edthehathe,hielf,hadreceiveda
stepinrankandndtheseveralother
rps;thatlieutenantribouvilleure,betheirspecialnder,htherankofcaptain;thattheothertwolieutenantsoted;andthatthreeoftheiuerwouldreainedundercaptain
ribouville,theothersadecaptainsbe
attaissions
asoffibriels,hielf
pefinishedspeaking,theboysuldhardlybelievetheirears;andlookedateachother,toinquireiftheyheardarightthereuldbenostakeaboutit;forlonelteecalledtheor,ngratulated
thentheprotionen
gaveaheartycheer;fortheyoungenglishladsweregeneralfavorites,fortheirgoodteerandooblige
directlythenissed,thelonelagaincalledtheladstohi
”iaorrytoloseyou,”hesaid,”butofurseitisforyourgoodee,atonbrielsiroduce
you,andyouhadbetteraskforfourdaysleaveyoucangettherailhereyouy
infindingaplaissariatcitiesgoingto
fetchstoresifyoustarttonight,youcancatchatrainbeforeing,andbeindijonquiteearlyaupleofdayswillbesuffisde,andtobuyhorses
”yourusinleave,lastnight,to
startuponourarrivalhereheisnotsostrongasyouare;andthesurgeonsaysthathesthaverest,andquietheisquite”noanyreande
eihavesaidgoodnighttothegeneral,butheuse”
stillbeheboysdidastheyheywere
pilingtheirrifles,theyheardaloudblubberinglookinground,theysadoyle,ostpiously
”atter,ti
”tteryourhonor,aintyergoingtolaveusigoingtodo,atall”
theboyshurriedapeing
forthend,ontheentionedtigriefat
parting
thegeneralreceivedtheladsstkindlyand,atonce,grantedtheourdaysleavetogotodijon,topro
lonelteethensaid:
”youdonotorderlies,doyou,general”
”ido,indeed,”thegeneralansadozencavalryn,ofdifferentregints,esrtandactas
orderlies;buttheyareentireforceofcavalry””ihaveanirishninrps,general,obe
neartheseyoungfelloonghorses;andyou
haveonlytoputhinahussaruniforandheakea
capitalorderly,andasservanttoyoueaff
officers”
”byallans,”thegeneralsaid;”sendhiver,intheing,inhalfanhour;afew
uniforinstore”
eetingthathe
station,hadfoundatrainonthepointofstarting;anditwassevenintheingheyreachedthetoheshopsopenearly,infrenchuntrytohoughtheirtailorhadnotasyettakenhisshuttersdo,andwillingly
asuredtheortheiesprosingthattheyshould
havethehoutfail,thenextafteoontheythenothettage;anddroppedinjustastheparty,there,tingdoobreakfast
thereationfroaptainbarclay,andascreaf
delightfroheirther,andlly;anditinutes
beforetheytingroundthetable,talkingherentlyitedlikeyears;
andthereuchtotell,andtotalkabout,asiftheyhadjustretued,afteranabsene,inindia
”holeavefor”hefirstquestions
”onlyfourdays,”percysaid”therpshasnoyofthevosges,andoveforwardwill
takeplace,inafehataskforlonger”
”onlyfourdays”sbarclayandllyrepeated,aghast”itisnotch,a,”ralphputin,”butitisbetterthannothingyousee,youdidnotexpectusatall”
”quiteso,”captainbarclaysaid,cheerfully”itisacleargain,andeinregrettingthatitisnotlongeritisa
greatdelighttohaveyoubackagain,evenforafewhoursyoubothlookhanwhenyou
leftroughingit,andexposure,evidentlysuitsyou”haslouisebackhyou”
”yes,papa,hehasebaetiheis
pletelydoneup,andthesurgeonhasorderedrestandquiet,forawhile
”howisphilippe”
”heisgettingonhedoctorhopes,inanother
fortnight,orthreeforalthough
yourunadaduburg
hasneverforgivenforhaving,asshesays,influencedhinalloheboystogo;andofurse,sincethiswoundofphilippes,shehasbeenreangrythanever”
theboyslaughedtheyunderstoodtheirauntsways”tiasnotbeenhurt,ihope”llyasked
”ohno;tisashelifeandsoulofthe
rps”
asbreakfaston,theboysgraduallyrelatedthechangesthatpesprotiontobelonel,andthe
factthathendofseveralrpsoffranc
tireurs,ertoacttogethertheysaidnoword,
hootion;havingagreedtokeepthat
ttersespletedtheyhadalso
askedtheirusintosaynothingaboutit,atho;asotherwisetheiruncleeintongratulate
theandthesecretanend,atonce
anhourlater,nsieurduburgafterthefirst
talk,hesaidtocaptainbarclay:
”theoodthefatigueisaproof,in
itself,houchtheprosperityofanationdependsuponthetrainingofitsboysenglandisstrongbecauseherboysareallatheirchildhood,toactiveexerciseandoutdoor,violentgasincaseofahishwearegoing
through,alsteverynuldtusoldier,andgothroughthefatiguesofaakelightofnot
tosayenjoythe
”here,uponthentrary,ouryoungfellohingand,inanergencylikethepresent,bothspiritandstren
