第39节 (第1/2页)

    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

    asuredtheortheiesprosingthattheyshoul