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heyheboysfetting theelvesoutofit.itstheingoutiafraidof. ”ilookedsurprised,naturallyenough,andheon: ”ayourhonorknoingout inaballoononlytothinkofit,lonel,flyingthroughthe clouds,shutupinabigballofsilkitsjustflyingintheface ofprovideng,oreyout deloud,thoughitsasaisyasdangtotakeina gern.e,lohattheyresafeoutofthe balloon;thenillshout,asloudasyoulike. ”yesterday,froeasayingthathehad falleninbelleisle,hadhadanarroo thesea,buthadavoidedthatbyrunningtheriskofbreakinghis neself, escapedindh joy.hehasbeeninghissents,this ing. ”iafftorroeintitoseethe fighting. ”butyouarelookingill,percy;fartooillforservice,justat present.” ”yes,hehasbeenveryill,”ralphsaid.”hehadatouchofbrain
fever,thenightintoparis;andwodays. hehaspikly,butthatballoondestthe thingforaninvalid.thedoonth,at least,ofabsoluterest;andhasgivenhisiate.” ”heneedsrest,pesaid,”butheotgo ho,atpresent.theprussiansholddijoninnsiderable strength.therearefartoonypeopleiownwhohaveheard ofyourionespyorotherwould becertaintopeach.” ”yes,”ralphassented,”alkingitover,andquite agreethatpercyuldnotgo runtherisk,hielfithseriousnsequences upoho,ifheined togodooniceforawhile,andrejoinassoonashegains strengthagain.” ”yes,”loeesaid,”butaboveallthings,dohie inahurry. ”youhaveghaniensedeal,perdhavedonea greatdealrethanyourshareforfrandhavegainedgreat honora.beightruinyour nstitutionforlife,byfurtherexertions.” ”butaboutyourselflonel,whereareyougoing” ”iatarting,torroojoingeneralzysstaff.” ”ihavenotheardhisnabefore,”ralphsaid. ”hendsthesixteenthrps.hehasnothadchopportunity yet,butheisagoodsoldier.ifyoulike,ralph,ih youatoofreysi,ayouattachede.” ”thankyouverych,lonel.ishouldlikeitofallthings.” ”ealong,then;freysiisinhisoffice.” percyaiedthetoobtainasignaturetohisleaveof absendleftdayforthesouth.anhourlater,lonel teeandralph, againinhishussaruniforandhalfhdelightbeing, pesorderly,inchargeofthehorses. loee,asralphounted,hadofferedtolendhibr> oneofhisoralphhadrefusedit,uhelonelwould sellit,ashesaid ...