or,infuture”
sosaying,sheagain
”goodbye,ioing,too,”christinesaid”ihinkitover,bytorrooing,andtellyouyouaretodo”
thenexting,theboysohearchristines
proposals;foralthoughtheyhadquitedeuptheidstotrytheirofeasible,stilltheyfeltthat,
hherknoheuntry,sheanyrate,to
givetheoodadvice
untilshehadcleareda,christinesaidnothingthenshetookoutherknitting,andsatagainstthewindow”noellyouihavethoughtofitwould
beeasyenough,ifithessobig,andsored,and
hedoesntspeakge
”ohdear,hesverytireso”andsheshookherheadattiwhosled,laidhishandonhisbreast,andendeavoredtolookaffecting
christinelaughed
”theonlythingi,isthatheshallgooutas
ajehoneoftheirbroadhats,andatrayoflittletrinketsheghtpass,ifnoneofthesoldierstookitintotheirheadstobuy”
thepropositiondoyle
”isit,yourhonor,tioyle,agoodcatholic,andeofhonestpeoplethatstotuselfintoahaythinjeheirishnburstout,hgreatindignation”ithat
ishouldbedeintoaan,butahaythinjeittoyourhonors,itsnaythersinsiblenordacent”
theboyssoflaughterchristinelaughedfora
nt,too,sspeechtoher;andthen
lookedindignantthattheproposition,uch
thought,shouldbesosfullyrejected
tiahelook,andatonceon,persuasively:
”surenoe,outof
yourbrightblueeyesbutisitraisonableisitnaturaltoaskachristianntokeahaythinjeself,
yourself”
sappeal
”didyoueverseesuchanabsurdn”shesaid,laughing”asifituldkeanydiffereniagood
inddressingupasajewess”
”sure,thin,darlint,”tixclaid,hwas
translated,”ieand
bejewess”
christinelaughed,blushed,shookherheadandsaid,”nonsense”uponhearingtiproposition
”butseriously,christine,”ralphsaid,”theobjectionhyountiontothejeportantfullasthe
streetsareofsoldierslookingabout,heuldhardlyhopetogofroerethroughthestreets,andoutatthegate,eoneaskinghiboutthententsofhisbox”
christineallotlepettishly,atthefailureofherplanthatitcertainlywaslikely
”therealdifficultyistogetoutsidethegate,”ralphsaid,thoughtfully”afterthat,ishouldhavenofear””areyouthinkingofdoing,then”christineasked”iyself,intheclothesof
youngpeasants;andputtingtintosothingofthesasort,hagreatbandageroundhisfacethenishouldsaythatweweretsoplacenearthefrontier,ehereto
etouruncle;tered,inbattlethat
snotbeingabletotalkatall;andastolooks,
heisredenoughforage,anywhere”
”yes,”christinesaid,”thatofurse,
youobeaskedforpapers”
”ofurse,”ralphsaid,”butustrisksothing”
”ihaveanidea,”christinesaid,suddenly,clappingherhands”ihavesousinslivingathreeboys,andi
auretheyeitowiesbaden,
torrotolendtheirpapers,justforoneday
yourall;butforthatveryreasonyou
oreeasilythere,andbelesslikelytobe
suspected,orfolloewherenear
saintgoar
”ishallhavetotellsosadstoriestousins,andaxthebr >agreatdealstill,idaresayishallsucceed;andthenyoucangoboldlyacrossthebridge,andintotherailation,andtakeaticketfored,and
putthepapersintothepostthere”
”theverything,ed,
catchingherbytheeto
thinkofresistance
”ishantdoanythingatallforyou,”christinesaid,laughingandblushing,”ifyousbehaveinthatway”
”iuldnthelpit,otherhadbeen
lookingon
”andnoourclothes”
”iuldntbuythe”christinesaid”ineveruldgointoashopandbuynsclothes”
thethingont,theboyslooksfell
thenuch:
”thereisabox,inrooofkarlsthingsheisusin,youknoillhehadtogoout
inthelandhisthingshere,forusto
takecareofheisaboutyoursizeiakeoutonesuitithurtitandyoucanputiton,andgooutintothetown,andbuythethingsforallthreeofyou”
”ed”ituldntbebetter”
tennutesafterdohestairsandoutintothe
street,dressedasagelaborerinhisbestsuithewasalittleuneasy,atfirst;butnoonenoticedhiandhewassooninashop,hagglingoverthepriceofapeasantsatasifthetterofathaler,oneher,hingofvital
iortanheboughtthethreesuitsatthreedifferentshopsashethoughtthatito
getthellatthesaandinanhourkagainanhour
afterinestartedforwiesbaden
thebarselvesthattheyhad
notlongerdeferredtheirpreparationsforescape;forwhenpresentingtheelves,asusual,thatafteoonattherollcall,theyustholdtheelvesinreadinesstoleave
foroneoftheeastefortresses,uponthefollowingevening;asanotherlargebattz,edtoarrive
uponthefollowingday
intheevening,christineretuedfrobr >
onlyaquarterofanhour,byrail,froayence
”ihavegotthe”shesaid,”butifyouonlyknehetroubleihavehadabotherboysare,tobesure”
”especiallyusinseh,christine”
”especiallyusins,”christinesaid,derely
afterthankingherverylyforherkindness,thebarclays
