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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

    ...