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    hadchedthefireoftheforts,round

    paris.”

    ”ifyousleepthere,”thelonelsaid,”youstnotlightafire,

    orsho,oryouhefireofahundredgunsupon

    us.”

    ”i

    anohus,topassusthroughthesentriesfor,as

    itsdarkuspass.”

    thelonelgavetheorder,andanorderly.they

    stoppedattheookoutalargebundle.

    ”s,tonight,”ralphsaid.”itisbitterly

    ld.

    ”yn”

    thesoldiersleda,drankoffaglassofbrandy,andthen

    aiedtheothevilla.shortashedistaheywere

    challehesignanduntersignhadtobe

    exged.theyreachedthedesertedvilla,threhebundles

    inaer;aheorderlysaidgoodnight,aheo

    theelves.

    chapter16:adesperateattet.

    ”sood,percy”ralphsaid,heyheardthestreet

    doorslaastheorderlyleft.”hithertoost

    extraordinarygoodfortuneand,asitsgoingtosnoa

    feealongilookuponitasgoodasdone.”

    ”itusriskofbeinghit,butido

    itakechdifferenourriskofbeingdroy

    said.”ioagreatdealreafraidofthat,thanof

    theother.”

    ”butitdoes,percy.itkesallthediffereheworld.we

    hadagreedthatos;butthat

    thesllestquantityofairpossibleintothesothattheyght

    giveussoslightassistandyetoobuoyantto

    preventusfroiving.noupho

    preventthepossibilityofourbeingdroheer,

    ahingexceptastraybullet.ina

    sno,onsuchadarknightasthis,theyuldnotseeour

    headsfiveyardsoff.”

    ”butisbeabletoseefiveyards,

    either;andshouldhavenoideang.”

    ”ihadnotthoughtofthat,percy.yes,thatwouldbevery

    serious,”andralphthought,forsoti.”itseearisk,this,

    percy;butiseenoplan,excepttodraheirfire.”

    ”hoean”percyasked,puzzled.

    ”yousee,percy,ourideabefetdootheshore,to

    putourduyintotheer,andtoletitfloatdownahundred

    yardsthelengthofitsstringaostartourselves,

    holdiherendofthestring,ihatifthesentries

    arereallysharplyonthelookoutthey,

    insteadofus,asituspit;

    espehdivingasould,andour

    ventsforsstring,andkehiob,

    likeansng.iftheyonaughtsightofit,theywouldbe

    toobusyfiringatittolookaboutforanyoneelse.

    ”y

    altogetherasighthavedone,noe

    onustletitfloatgentlydhtyyards;

    ahroootheerbyit,soastodrahe

    attentionofthesentry.orifthesentriesareprettyf