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    soldiers.alstalltheboyshereinteesrps

    haveretued,pletely.evenlouisisak;

    although,thankstothepanionshipofyourboys,hehas

    supporteditbetter,andlohanthejorityofthehadhe

    began,asachild,totakepleasureinstrongexercise;nodoubthe

    uldhavestooditasely

    beedbyit.unfortunately,ialloyion

    toprevail;untilthelastthreeyears,edthatthey

    shoulddoastheyliked.

    ”asihavesaidbefore,barclay,isayagain:ingratulateyouon

    yourboys.youhavearighttobeproudoftheiheraceof

    youngfren.”

    greatiupoeoonofthe

    follo,

    dressedasstaffofficers;feelingalittleahtheir

    sflushedhanhonorablepleasureandpridefortheir

    epauletshadbeengainedbynofalyis,noprivate

    influeheyhereain

    barriedh

    delight,andllydanallpossessed

    one.

    ”itisnotfortheabsoluterankitself,boys,thatialeased,”

    theirfathersaid,stances;

    ”foryouhavenoideaofreininginthefrenchservid,

    nsequently,therankoyou,aftertheendof

    theill,itisathingallyourlivestobeproudofthat

    youssioninthefrenchar,bygoodservice.”

    ”thinkingofst,”s.barclaysaid,”isthat,nohey

    areofficersintheregularar,theywillrunnoriskofbeing

    shot,iftheyaretakenprisoners.”

    ”eaakenprisoners,a.still,asyousay,it

    is.”

    ”aillyasked.

    ”oh,tisgoingtobeeahussar,andactasohe

    generalsorderlies;andbeourservant,hingelse

    todo.yousee,notoservants.”

    ”iaerygladtisgoingrs.barclaysaid.”

    brothertellsusthathesavedphilippeslife,anditseea

    forttoknohatheishyou.”

    theingcaptainbarclaytothetown,

    andpurchasedaupleofcapitalhood

    fortune,wereonsale.

    upontheingofthefourthdayoftheirvisit,theboystook

    leaveoftheirfatherandther,aojointheheadquarters

    ofgeneralcariels.thepartingryingthanithad

    been,thefirsttitheya,now,going

    outtoanunknohoughtheriskthatastaffofficer

    runsis,absolutely,sogreaterthanthatincurredbya

    regintalofficer;still,itisslightinparisonhtherisk

    runbyafrany,andin

    cuttinghisnicationsespeciallyeah.

    thoseainedbehindlybythisthought,

    butstillrebythereallyirrationalohat,astheboyshad

    goneaebacksafe,oheywouldprobablydoso

    again.

    theeveningofthesaday,thebarselvesfor

    dutytothegeneralaing,beganywas

    hard,thoughsile.by