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    lookingroundhi”heresalittlefrenchsoldier,speakingas

    illegantenglishasido,self.”

    ”inglish,”laughedralph,”andluckyithatwe

    caalong.,justasyoufell;andgotinin

    ti,hthehelpofourfriends,tosaveyourlife.another

    oolate.”

    ”godblessyourhonor”thenhhlyrevered

    hielfsaideaestly.”anditightshave,entirely.

    youvesavedtioyleslife;andyourhonorshallseethathes

    notungrateful.wheneveryouanda

    thik,titheboy.”

    ”thankyou,ti”ralphsaid,heartily.”the

    surgeonlookatyourhead.youhavegotsonastycuts.”

    ”sure,andheadsallright,yourhonoritisntatapfro

    frenthatdoyle.”

    thegendarshat,astheprisonerored,he

    stgoinatoheyoungbarclaysaied

    hiandactedasinterpretersattheexanatioorywasa

    sileone,andthepassportandotherpapersupontheirishn

    proveditstruthnclusively.

    tiasgrooanenglish

    gentlen.hissterhadfallenillatlyons,hadpartedhhis

    horsesandhadaeptedthe

    offerofthehorsedealerainin

    hisservidhadbeensixnthshewarbroke

    out.hehadpickedupalittlefrench,buthadbeeis

    arrestedinlyons,asaspy;andhissterhadatlasttoldhibr>

    thatittorein,andthathehadbetter

    retutoengland.

    hehadreaoing;butthetrain,insteadof

    goingon,hadbeenstopped,aslargenuersofbileswere

    leavingforparis,andtheordinarytraffichad

    thereforepassedthedaystrollingaboutdijon.thehourhad

    approachedatightleave,and

    tiadaskedapasserbytheothestation.

    hisbrokenfrenearousedsuspi.acroedina

    feinutes;andtieing

    attackedbythearrivaloftesuponthese.hehadat

    onthathe;

    andtheyhaddetotheire,forthe

    exanationofhispapersbutonthehecroreasedby

    fresharrivals,haddeterakethelaotheirown

    hands;andonlythearrivaloftheyoungbarclays,andtheir

    usins,hadsavedhislife.

    theiresainationofthepapers,thatthe

    storylibertytogo

    adelightof

    hisuchshaken;anditoreover,

    havebeendangerousforhioventureagainintothestreetsof

    dijon.ralphthereforeatonout,andtogive

    hinightsshelter;anofferaed,h

    nythanks.

    itpaheirusins,the

    barabatrahe

    ine;aheiricedthroughthetown;andarrived,

    halfanhourlater,atho.captainands.barclay,uponhearing

    thestory,rdiallyapprovedof

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