第23节 (第2/2页)

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    uunnelruns;soastoboredooit,andblo

    infrobove”jorteeasked.

    ”nohedepthtobeboredhe

    stoneishard,andituldnotbepiercedhouttheuseof

    porayourpresendevenuld,

    andenallgoodners,itonths,at

    theveryleast.”

    thereenutes,ahendantsaid:

    ”giveitup,houtatrial.thinkitover,ribouville,

    forthehreeorfourdays.youybeabletopite

    plan.ifyouentof

    explodinglyeintheddleofthetunnelor,at

    anyrate,asfarinasakeourretreatinthe

    halfhour,eeuponholdingthe

    entrance.”

    chapter7:abaffledproject.

    beforeleavingtheheadquartersofthendant,theyoung

    barclaysaskedifhehattheyshouldntiokeep

    silenandant

    repliedthathedidhatitulddoanyharprovided

    thattheyiressedupontheirradestheyof

    intaininganabsolutesilenceuponthesubject,he

    peopleoftheneighborhood.althoughthevillagers

    ghtappeartouandnolanguagebutgeryet

    knoogleanraitorously

    inouslyihe

    dangerhebarclaysshouldagaingodoothetown.

    theirusinshadalreadyheardoftheirretu;fortheboys,upon

    sittingdondants,hadrequestedleaveto

    sendaliotheirusins,ing

    the

    ”halloyoubarclay,o,allday”he

    generalexclation,astheyentered.

    ”onduty,”ralphsaid.

    ”ondutyyes,butysterious,and

    hing.thesergeanthereknehingaboutit,except

    thatourlieutenanttoldhihatyouhadleave;andirishtias

    beenhangingaboutallday,asrestlessasahathaslostits

    calf.”

    ”wehavebeendoosavee,”ralphsaid.

    thereationofastonishnt.thoseofthen

    heirstrahenightsatup

    again,andallcroohearralphsstory,

    ooldatlength;andh,whenfinished,gaverisehereas

    ithaddoheoffiateddiscussion.

    severalofthenshookhandslyhthebarclays,

    ngratulatiheiroffertouakethisdangerous

    serviation

    heyhadobtained.

    frohistiforenpttopassjokesat

    theexpenseofanyoftheboys.herpsraised,

    nyoftheyoungnhadbeeninedtoprotestagainstboys

    beingaepted,helistuldhavebeenreadilyfilledh

    nbut,bythisti,theboyshadprovedthattheyeas

    capableofsuppfatigueasen.theyhadbehaved

    equallyion;anderpriseofthebarclays

    testifiedtothefactthat,inadangerousexpeditionrequiring

    olness,presenc

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