第39节
edthehathe,hielf,hadreceiveda
stepinrankandndtheseveralother
rps;thatlieutenantribouvilleure,betheir
speder,htherankofcaptain;thattheothertwo
lieutenantsoted;andthatthreeoftheiuerwould
reainedundercaptain
ribouville,theothersadecaptainsbe
attaissions
asoffibriels,hielf.
pefinishedspeaking,theboysuldhardlybelieve
theirears;andlookedateachother,toinquireiftheyheard
aright.thereuldbenostakeaboutit;forloee
calledtheratulated
theionen
gaveaheartycheer;fortheyoungenglishladsweregeneral
favorites,fortheirgoodteerandooblige.
directlythehelonelagaincalledthelads
tohi
”iaorrytoloseyou,”hesaid,”butofurseitisforyour
good.ee,atonbriels.iroduce
you,andyouhadbetteraskforfourdaysleave.yougetthe
railhere.youy
infindingaplaissariatcitiesgoingto
fetchstores.ifyoustarttonight,youhatrainbefore
ing,andbeindijonquiteearly.aupleofdayswillbe
suffisde,andtobuyhorses.
”yourusinleave,lastnight,to
thesurgeonsaysthathesthaverest,andquiet.heisquite
.
”noanyreande
e.ihavesaidgoodnighttothegeneral,butheuse
.”
stillbeheboysdidastheyheywere
pilingtheirrifles,theyheardaloudblubbering.lookinground,
theysadoyle,ostpiously.
”atter,ti
”tteryourhonor,aintyergoingtolaveusigoingto
do,atall”
theboyshurriedapeing
forthend,oioigriefat
parting.
thegeneralreceivedtheladsstkindlyand,atonce,granted
theourdaysleavetogotodijon,topro.
lohensaid:
”youdonotorderlies,doyou,general”
”ido,ihegeneralansadozencavalry
n,ofdifferes,esrtandactas
orderlies;buttheyareentireforavalry.”
”ihaveanirishninrps,general,obe
heseyoungfelloonghorses;andyou
haveonlytoputhinahussaruniforandheakea
capitalorderly,andasservanttoyoueaff
officers.”
”byallans,”thegeneralsaid;”sendhiver,intheing.
,inhalfanhour;afew
uniforinstore.”
eetingthathe
station,hadfoundatrainonthepointofstarting;anditwas
sevenintheingheyreachedthetoheshopsopen
early,infrentrytohoughtheirtailorhadnot
asyettakenhisshuttersdo,andwillingly
asuredtheortheiesprosingthattheyshould
havethehoutfail,theafteooheno
thettage;anddroppedinjustastheparty,there,ting
doobreakfast.
thereationfroaptainbarclay,andascreaf
delightfroheirther,andlly;anditinutes
beforetheytingrouable,talkily.it
edlikeyears;
andthereuchtotell,andtotalkabout,asiftheyhad
justretued,afteranabsene,inindia.
”holeavefor”hefirstquestions.
”onlyfourdays,”percysaid.”therpshasnoyof
thevosges,andoveforwardwill
takeplaafehataskfer.”
”onlyfourdays”s.barclayandllyrepeated,aghast.
”itisnotch,a,”ralphputin,”butitisbetterthan
nothing.yousee,youdidnotexpectusatall.”
”quiteso,”captainbarheerfully.”itisacleargain,
andeitingthatitisnotloisa
greatdelighttohaveyoubackagain,evenforafewhours.you
bothlookhanwhenyou
left.roughingit,andexposure,evidentlysuitsyou.
”haslouisebackhyou”
”yes,papa,hehasebaeti.heis
pletelydoneup,andthesurgeonhasorderedrestandquiet,for
awhile.
”howisphilippe”
”heisgettingoorhopes,inanother
fht,orthreeforalthough
yourunadaduburg
hasneverfivenforhaving,asshesays,influencedhin
alloheboystogo;andofurse,sihiswoundof
philippes,shehasbeenreangrythanever.”
theboyslaughed.theyuoodtheirauntsways.
”tiasnotbeenhurt,ihope”llyasked.
”ohno;tisashelifeandsoulofthe
rps.”
asbreakfaston,theboysgraduallyrelatedthegesthat
pesprotiontobelonel,andthe
factthathendofseveralrpsoffranc
tireurs,ertoacttogether.theysaidnoword,
hootion;havingagreedtokeepthat
ttersespleted.theyhadalso
askedtheirusintosaynothingaboutit,atho;asotherwise
theiruongratulate
theandthesecretanend,atonce.
anhourlater,nsieurduburg.afterthefirst
talk,hesaidtocaptainbarclay:
”theoodthefatigueisaproof,in
itself,houchtheprosperityofanationdependsuponthe
trainingofitsboys.englandisstrongbecauseherboysareall
atheirchildhood,toaiseandoutdoor,
violentgas.incaseofahishwearegoing
through,alsteverynuldtusoldier,andghthe
fatiguesofaakelightofnot
tosayenjoythe
”here,uporary,ouryoungfellohingand,inan
ergencylikethepresent,bothspiritandstren
...
