sergeantnoeandhaveajugofbeerhus;
youknoeer,wedrank
tothehealthofkingifyoulike,youshallretuthepledge,bydrinkingtonapoleon”
thesergeantlaughed
”illdothat,”hesaid”yousaid,ifyoureer,wheniproposedtheking,thatyoudidnotohearofhisdeath;andicansaythesaforyouapoleonespecially,”headdedhachuckle,”ashesourprisoner”
theboysintoacabaretnear,anddrankaglassofbeerhthesergeant;andthensaying”goodbye,”veryheartilylefthiandintothetoohavegotsoofa
scrapeighthavebeenaveryunpleasantone
theysleptatahotel,andthestationatthe
appointedtiithirtysixhoursto
yencebuttheboysoopleasedheysahelihat
thetrainohavecared,haditbeenteasfar
thediffitheefortresseswouldhave
beeniense;parativelycloseto
thefrontieratyence,too,thepositionoftheprisonerswasfortabletheyoliveanyhetoo
taketheiralsheychosetheyeaday,
toansusterroll;and,ofurse,alloo
gooutsidethefortifications
theonedraothepositionofthefrenchofficers,heutterlyinsufficientsuntallo
forboardandlodgingonlyfortyfivefrancsanth;thatistosay,fifteenpenceadayitisneedlesstosaythattheofficershingelsetodependuponliterallystarved,uponthispittanent
alloorethanttothegeofficerswhowere
takenprisoners
uponthishead,hoforttheyhad
plentyofneyintheirpockets,forpresentuses;andtheyknewthattheyuldobtainfurthersuppliesbye,viaszerlandtheyherefore,unaffectedlygladhetrainayence,andtheorderwasgiven
foralltoalight
chapter13:theescape
thefirstthingthatthebarselves,
selvesinalodgingnoveryeasythingtofind,
forthetohtroops,andprisonershowever,as
theythanthegreatjorityof
frenchofficers,intheirposition,theyhadnoverygreatdiffitheroowere
purposelytakeninalargehouse,ntoa
nueroffalieslivingondifferentfloors;sothatanyonegoinginoroutaller
housetheyssoplacedthatthey
uldgoinandoutofthedoorontothestaircase,houtbeingnoticedbythepeopletheylodged
ralphsarlypainful,thelongrchhaving
infladtheself,begged
thatasurgeonghtattendhiandhadalsoasked,asagreatfavor,thathisservantthehussardoyleghtbealloorein;statingthat,inthatcase,hewouldpayforhislodgingsandprovidehifoodastheprisoninheprivatesoldierse,crohe
requestpliedh
forthenext,andhadto
keephisrooafterthattheinflaationsubsided;andinanotherfortnightheesincehe
receivedhiseantihehaddethe
acquaintanceofthepeoplehelodged;whowereverykindtotheirpletelywonby
beingabletointheiativetongue,likeoneof
theelvesthefalynsistedofafather,ayalldayattherailother,a
garrulousoldan;andadaughter,aprettyblueeyedgirlofaboutralphsage,othertoshe
hadalover,aybesiegingparis;andthe
thoughtthatheghtbeadehervery
pitifultotheyoungofficers
ralphbaredaysbeenintendingtosoundherastoheroneday
shehadclearedaheirdinner,andandingassheoftendidtalking,tobe
overheardbyhertherinthenextroo
”itrytogetasoffrenchofficershave
doneso”
”thatisjusthinkingof,christinewehaveonlybeenyarfasling,andyoutohelp
us”
”hohegirlasked
”inthefirstplace,youcanbuyusclothesite
suspicionif,ourselvespercyandiwere
thinkingofgoingasgirlsnotprettygirls,ofurse,likeyou,christinebutgreat,roughpeasantgirls”
christinelaughed,andlored
”youootall,”shesaid
”hertall,”ralphsaid,ruefully”wehavegrownsohorribly,inthelastfeonthsstill,soenareastallasweare”
”yes,soenare,”and
say,big,gaenandyoudonttobelooked
afterifpeopledidso,theyhatyoudidntwalkonebitlikeaan,andthatyourshoulderswereverywide,andyourarverystrong,and
”ohnoitustthinkitover
”isupposeyouthatgreatblueatedbeartogo”andshenoddedattioylebeingabletospeakawordofherlanguageostabsurdpantooflove
anddevotion;errygegirl
”yes,tiustgotoo,christine”
”ha,ha”laughedthegirl”fancyhisaan”
”e,sterpercy”
”shesaysyouakeaveryprettyan,ti”
”tareandages,sterpercy,”tiaid,takingitquiteseriously,”hoybeautiful
beardandstae
foraan”
theboysscreadans
speeeintothe
roo
”lookhere,children,”shesaid,sling,”idonttoknoway
beaskedquestions;andidonttohavetotellstoriesicanthelphearing,ifyouleavethedooropen,andlaughsoindeed,alltheneighborhoodghthearit;sopleaseshutthedo
