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hereisourletterfroonsieurgaettatogeneralaurelles,” ralphsaid.”itisdirectedtobeopenedbyyou,shouldhebe absent.” ”thatisallright,”thelonelsaid,y surpriseatyourappearancewe receivedthisingonlysaid: ”thetenantsbarclayrain. theirbusinessisstiortant.haveaountedofficerof staffreadytoaythehroughlines. ”ithought,ofurse,thatyouhadorderstoreportonpositionof troops;a,iadt,ratherangrythatgaettashouldwish tosendsubalteoffiattersnghhe hasfullreports. ”youogoonatonce” ”ourhorsesinutes,”ralphsaid,”andwewish togetasfaraspossible,tonight.eantocrosstheloingat ntargis,aasfarasonight;soastoarrive eitherataux,orlun,torroourse, preferlun,asbeingchtheshortestroutetowardsversailles. ans.” ”youhavenotbreakfasted,ofurse”thelonelsaid.”iwas
justgoingtositdoein;foouttothefront atten,anditishalfpastnine,nohanceof gettinganything,beforeyouarriveatntargis. ”itroduceyoutotheofficerpanyyou.” theboysreadilyaeptedtheinvitation,andatoncefollohe looanotherroowaslaid,andseveral officersofthestaffingforthearrivalofthelonel, tobegin.thereered htrangelookitleincreased whenhesaid: ”gehelieutenantsbarclay.youlooksurprised;butyour astonishntellyouthattheyareuponan iortantssion,anddonotlookliketheelves.andnoo table,fortheyhavetostarties. ”captainduprat,letkeyouspequaihese geheyareboundforntargis,andyou throughouroutposts.” inanotherquarterofanhour,theboysthe streetsoforleans;andahandgallop,by theroadalongthebanksoftheloire;othenorthstretched theflatanddenselyryknoheforestoforleans. asfaraschateauheykeptheriver.heretheyhalted halfanhivebreathingtitotheirhorses;thenstarted again,androdefasttobellegarde.herehelastpostof regulartroops,butcathlineausfranctireurstered throughouttheuntry,asfarasntargis;anditwouldhavebeen rediffithan throughtheregulartroops,astheyhadlessrespectforpasses. afteranotherhalt,theyagainstarted;andcaptainduprat aiedthesfarasntargis,allbody offranaptaindupratsordersosleepat ntargis,autochateauheday. theboysfeltratherstiffandtired,astheyrodeintis; fortheyhadnotbeenonhorsebacethedayheywere takenprisoners,inthevosges,andtheyhadriddenfortyles sincebreakfast.theyillinglypush ...
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