stepinrankandndtheseveralother
rps;thatlieutenantribouvilleure,betheir
speder,htherankofcaptain;thattheothertwo
lieutenantsoted;andthatthreeoftheiuerwould
reainedundercaptain
ribouville,theothersadecaptainsbe
attaissions
asoffibriels,hielf.
pefinishedspeaking,theboysuldhardlybelieve
theirears;andlookedateachother,toinquireiftheyheard
aright.thereuldbenostakeaboutit;forloee
calledtheratulated
theionen
gaveaheartycheer;fortheyoungenglishladsweregeneral
favorites,fortheirgoodteerandooblige.
directlythehelonelagaincalledthelads
tohi
”iaorrytoloseyou,”hesaid,”butofurseitisforyour
good.ee,atonbriels.iroduce
you,andyouhadbetteraskforfourdaysleave.yougetthe
railhere.youy
infindingaplaissariatcitiesgoingto
fetchstores.ifyoustarttonight,youhatrainbefore
ing,andbeindijonquiteearly.aupleofdayswillbe
suffisde,andtobuyhorses.
”yourusinleave,lastnight,to
thesurgeonsaysthathesthaverest,andquiet.heisquite
.
”noanyreande
e.ihavesaidgoodnighttothegeneral,butheuse
.”
stillbeheboysdidastheyheywere
pilingtheirrifles,theyheardaloudblubbering.lookinground,
theysadoyle,ostpiously.
”atter,ti
”tteryourhonor,aintyergoingtolaveusigoingto
do,atall”
theboyshurriedapeing
forthend,oioigriefat
parting.
thegeneralreceivedtheladsstkindlyand,atonce,granted
theourdaysleavetogotodijon,topro.
lohensaid:
”youdonotorderlies,doyou,general”
”ido,ihegeneralansadozencavalry
n,ofdifferes,esrtandactas
orderlies;buttheyareentireforavalry.”
”ihaveanirishninrps,general,obe
heseyoungfelloonghorses;andyou
haveonlytoputhinahussaruniforandheakea
capitalorderly,andasservanttoyoueaff
officers.”
”byallans,”thegeneralsaid;”sendhiver,intheing.
,inhalfanhour;afew
uniforinstore.”
eetingthathe
station,hadfoundatrainonthepointofstarting;anditwas
sevenintheingheyreachedthetoheshopsopen
early,infrentrytohoughtheirtailorhadnot
asyettakenhisshuttersdo,andwillingly
asuredtheortheiesprosingthattheyshould
havethehoutfail,theafteooheno
thettage;anddroppedinjustastheparty,there,ting
doobreakfast.
thereationfroaptainbarclay,andascreaf
delightfroheirther,andlly;anditinutes
beforetheytingrouable,talkily.it
edlikeyears;
andthereuchtotell,andtotalkabout,asiftheyhad
justretued,afteranabsene,inindia.
”holeavefor”hefirstquestions.
”onlyfourdays,”percysaid.”therpshasnoyof
thevosges,andoveforwardwill
takeplaafehataskfer.”
”onlyfourdays”s.barclayandllyrepeated,aghast.
”itisnotch,a,”ralphputin,”butitisbetterthan
nothing.yousee,youdidnotexpectusatall.”
”quiteso,”captainbarheerfully.”itisacleargain,
andeitingthatitisnotloisa
greatdelighttohaveyoubackagain,evenforafewhours.you
bothlookhanwhenyou
left.roughingit,andexposure,evidentlysuitsyou.
”haslouisebackhyou”
”yes,papa,hehasebaeti.heis
pletelydoneup,andthesurgeonhasorderedrestandquiet,for
awhile.
”howisphilippe”
”heisgettingoorhopes,inanother
fht,orthreeforalthough
yourunadaduburg
hasneverfivenforhaving,asshesays,influencedhin
alloheboystogo;andofurse,sihiswoundof
philippes,shehasbeenreangrythanever.”
theboyslaughed.theyuoodtheirauntsways.
”tiasnotbeenhurt,ihope”llyasked.
”ohno;tisashelifeandsoulofthe
rps.”
asbreakfaston,theboysgraduallyrelatedthegesthat
pesprotiontobelonel,andthe
factthathendofseveralrpsoffranc
tireurs,ertoacttogether.theysaidnoword,
hootion;havingagreedtokeepthat
ttersespleted.theyhadalso
askedtheirusintosaynothingaboutit,atho;asotherwise
theiruongratulate
theandthesecretanend,atonce.
anhourlater,nsieurduburg.afterthefirst
talk,hesaidtocaptainbarclay:
”theoodthefatigueisaproof,in
itself,houchtheprosperityofanationdependsuponthe
trainingofitsboys.englandisstrongbecauseherboysareall
atheirchildhood,toaiseandoutdoor,
violentgas.incaseofahishwearegoing
through,alsteverynuldtusoldier,andghthe
fatiguesofaakelightofnot
tosayenjoythe
”here,uporary,ouryoungfellohingand,inan
ergencylikethepresent,bothspiritandstren
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