einutes,
anajor
thelieutenantnondthereinuationof
thehalt,fortennutes,ajorilyburiedby
theroadside;arougharkthespot,anda
deepadeinthettreessothat,evenifthe
crossightbefound
afterarchedonagain
thefirstuseadeofhisauthorityeven
beforegivingdirectionsfortheburialoordertherdsoftheprisonerstobecutthentherpsntinueditsrchand,bythebrightenedfaen,ituldbeseeneasilyenoughhowunpopulartheirlatenderhadbeen;andthattheycherishedbutslightanisityagainsttheslayerinashorttitheystruarchingsongsandprisonersasthey
irethesteady,rtialbearing
ofthen,astheystrodealong,kingthehthe
deepchorus
inthreehoursrchtheyreachedthevillagehetroopshadleft,theeveningbefore,tosurprisethefranctireurs;having,asralphhadleaedfrohelieutenantinnd,receivedinfortionfrospyoftheirarrivalatthevillage,lateatnight;andhavingstartedatonce,underhisguidancehereansiderablegeforcebledtheprisonerswerenotunkindlytreated;buttioyle
thesoastonishnttheiryouth;butitwas
assudthattheyhadbeenpupilsatsaintcyrorthepolytechnic,nyofreceivedssionsopossibilityof
findingoffinsenehe
officerscaintochatand,asthesehadbeenalsoengagedinthefights,tendaysbefore,thereanyquestionstoask,uponeitherside
theboysleaedthattheyon,nextday;wouldbe
rchedtoluneville,andsentthencebytrain
”theyareafinesetoffelloheirlast
visitorhadleftthe”goodofficers,unquestionably;andwhentheyarenice,capitalfelloakeoutheyshouldbesobrutal,assoldiers;fortheyareundoubtedlyakindlyrace””nodoubt,”percysaid,butheatters,and
notpayingchattentiontohisbrother
”doyouthinkakingourescape,ralph”
”oh,enough,”ralphansly
”hourknoan,andlookingsoyoung,therecanbenogreatdifficultyaboutit,totheendofour
jouey;butitsnouseourthinkingaboutit,atpresentweshallbeagooddealtoocloselylookedafterionlyhopetheyayence,orblentz;andnottooneofthe
fortressesattheotherendofgey
”nd,ustnotgiveourparole”
thenextday,nedtostart,theyfoundthat
thereyorsixtyotherprisonersin,
frotherdireebelongedtolineregints;butthegreaterportion,byfar,obilesheretreatof
generalcariels,hadbeencutofforleftbehindand,afterhidingintheedays,werebeinggraduallyfoundandbroughtinthebarclaysheonlyofficerstheythereforetooktheirplacesattheheadoftheprisoners;ed,fourdeeparch
itarchtheherhe
barclaysarchedintoluneville
thegreaterpartoftheprisonersiable
nditionsosorethattheyuldhardlyputone
footbeforetheotherotherstotteredenof
theesrtfrequentlyusedtheflatsoftheirspeltheokeeptogetherastheyrchedthroughthestreetsofluneville,thepeopleinthestreetsunvered;andtheenwavedtheirhandstotheandpressedforfruitand
bread,inspiteoftheordersoftheesrt
theyakenstraighttotherailation,heywere
putintoashedralphandpercyhadgainedthegoodhesergeantinndoftheesrt,bythennerinheyhadaidedhiyinterpretingtotherestoftheprisoners,andbydoingtheirbesttocheerthep,andtakethingssoth;andtheynotorequesttheofficerinnd,attherailway
station,toallotountilthetrainstarted,onparoletherequesthefavorablereportofthe
sergeantgrantedatonce;andtheyoldthatnotrainwouldgooffuntilnexting,andthattheyghtsleepinthetown,iftheychose
thankingtheoffiission,theyoutofthe
station;ansergeantstoppedbefore
the
”donnered,”sohereyouare,again”
theboysgavealittlestart;fortheyregnized,atonce,thesergeantinthecabaret,upon
thenightaster
ralphsaportanan;asa
reportfroifthecircutancesghtrendertheirpositionastunpleasantoneandevenintheeventofnothingingofitostensuretheircaptivityinsoprisonuponthefarthersideofprussia,insteadofatoneofthefrontierfortresses
”ah,sergeant,hoisourfate,you
see,tobedeprisonersyouakingus,andnow
hereweare”
”anie,”thesergeantsaid,surlily,”h
yourebrother,andyoursicksister,and
yourandoverthataffair”
”e,sergeant,”ralphsaid,laughing,”letbygonesbebygonesallisfairintouchasinglehairof
anyofyousheadsallasterit
ightdous
haritsquitebadenoughforus,asitis”
”youreniceboys,youare,”thesergeantsaid,hhisfacerelaxingintoasle”tothinkofbeingtakenin,bytwoladslikeyouonstrouslywell,iwillsayfor
youneverflinchedaneyelash
”soyouareofficers,afterallineversuspectedanythingaboutit,tillthreehoursaftertorelievethe
sentry;andfoundhiyingthere,tieduplikeabundleweuldntthink,eventhen,eant,foryouhaddeno
attack;anditoingthathattheold
sasterhadbeenfetchedoutofbed,andcarriedoffontheheadsoften
”alice”
”thatsright,



