatisfied,nohthetruthofyourstory.i
thought,forabit,youhadsothingtodohthefranctireurs
istaken.
”tuinagain,lads.itisakingyououtonauseless
search,suightasthis,angtheseforests.”
ralphlaughedaloud,astheytuedtogodohepassageagainto
theer.
”fatherlaugh,”hesaid,”hatyouthoughti
ar.idont
thinkyouneedbeafraidoftheiftheyaintbiggerorolder
thania”
bythistitheyhadeheroogain,andralphsahat
perdeed,he
.hetuedround,uponhearing
thepartyeinagain,andgaveaslightstartofpleasure.
”iaoonback,karl,andaladthatitissofor,frankly,i
tooaired;anditisnotanightftobeout.iwillgo
inhyou.”
”stay,landlord,”thesergeantsaid.”givetheboysanlass,
each,beforetheygooff.”
”thankyou,”ralphsaid.”aglassofgoodbeeeveresass.”
theboysstopped,helandlordfilledtheirglasses.
”no.”heresahealth,to
king.”
”heresahealth,toking,”ralphrepeated.”iaurei
nohar
”andnoission,iwillbeoff.”
...
quietly.
illustration:angthegernsoldiers.
”oh,ihesergeantsaid,inanincredulousvoice,”and
y”
”outintheforest,attheplaceofell
trees,”ralphsaid.
”butpeopledoocuthouthorses,orcartsto
takeitahesergeantpersisted.
”theyareupintheforesthourfather,”ralphsaid.
”haveyouheardanythingaboutthisparty”thesergeantaskedthe
landlord.
theatedant.heevidentlysuspected,also,thatthe
boysghtbelongtothefranctireurs;andosay
nothingthe
”no,”hesaid,afterapause,”itsaythatihaveheardof
thebutikheforestlongago,and
theyghthaveefrthisway.”
”oing,”percysaid,quietly,”sothatyou
uldhardlyhaveheardofus,unlesssoofthepeopleofyour
placehappeopass,seen
anyone,allday.”
”atanyrate,”thesergeantsaid,”ishallseeifyourstorybe
true,andyouoakeustotheplace.
”rpettenninreadiness.”
”certainly,”ralphsaid,”ifyouofinishour
supper,heonce.”
thesergeantnodded,andresudhisseat.
”lookhere,percy,”ralphsaid,quietly,”yfix,
thisti.thereisonlyohingtobedohatisee.if
hgotheyus,toacertainty;foralthoughone
ghtkeaboltintheiscertainbothget
away.
”onlyohingistobedone.iisbad,andask
foryoutostayhere.directlyand
goashardasyoutotheplaarehid.iwill
brihatdire.heplacebefore
youreachitatleast,unlessyougetout,atond
passoninthedarkakeoffyourshoes,soastorunlightly.
asakeadart
intothehenfusion.”
”butyoughtbeshotbyourn,ralph.theyuldnotpossibly
distinguishyou,inthedark.no,ien,andyou
keyourpe.”
”no,no,percy,ihavethat.”
”veryheher.”
thereihenralphsaid:
”lookhere,percy,thisisdness;hodoasi
tellyou,binoneof
ans.ifyouguesswrong,youshallgo.”
”veryothat.”
ralphthenbrokeoffasllpieceofbread,andputitinoneof
hishandshavingalready,beforehedetheproposition,broken
offasilarpieobservedbypercy.hethenputbothhands
uhetable,andthenliftedthegain;allthetitryingto
appeaottobeengageduponanythingoutoftheway,asheknew
thatsoofthegerns.
”left,”percysaid.
ralphrepliedbyopenihand,anddroppingthepieceof
breadoable;atthesatiputtinghisrighthandback
intohispocket,asiftogetouthishandkerchiefanddropping,
ashedidso,thepieceofbreaditntaiotheplace.
”there,percy,fortunehasdecidedit.
”goodbye;godblessyou.idaresayishallgetoutofitbut,if
not,givelovetothell,atho.”
thenhefinishedhisbeerandrose,eto
reply,evenuldhehavedoneso;buttheladuhoked,
g,thatheuldnothavespoken.
ralphtuedtothesergeantandstretghisar,hthe
naturalairofatiredboy,objegtobedisturbedsaid:
”ostart.isupposethereisnooasionfor
usbothtogo,forbrotherhashurthisfoot.have
ein,tonight;butitishisfirsttiouten,
andheisnotaustodtosleepingout,inthe.”
”yes,oneisenough.hestay,”thesergeantsaid.
”youhadbetteraskthelandlordtoshooer,whereyou
sleeporaisnouseing
for.ishallbebaanhour.”
hanodtopercy,ralphnoeadilytothedoor.the
sergeaoldofffortheduty,aiedhiwhen
theyreachedthestreet,itwasrainingheavily.
”ieasack,
toputonshoulders.”
”isthisplacefaroff,youhesergeantasked,peeringout
intothedarkness.
ralphsheartgaveaju;forhedetected,ione,acertain
hesitationastotakiinsuight,uponsuch
slightsuspi.heooshreoshoo
dissuadethesergeantfrot,sohereplied:
”no,itisnodistast.weshould
bethereandbahalfanhour,ifit;butthereis
onlyapathangtheisdark.
”ithies,foridonotthinki
uldfind,tonight;atanyrate,itake
usger.”
”there,boy,thathesergeantsaid,layinghishandon
hisshoulder.”iaatisfied,nohthetruthofyourstory.i
thought,forabit,youhadsothingtodohthefranctireurs
istaken.
”tuinagain,lads.itisakingyououtonauseless
search,suightasthis,angtheseforests.”
ralphlaughedaloud,astheytuedtogodohepassageagainto
theer.
”fatherlaugh,”hesaid,”hatyouthoughti
ar.idont
thinkyouneedbeafraidoftheiftheyaintbiggerorolder
thania”
bythistitheyhadeheroogain,andralphsahat
perdeed,he
.hetuedround,uponhearing
thepartyeinagain,andgaveaslightstartofpleasure.
”iaoonback,karl,andaladthatitissofor,frankly,i
tooaired;anditisnotanightftobeout.iwillgo
inhyou.”
”stay,landlord,”thesergeantsaid.”givetheboysanlass,
each,beforetheygooff.”
”thankyou,”ralphsaid.”aglassofgoodbeeeveresass.”
theboysstopped,helandlordfilledtheirglasses.
”no.”heresahealth,to
king.”
”heresahealth,toking,”ralphrepeated.”iaurei
nohar
”andnoission,iwillbeoff.”
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