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    【】tered

    theranksotion,orfavor;but

    silyfrosenseofdutytotheuntrytoother

    belonged,andinhwewerebo.

    ”therebattlefoughtnearorleans,

    shortly;andishouldliketobepresent,ifpossibleandpercy

    ostlyfor

    yourkindness,hergoout.”

    ”veryhegeneralsaid,”itshallbeasyouhereis

    certainlyreceofyourseeingstirringservithe

    field,thaninhere.idonotblayouforyoure.iwill

    sendaooeclierhe

    balloontosaythatyoupanyhi

    ”goodbye,lads,goodbye;youarefineyoungfellows,andyour

    fatherhaseveryrighttobeproudofyou.tellhio,froe.”

    theboysrose,andbothegeneralheldouthishand,and

    shooktheirsly.

    uponleaviheyfoundseveraloftheofficersofthe

    stafftostay,andhaveachat

    .ralphatoneptedtheinvitation;uponthe

    nditionthatpercyshouldhaveasofauponoliedown,for

    hisbrotherostly

    received,inalargedra,inhwereoveradozen

    offiebottlesofchaagnewereopened,

    cigarsand,lyuponthesofa,ralph

    chattedhtheofficers;relating,attheireaestrequest,

    severaloftheiradvehevosges,ashestoryof

    theirenteringintoparis.

    hisnelypressedtheostopanddi

    ralphpleadedthattheballoonoing,

    andthatheoliedoagoodnightssleep

    beforestarting.thecarriagehadbeendischarged,hourssi

    oheofficersorderedacarriageofgerochustothe

    doorand,afteraheartyleavetaking,theboysretuedtotheir

    hotel.

    ”acuriousseitis,percy,”ralphsaid.”whohink

    thatuchas

    usual:theshopsareopen;peopleoke,

    anddrinktheirffeeorabsinthe,justasusual.theonly

    differeofuniforrother.

    oseeasingleablebodiednaltogetherincivilian

    dress;andatnightthestreetsareverydisl,oothere

    beingnogas.”

    ”houtoexpecttoholdout,ralph”

    ”aonths,anyhoore.there

    seetobealargestockofeverything,andeveryoneisputonto

    aregularalloore.”

    ”iseeohaveeverythingi,ralph;lotsofbeeftea,and

    soup,andjelly,andsoon.”

    ”yes,perthehospital.thehotel

    uldnotfuishanythingofthekind,itellyou.

    ”hereondgettosleep.iwill

    e.”

    attennutesbeforetheappoii,theboysarrivedatthe

    northerailation;edaverydifferentappearance

    tothatotives,or

    ruleofheavytrains,disturbedthesilenell

    ofvaishpervadedtheptyballoonshung

    froheroof,