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    【】sergeant.noeandhaveajugofbeerhus;

    youknoeer,wedrank

    tothehealthofkingifyoulike,youshallretuthe

    pledge,bydrinkingtonapoleon.”

    thesergeantlaughed.

    ”illdothat,”hesaid.”yousaid,ifyoureer,wheni

    proposedtheking,thatyoudidnotohearofhisdeath;and

    isaythesaforyouapoleon.especially,”headdedha

    kle,”ashesourprisoner.”

    theboysintoacabaretnear,anddrankaglassofbeerh

    thesergeant;andthensaying”goodbye,”veryheartilylefthi

    andintothetoohavegotsoofa

    scrapeighthavebeenaveryunpleasantone.

    theysleptatahotel,aionatthe

    appoii.ithirtysixhoursto

    yetheboysoopleasedheysahelihat

    thetrainohavecared,haditbeenteasfar.

    thediffitheefortresseswouldhave

    beeniense;parativelycloseto

    thefroyeoo,thepositionoftheprisonerswas

    fortable.theyoliveaoo

    taketheiralsheychose.theyeaday,

    toansusterroll;and,ofurse,alloo

    gooutsidethefortifications.

    theonedraothepositionofthefreners,he

    utterlyinsuffitsuntallo

    forboardandlodgingonlyfortyfivefranth;thatisto

    say,fifteenpenceaday.itisneedlesstosaythattheofficers

    hiodependuponliterallystarved,uponthis

    pitta

    alloorethanttothegernofficerswhowere

    takenprisoners.

    uponthishead,hofort.theyhad

    plentyofheirpockets,forpresentuses;andtheyknew

    thattheyuldobtainfurthersuppliesbye,via

    szerland.theyherefore,uedlygladhetrain

    ayendtheiven

    foralltoalight.

    chapter13:theescape.

    thefirstthingthatthebarselves,

    selvesinalodgingnoveryeasythingtofind,

    forthetohtroops,andprisoners.however,as

    theythanthegreatjorityof

    freners,intheirposition,theyhadnreat

    diffi.theroowere

    purposelytakeninalargehouse,ntoa

    nueroffalieslivingondifferentfloors;sothatanyonegoing

    inoroutaller

    house.theyssoplacedthatthey

    uldgoinandoutofthedoorontothestaircase,houtbeing

    noticedbythepeopletheylodged.

    ralphsarlypainful,thelongrchhaving

    infladtheself,begged

    thatasurgeonghtattendhiandhadalsoasked,asagreat

    favor,thathisservantthehussardoyleghtbealloo

    rein;statingthat,inthatcase,hewouldpayforh