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fterparade,ralphandpercystrolledaway togetherandhadalongtalkand,attheendofanhour,they pehadestablishedhis headquarters. ”gooding,friends,”hesaid,astheyentered.”isthere anythingidoforyousitdown.” ”hinking,sirperdithatouldveryeasily dressupaspeasants,andgodoight thinkfit,andfindoutallparticularsastothestrengthand positionoftheene.noo tireurs.itethatanyonewouldask usaionsand,ifeshouldsaywebelonged tosovillageiains,andhadedoobuyffee, andotheecessaries.theriskofdeteto nothing,foranquiteopassforlads froheuntains.” jorteeinute. ”youkno,atonted.” ”nodoubt,sir,butthereisnoreasonintheeshould bedetected.theprussianstkno,even
hioself;andnoticeus,atall.iftheydo, ourans.” ”itellyoufrankly,boys,ihinkingonlylastnightofthe tter;buthouaykelightofitthereis,of urse,acertainauntofdangerinagasspies;andyour fatherfriendeof it: ”igaveyouboystofightforfranto theirdeath,asspies. ”soiresolvedtosaynothingaboutit.” ”butnohecaseisdifferent,”ralphsaid. ”frourkne,weare betterfittedthanaherpstoperforhisservid thereforeitit, greatlyredangerousthanitis.ourfathersaidtous,at starting: ”doyourduty,boys,everthedanger. ”hestherebenodifficultyabout that,thereareseveralladsinthevillagehings us.shalleinthisafteoon,forinstrus” ”thankyou,lads,”jorteesaid,ly.”itrust,hyou, thatnoharofit.butyourofferisoftoogreat advaherpsfortopersistinrefusal.” uponleavingthequartersofthendant,theboysatonce tothehouseofafarrashortdistancefrohevillagewhere, thedaybefore,theyhadnoticedttheirownsize. theyexplaihefarrthattheyasuit ofthehesofeachofhissons.greatlysurprisedat thisrequest,thefarrhadinquiredtheyuldpossibly theor;andralphh thesecretrepliedthat,astheprussiangeneralhadgivennotice thatheshouldshootallfranctireursheghttakeprisoners, theyightsliponin caseofdefeaterofcapture.thepretenselausible one;andthefarrsoldtheherequiredhargingonly abouttheirst,whennew. theboystooktheparcel ...