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    【】einutes,

    anajor.

    thelieutenantnond.thereinuationof

    thehalt,fortennutes,ajorilyburiedby

    theroadside;arougharkthespot,anda

    deepadeireessothat,evenifthe

    crossightbefound

    afterarchedonagain.

    thefirstuseadeofhisauthorityeven

    befivingdiresfortheburialoordertherdsof

    theprisoobecut.thentherpsntisrd,by

    thebrightenedfaen,ituldbeseeneasilyenoughhow

    unpopulartheirlatenderhadbeen;andthattheycherished

    butslightanisityagainsttheslayer.inashorttithey

    struargsongsandprisonersasthey

    irethesteady,rtialbearing

    ofthen,astheystrodealong,kihe

    deepchorus.

    inthreehoursrhedthevillagehetroopshad

    left,theeveningbefore,tosurprisethefranctireurs;having,as

    ralphhadleaedfrohelieutenantinnd,received

    infortionfrospyoftheirarrivalatthevillage,lateat

    night;andhavingstartedatonderhisguidance.

    hereansiderablegernforcebled.theprisonerswere

    notunkindlytreated;buttioyle

    thesoastonishnttheiryouth;butitwas

    assudthattheyhadbeenpupilsatsaintcyrorthepolyteic,

    nyofreceivedssionsopossibilityof

    findingoffinsenehe

    offihatand,asthesehadbeenalso

    ehefights,tendaysbefore,thereaions

    toask,upoherside.

    theboysleaedthattheyoday;wouldbe

    rchedtoluneville,aherain.

    ”theyareafioffelloheirlast

    visitorhadleftthe”goodofficers,uionably;andwhen

    theyareniapitalfelloakeoutheyshouldbe

    sobrutal,assoldiers;fortheyareundoubtedlyakindlyrace.”

    ”nodoubt,”percysaid,butheatters,and

    notpayingchattentiontohisbrother.

    ”doyouthinkakingourescape,ralph”

    ”oh,enough,”ralphansly.

    ”hourknoan,andlookingsoyoung,therebe

    difficultyaboutit,totheendofour

    jouey;butitshinkingaboutit,atpresent.we

    shallbeagooddealtoocloselylookedafter.ionlyhopethey

    ayence,orblentz;andnottoohe

    fortressesattheotherendofgerny.

    ”nd,ustnotgiveourparole.”

    theday,ostart,theyfoundthat

    thereyorsixtyotherprisonersin,

    frotherdireebeloolis;butthe

    greaterportion,byfar,obilesheretreatof

    generalcariels,hadbeencutofforleftbehindand,after

    hidingintheedays,werebeinggraduallyfoundand

    broughtin.thebarclaysheonlyofficers.theytherefore

    tooktheirplacesatthe