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   sthaveanthsrest.”

    ”thatans,dearboy,thatyouhavetogooutany

    re.ahheendofthestruggleoratany

    rate,iftheendhasnotabsolutelyarrived,itwillbe

    unstakable.

    ”thegais,iavinced,altogetherlost.afhtago,i

    hadstillhope.y,nearlyor

    quiteequaltothatofprinkcharles.heuldnot

    attaeinforce,houtleavingtheroadtoparisopentothe

    other.

    ”bourbakihaseuponthisdexpeditiontotheeast;andyou

    hrth

    uponay

    relievebelfort,butinthateroffranceishetodo

    prussianreinfortsareingdoowerder,everyday.

    troopsarergonthistoparisand,ifbourbakiisnot

    hersedanhere.

    ”afterthedefeatofthese,thelasttiesoffrawould

    bedontiheustsurrender,forthere

    herpossibilityofrelief;andtherewouldbeno

    advantage,ever,inenduringfurthersufferings.

    ”no,boys,isaidgohoughtthattherewasa

    possibilityofsavingfrahan

    yourduty.ithanfollyito

    voluntarilyputyourlivesintodanger,o

    bepossible.ishouldbethelastntohinderyoufroas

    yourduty.isaidgobefore,herswouldhavesaidso.

    iycalledyou;butasyou

    bothobtainsickleave,foranothersixakethat

    leave.donotdorethanyourduty,forheroissnowofnouse

    tofrance.”

    ”iagreehyoualtogether,papa,”ralphsaid.”ihaveseen,and

    had,quiteenoughfightingforlifeti.ofurse,ifthewar

    goesoretutoourduty,butiabr>

    oobtainallthesickleaveiget;foralthoughi

    stillbelieveintheindividualbraveryofthefrenchsoldiers,i

    auitenvihatitisaltogetheroutofthequestion

    thaththeiranization,ofgenerals,of

    officers,ofdiscipline,ofeverythingtheydrive

    outthegnifiany.

    ”haspercygothisleaveextended”

    ”yes,”percysaid;”iaairlystillshaky.ihave

    notquitegotoverthats;andthesurgeonsaid,y

    applyingforit,thatisthaveprolongedrestso,attheendof

    thenth,heextefortonthslonger.

    ”ithhlyagreehyouboth.eenoughofit.

    isfathatyto

    frandourrank;andtheseribbons,”aouchedthe

    rosetteofthelegionofhonor,inhisbutto

    inguishedourselves.goodfortune,

    hitherto;itghttu,i.”

    andsoitainatho,forthe

    onths;byetheyagreed,htheirfather,the

    resistance.ralphetogeneralzy,

    relatiancesofhisabsence.generalzy

    andsuponhistisayinghow

    pleasedhehatralphhadescaped,ashehadquit

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