第7节 (第1/2页)

    【】thereisagreatdealoftrue,eaest

    patriotisnyrriedn,ilies,havevolunteered;and

    thosebelongingtothecategoriescalledoutdogo,asyousay,

    cheerfully,ifnotined

    todotheirduty.

    ”frandallthedevotionofher

    peopletogetthroughthepresentcrisis.thereisnosayingho

    y

    arrestthery;andhistrueurseistofallback

    uponparis.ourainingfreefrovisitofthe

    enedepeirelyuponthelengthoftirasburgand

    tzholdout.bazaineybeabletocuthisbut,atany

    rate,heislikelytoreileti,

    uheetz;forheoupiestheattentionofa

    nsiderablylargerforcethanthatnds.

    ”thevitalpoint,atpresent,istocuttheroadsbehindthe

    gerns.ifitine,lanie,iwould

    tryandraiseasllguerrillarps,aonown

    at.ihavelivedhereforseventeenyears,nohefrench

    foughtbyourside,inthecria.uldidoso,ishould

    certainlyfightforfranoisclearlythedutyofanyone

    uskettogoout.”

    justatthisntthedooropened,andralphandpertered

    hastily.theybothlookedexcited,butserious.

    ”isit,boys”

    ”papa,”ralphsaid,”thereisanoticeup,signedbyyourfriend

    captaintee.hecallsforahundredvoluojoinarps

    offranctireursasuerrillas,ibelievetogooutto

    harassthegerns,andcuttheirnication.thoseanare

    toprovidetheiroeetingistobeheld,

    tonight,forsubscribingtheneyforthoseaffordto

    doso.

    ”etoaskyoutoletusjoin,papa.louisandphilippe

    havejustgooaskunclesleave.”

    captainbarclaylistenedinsilence,haverygraveface.their

    thersatdohaeface.

    ”oh,boys,youaretooyoung,”shegaspedout.

    ”aa,thanyofthenwhohavebeen

    calledout;andtallerandstouter,ineveryanwalk

    betterthanthegreaterportionoftheedto

    exerany

    youngnhere.yousaidyourself,a,that

    everyoogoout.”

    ”butyouarenotfrenrs.barclaysaid,piteously.

    ”aa.notlegally,butithasbeenhoto

    us,sincebeenfrench,we

    oughttofightforher.”

    s.barclaylookedatherhusbandforassistacaptain

    barclayhadleanedhisfahishands,andsaidnothing.

    ”ah,ralph;butpercyatleast,heisonlyfifteen.”

    ”iaearlyasbig,nearlyasstrongasralph,a.besides,

    ertohavetwoofusifoneisilloror

    ,youknow.

    ”a,dearest,alkeditover,andhinkto

    gfes;anditisstrength,notyears,

    atters.a,yousaidafrenshouldne

    thoseshelovestofrandthatiffrancewasinvadedall,even

    theen,shouldgoout.”

    s.barclay.sheuldnotspeak.shewassode