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rablecafireshedistance, flirlightningtoldofthe ceaselessrainoffirekeptupupontheunhappytorasburg. ”e”percysaid,indignantly;”asiftheinhabitantsof tziguldhelpourattagtheuhlans. ”look,ralph,therearesixdistinctfires.” ”isupposethatisoneforeay. youybesuretheyaketheay,too.thirtythousand francs,ishouldthink,atleast. ”obelookeduponasachivalrousproceeding.thereisno rongernionofshopkeepers; theykeselves,inthespiritofanatioy hucksterers.” ”aupassaid, inguptoheyanding. ”itisshaful,sir,shaful,”ralphsaid. ”yes,”theoffiily.”thisistokehe vandalsdeit,notasitisdeinthehtury.in thecria,initalyay,eveninaakewarin thisperorssuerpalaause hissoldiershadrderedourprisonersinldblood,butwedid
notbuasinglevillage.” ”no,”ralphsaid;”andihavereadthat,inabyssinia,weneveras chastookafothenatives,hout payingforit;andagdalaafter it,insuession,tothevariouskingsoftheuntry; aroyedit,atlast,topreventitbeingastrongholdof thegallastheeneesofabyssinia. ”dontyouthink,”heasked,afterapause,”ing torrow,sir” ”ithinkitverylikely,ihelieutenantsaid.”ihavejust sentoffassehendant,hafullreport;and askedhiosendoverareplyetoour assistance,orifofallback.” ”faith,andihopethatitsnotfallingbackillafter abit,”tioyleput in.”barrileaffairoftodayh ntioningihaventhadagesinceijoined therps.itsbeenjistrgandunterrg,overthe stonraisory;nothingbutuphillanddownhilland throughtrees,hbigstonesbreakingourpoorfeetintopieces, andtherainrunningdotogiveustheague. ”sure,lieutenant,yeargusaillwevehad alittledivarshin” theboysalllaughedattiplaint,hhadbeendelivered inenglish;foralthoughheuldnoandfrench,henever attetedtospeakit,exenecessaryquestion.percy translatedittothelieutenant. ”you.her youorroknohereareahundred infantrytheytusetheircavalryandysix n,alltold.fortunately,ronglineofretreat;ori shouldnotevenfortheceofbeingattacked.” ”atanyrate,youthinkthatoing,sir” ”yes,ithinkso,”thelieutenantsaid. ”thenoourdinner,”ralphsaid.”herewe ydiorrow” daybeginningtobreak,a ...