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ralph**obethhlywelldeserved.
theofficertuede;andoutintoaviolent
ansto
restraiheboyevidentlyantnothing;besides,hewas
onlyaboy,andbesidesh,again,
oheutin,thoughheard
ehelieutenant
thananyother.
ralphuchyouhanafrench
ladofthesaageinpointofsizehewas
nsiderablytallerthantheoffiobiles,andhisbroad
shouldersgaveproseofunusualstrength.thereoo,alook
offearlessnessandde
ehaticallyasan”aer.”seeingthis,thelieutenant
burstintoanstraioflaughter;andsaidthatitwas
”verygoodreallyverygood,foraboy.”
everyoneelseheendeavortostifletheir
laughterthatthelieutenantagaintookupthepartofquestioner.
”isuppose,youlen,thatyouefroaintcyrorthe
polyteagihatyouhave
pletedyourstudies,iherofthe
”ihavenottheadvantageofhavieitherofthelitary
acadees,”ralphsaidquietly.”haveyou”
againtheree,stofthoseinthe
rooadgatheredround.
”yiasktooftheserviceyoubelong”theofficer
asked,per.
”youyask,certainly;andihavenoobjetoanswer,”ralph
said.”brotherandselfbothbelongtothegeneralstaff.”
theofficerlookedsurprised.
”haveyouservedalready,sir,orhasyourserviceyetto
nce”
”ihaveseensolittleservicealready,”ralphsaid.
”yiaskgeneralhashadthebeofyourassistance”
thelieutenantsaid,haionofpoliteness.
atthisntthesousprefectpushedforward.
”silenuchof
this.thesegentlenhaveperfreatservicetofrand
areguests;andilookuponitasapersonalattackupon
self.”
”excuse,sir,”ralphsaid,risingfroisseatforthefirst
ti.”iaratefultoyou,foryourinterferenbehalf;
buti,uponthepresentoccasion,tohave
renderedanyservicetofrance.ihadnothingtodohthe
dispatches,nothingtodoeoutasa
passenger,uponprivatedesireandpleasure,attheriskof
urseofbeingkilled.undoubtedlyinearlywaskilled;andilook
upoertainntthatyouhavegivenusasakind
ngratulationuponouothavingbrokenouecks.
”kindly,theoansyself.ithink
iyown.”
thesousprefectshruggedhisshoulders;tosignifythat,inthat
case,hehewholebusiness.
”nohequestion.thegeneral
uponybrotherandselfservedwasgeneral
cariels.”
theofficershruggedhisshoulders.
”siti,”ralphsaid,restelythanhehadyetspoken,
”brotherandselfhavehadtheofferofpostsupoaffs
ofgerochu,generalducrot,andgeneralvinoy.”
”oh,enohelieutenantsaid,halaughofderision,
”thatisalittlet.igineascraleupoof
trochu,ducrot,andvinoyfortheservicesoftheseveryyoung
officers.”
thistithespeakerhadthelaugh,foooneuld
believethatralphuldbespeakih.ralphgretle
pale.
”ey
brotheraothislieutenantofbiles,induefor”
thetterhadnoesoseriousthattherewasadeadhushin
theroooeclieradvanced.hehadoe
alreadydeationofingforotakeralphspart;but
ationfrohelatterhadarrestedhihehe
furallantandsuccessfulexpeditionofthebarclays
hadcreated,inparis;andhehadbeelystrudpleased
bythealtogether
needslowly.
”yiaskyoua,sir,a”hesaidtotheofficer.
”lieutena,ofthebilesofvieheofficersaid,
frowning.
”lieutenaofthebilesofvienne,ibegtointroduce
youto”
”no,sir,”theoffito
,nottothetheinferiorrankisintroducedtothe
superior.”
”iknodoing,sir,andrequirenolesson
froou,”ecliersaid,quietly.”irepeat,iintroduce
youlieutena,ofthebilesofvienocaptain
ralphbarclay,andcaptainpercybarclay,staffofficers,and
ndersofthelegionofhonor.”
there.
”isitpossible”thesousprefectsaid,ingfain,
”thatthesegentlehecaptainsbarclay,oftheparis
papershreedayssincewerefull,ashaving
passedthroughthegernlines,andhavingsthesei
night,underfiretheyhadpreviouslybeeedfreat
aandersofthe
legion.
”isitpossiblethatyouarethoseofficers,gentlen”
”itisso,nsieur,”ralphsaid.”hegoodfortuo
distinguishourselvesbut,asakeourselves
nspicuousbynes,andneasideour
uniforuntilrequiredforservidaskedeclierto
besilentuponthesubject.uessthat,
uposorudeandunnnerlyapersonas
helieutenantofthebilesofvienne.”
thelieutenantstaedhisfeetfuriously.
”youshallanse,sir,”hesaid,”forthisinsult.”
”stop,sir,”ralphsaid,inasteadyvoicehose
equestions,h
rarefreedoihaveans.iaoy
opinionofyou,andadvicetoyou,equallyfreely.
”ifyouan,byyouhavesaid,thatyoingto
challeoaduel,itellyouatoishallnotaccept
it.ihave,sir,”andheraisedhisheadproudly,”proved
urage;andfrancehasreg,intherankandhonorshe
hasgiven.englishdonotfightduels.
”butiakeaioo
deratedasiaorhaving,inanysignalrovedyour
urageaiontofrance,ieetyou.atpresentisee
thatyouanoffic
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