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erinthefrenchar,hare

stayinghereinidleness,insteadofbeinginthefield.goand

fighttheeneesoffra;andafter

thattalk,ifyoulike,aboutfightingherfriends.”

thereationofapplauseandsatisfa,atthese

thosethisunpleasantse;

andthesousprefectlyshookralphbythehand.

”ainbarclay;aysay

thateveryonehereagreesany

offiyuponprivateaffairs;

andthoseofnsieurdesrethavetakenloethan

usual,forhehasbeenstayinghereforfiveweeksnow.

”holy,”heay

intheisland.

”enoughuponthatsubjearetleftthe

roopaleandfurious.”ialadiaroud,sirtokethe

aeofyourselfandyourbrother;andireally,at

heart,feelgratefultothatfelloo

declaredoneso,you

ongus.”

thereeanovationtotheboys.theladies,especially,

hatithatthesequietlooking

youngfelloedfeatsofsuchdaring.theynowbegged

tohearthedetailsoftheadve,atthisnt,wordwas

broughtthatsteaevesselreadytostart;andas

eclierostanxioustogeton,andaspercye

doneup,ralphakehis

apologiesforleavingatohesousprefect,allthebreakfast

party,andalargeproportionofthepopulationofthelittleplace

aidst

heartycheering,thelittlestearcarryingthevoyagers,the

dispatches,andthereinsoftheballoonstartedforthe

inland.

chapter18:adayofvictory.

aftertravelingallnight,thebarclaysarrivedattoursatten

ooingofthedayafterthatuponheyhad

leftbelleisle.atthestationtheysaidadieutonsieur

teclier;betta,hthedispatches;while

thebarclaystuedapeslodgingsand,totheir

greatsurpriseasin.

thelonelgavequiteashoutofjoy,.

”ah,braveboys,braveboys,ialadtoseeyou,”andhe

tookthenhisar,andkissedthesheartilyaly

asifhehadbeentheirfather.

”ialadtoseeyou,”herepeated,hhis

handkerchief.”i.ineverreally

doubteditoldgaettaitiuldnot

helpbeingnervous,horriblynervous;ande,five

daysago,bytheballoonthreedaysafteryougotin,i

alstlosthead.ilaughed,icheered,ishookeveryohe

handfoi,idontknoidid,ileased.

”youririshnhefuhing.hesurprised,or

pleased,oreveed.iexplaiohiverandover

again,thinkinghedidnotuand;butheonlyshookhishead

andsaid,inhisstrangeenglish:

”sure,lonel,ineverdoubtedtheorant.arentthey

awasas

sartinaspeasispeasthattheyehow;andif

theydidgetintoascrape,thattheyheboysfetting

theelvesoutofit.itstheingoutiafraidof.

”ilookedsurprised,naturallyenough,andheon:

”ayourhonorknoingout

inaballoononlytothinkofit,lonel,flyingthroughthe

clouds,shutupinabigballofsilkitsjustflyingintheface

ofprovideng,oreyout

deloud,thoughitsasaisyasdangtotakeina

gern.e,lohattheyresafeoutofthe

balloon;thenillshout,asloudasyoulike.

”yesterday,froeasayingthathehad

falleninbelleisle,hadhadanarroo

thesea,buthadavoidedthatbyrunningtheriskofbreakinghis

neself,

escapedindh

joy.hehasbeeninghissents,this

ing.

”iafftorroeintitoseethe

fighting.

”butyouarelookingill,percy;fartooillforservice,justat

present.”

”yes,hehasbeenveryill,”ralphsaid.”hehadatouchofbrain

fever,thenightintoparis;andwodays.

hehaspikly,butthatballoondestthe

thingforaninvalid.thedoonth,at

least,ofabsoluterest;andhasgivenhisiate.”

”heneedsrest,pesaid,”butheotgo

ho,atpresent.theprussiansholddijoninnsiderable

strength.therearefartoonypeopleiownwhohaveheard

ofyourionespyorotherwould

becertaintopeach.”

”yes,”ralphassented,”alkingitover,andquite

agreethatpercyuldnotgo

runtherisk,hielfithseriousnsequences

upoho,ifheined

togodooniceforawhile,andrejoinassoonashegains

strengthagain.”

”yes,”loeesaid,”butaboveallthings,dohie

inahurry.

”youhaveghaniensedeal,perdhavedonea

greatdealrethanyourshareforfrandhavegainedgreat

honora.beightruinyour

nstitutionforlife,byfurtherexertions.”

”butaboutyourselflonel,whereareyougoing”

”iatarting,torroojoingeneralzysstaff.”

”ihavenotheardhisnabefore,”ralphsaid.

”hendsthesixteenthrps.hehasnothadchopportunity

yet,butheisagoodsoldier.ifyoulike,ralph,ih

youatoofreysi,ayouattachede.”

”thankyouverych,lonel.ishouldlikeitofallthings.”

”ealong,then;freysiisinhisoffice.”

percyaiedthetoobtainasignaturetohisleaveof

absendleftdayforthesouth.anhourlater,lonel

teeandralph,

againinhishussaruniforandhalfhdelightbeing,

pesorderly,inchargeofthehorses.

loee,asralphounted,hadofferedtolendhibr>

oneofhisoralphhadrefusedit,uhelonelwould

sellit,ashesaid

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