第25节 (第1/2页)

    ”thisisindeediortant,”thejorsaid.”buthothe

    infortionisitcertain”

    ”quiteasteratgrunsdorfa

    villagesoheuedtraitor;aa

    lettertothegeneral,bargainingthatheshouldbetakenonasa

    spy,atsofabuloussalary,andtobeginbyleadingthe

    troopstothevillagehesefranctireursarehidden.”

    ”aninfaussuhejorsaidly.”ofurse,one

    otrefusetodealationisof

    iortan.badly

    asthefrenanyparticulars,sihewar

    began,thereisnotoneesuas

    thenuerofoffersation,

    araytheiruntryn.”

    ”putonyourboots,percy,”ralphsaid,inaloe

    forustobeoff.donthurry;andaboveall,iftheyshouldtake

    itintotheirheadstoaddressussuddenlyinfrench,lish,

    dontstartorseeonotice.”

    thejorationhehad

    receivedandsohattheenglish,inhadbeen

    told,ightoverhearitthat

    hepaidnoattentiontotheboysliing

    badlyslohestreet;stopping,oasionally,tolook

    inattheshopuntiltheyside

    thetoaries,thattheyeither

    spokeorquiedtheirpace.

    ”thefranaythanktheirluckystarsthatthey

    sentdoosaveetoday,perdespeciallythatwe,of

    alltheersoftherps,ed.ifbeen

    ont,andifuood

    english,itistake.”

    ”oussundrel,asthejorsaid,thatsaster

    stbe,ralphndantwilldo”

    ”hehasnothingtodobuttoretreat,asquicklyasango,

    percy;butifitstshialftherps,ihopehehat

    saster,befoes.”

    ”ihopeso,too,”percysaid;andselyanotherwordoken,

    untiltheyreachedthevillage.

    itpewas

    drillingthepanieshavingarrived

    thating,

    approachedhi

    jorteeheastheycaup.

    ”youarebadrill.iwill

    seeyouatquarters,isover.”

    ”ifyouplease,jor,”ralphsaid,respectfully,”youhadbetter

    disssthen,atonceto

    tellyou.”

    thejorlookedsurprisedbut,seeingbytheboysfacesthatthe

    neissedthen;tellingthebr>

    tokeepnear,astheyghtbeed.then,callinghisofficers,

    heproceededatohebarclaystoers.

    ”excuse,jor,”ralphsaid,”butinsteadofgoingtoyour

    quarters,ovetosoopenspaspeak

    houtapossibilityofbeingoverheardbyanyone”

    stillresurprised,jorteeledtheefelledtrees

    attheedgeoftheforest,ashortdistancefrohevillage.here

    hesatdootioheotherstodothesa.ralphthen

    to