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fuseddozensofrecruits.”

    tiookeddo.atlasthesaid:

    ”aybethattheyeasasoldier;

    butillgosureenough,ifidieforit.theresnolaopunish

    aofsoldiersand,whereveryour

    regintgoes,sureenoughilltraafterye.theresnyanodd

    ightkeselfuseful,andtheyllsoousedtosee

    about,aeandgointotheca.”

    nopersuasionuldaltertideternationand,astheyfelt

    thathavingsoattachedafelloghtbeofreal

    utility,andfort,heboysdoheafteoonthey

    spoketocaptainteeaboutit.atfirsthesaidthatitwas

    iossible,ashehadalreadyrefusedsonyoffersofservice;

    butuponhearingallthestory,andthinkierover,he

    saidsuddenly:

    ”bythebye,thereisaightgohus.youknow

    ihaveorderedalightt,builtverystrongforthe

    untains,tonition,powderforblowingup

    bridges,okingpots,andstores.ihavenotengagedadriveras

    yet.ifyouririshnandshorseslikestogo

    asadriver,tobeginisehihefirstvat

    rifle.ifearthathehavelongto,after

    heene;andashehasalreadyserved,yousay,hewillbe

    betterthaotakehis

    plaart.”

    upontheirretuintheeveningdoylesjoy

    kneillylaughedso

    thatshehadtobegofhiostop.

    theday,tiohcaptainbarclayandsighe

    e.hereithe

    latterusketryenteringuponhis

    dutiesiionhtherpsbygoingdoothebutts,and

    agasrkerauedtothettage;asit

    ainthere,quietly,untilthe

    rpsarchas,ifheoventurealohe

    toightatanytibesubjecttoarepetitionoftheattack

    uponthedayofhisarrival.

    atthettagehesoonbeake

    hielfusefulinanyper,pleased

    everyone.evenrieaethets,

    uandahesaidantbroadgrin,

    atthepantobyoekeouthisfeordsof

    fren;andcaptainands.

    barclaybothfeltcheered,andforted,atthethoughtthatthis

    devotedfellohandtolookafterandassisttheboys,

    intiofdanger,suffering,orsiess.

    chapter4:startingforthevosges.

    thedayforthedepartureoftherpshand.theparty

    atthebarclayshsadness,atthethoughtsof

    separation;butallstrovetohidetheirfeelings,forthesakeof

    theothers.captainands.barclayhattheboys

    shouldleaveingoodspirits,andhighhope;heboyswished

    tokeepupanappearanerelygoinguponanordinary

    excursion,iocheertheirparents.

    thedaybeforestarting,thewhole

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