第26节 (第2/2页)

round,hthefirst

    pany.afteriheyarchedoffin

    thedireheothershadtakenbutaftergettingoutof

    sightofthevillage,andfairlyenteringtheforesttheytued

    sharpoff,andtookthedireofsavee.

    chapter8:thetraitor.

    afterthepanyhadrchedforhalfanhour,ahaltalled,

    andtheirndantsaid:

    ”idaresayyouhaveallguessedtheobjecthwehaveinview.

    ocarryoutthesentencepronouhewhole

    rps.asterthattraitorwho

    hassoldourlivestotheprussians;andhisof

    infinitelygreateriortannseinjurytofrance,

    bybetrayingouriionofblohetuhattraitori

    iohave,tonight;andifihavehii,as

    sureasfate.

    ”thislaneogrunsdorf;h,

    aatioedbeforeleaving,otbe

    abovealedistant.noustbecautious.itisquite

    possiblethatadetayyhavebeeupto

    thevillage,andinthatatchatartar.evenif

    therearehere,ustbecautious,orthebirdwill

    escape.herkno,northehousehelivesinandashe

    urallyguessthathistreacheryhadbeendisvered,and

    thateforhieintotheforest,the

    instanthesahefirstbayoapproag.itisessential,

    therefore,thatationofthestate

    ofaffairs,andofthepositionofthistraitorshouse.

    ”inanotherhalfhourithebarclayshaveagain

    voluogoin,andfindoutheywillgoon

    atondinanhourainncealed,just

    outsidethevillage,untiltheyretu.

    ”sergeant,you,andagreeupontheplace

    ainhid,untiltheyjoinus.

    ”noylads,youhavealreadyreceivedyourinstrus.ge

    yourthings,andgoforonce.”

    thedistahantheyhadexpected,anditwasnearly

    darkbeforetheboysenteredgrunsdorf.thereovingin

    thequietvillage,forafinerainheboyswalked

    slowlyalong.

    ”thereisnoooask,percy.ustgointothepublichouse,

    asarranged,andaskhepriestshouseis.itdo

    fortaster.thepriestell

    uswherehelives.”

    sosaying,theyehelittlecabaret,walkeddownalong

    passageleadingfrohedoor,andpausedforantatthe

    thresholdforintherooeightortenprussian

    soldiers.

    ”itistoolatetoretreat,percy.einboldly.”

    liftingtheircaps,theyoanunoupiedtable;and

    ebread,cheese,ahelandlhtthe

    refreshnts,andtheboyshadselybeguwhena

    prussiansergeanththelandlord,

    evidentlyinreferenstrodeuptothend,layinghis

    handuponralphsshoulder,said:

    ”o

    thevillage.”

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