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www.192.twppearance,globulesofgreasefloateduponitssurface.allfellto
hahthefirstspoonfultherewasageneral
explosion.
”ed.
”thedeuceisit”anothersaid.”itisfilthy”
edtohisusin,
”nfoundit,nedyouhaventbroughtusheretopoisonus,have
you”
thisexplosionultaneousshoutfortoyhissix
angrysters.
thetopnputhisheadinattheslit.
”thedeucehaveyoubeendoingtothissoup”roaredthe
indignantchorus.
”soup,yourhonorsnothing.”
”nothingdonttell,youruffian”exclaidallison,theoldest
ofthedshipn.”itspoisonhaveyoubeendoingtoit”
”heonlyforitisthatawhile
agoitookoffthelidtoseeifitof
talloyfingersslippedandfellintoit.iuldnt
getitout,thoughiscaldedfingersintrying,anditjustlted
ae.iskiedthefatoffthetop,yourhonors,and
didntthinkitakenotter.”
theshoutoflaughteredtheexplanationwasloudand
general.
”youreasuoallisonsaid,”andishallhavetoask.
hethtetodisrateyou,asoonehereabo
idiot.here,takethishorriblessahesofyour
platesbaust
,toorthetalloasteihingwehave.”
thethingsihe
platesagreattinpileduphirish
steelloftheforeetedtheiostrils.
”hurrahthisissothinglikeidontthinktheresanystake
thisti.”
norouslyvotedtobeperfedtobr >
nlyfiven.
theehe
greattriuhofthebaagreatpluudding,hhadbeen
sentlandinatin,readyoked,andhhadonly
requiredanhoursboilingtoitthrough.
ioeatthisinidshipncalledproperstyle,atin
pannikinhalffilledhbrandyhedles,andthe
brahenignited,hepudding.notascrapof
thishepartyhadfinished,aablebeing
cleared,pipesoutandlighted;thedrinkingcups
refilledhgrog,aysettotoenjoyalongevening.
”itisabeastlynight,”theoiothedoorsaid,
peeringoutintothedarkness.”itisafinerain,orratherastch
st,sothickihardlyseetheent.ituchas
youfellops.
”noakeourselvesfortable.itisonly
sevenoclockyet,andyouvegotthreehoursbefhtsout.
itsdutyaspresidentofthesstoeonefora
song,butasigoodfellopleself.uponthe
presentoccasioerthanbeginhthered,e,
andblue,and,nd,agoodchoruseveryone.anyoneshirkingthe
chorusheround,andanyonewho
doesnotsingptstokeanybase
explanationsorexcuses,odrinkhistinfullofsaltand
er.”
houtfurtherdelayallisonbeganhissong,oneverypopularatthat
ti.theretousehisauthorityaspresident
intheinflioffines,foreveryou,alledupon,
didhisbest,andthechoruseshehenaval
ca.
”hullosallthisnoiseabout”saidacheeryvoicepresently,
asaheadthroughtheopeningofthetent.
thedshipnalljuedtotheirfeet.
”ion,sir,”allisonsaid,”ohings
arbalaklavayesterday.areakingtooch
noise,sir”
”notabit,lads,”thefirstlieutenantsaid.”itscheerfultohear
you.itishatonthisbleakplateau.well,
goodnight.youstupafterlightsout,youknow.”
”thatssothinglikeafirstlieutenant,”allisonsaid,r.
hethtehadretired.”stoftheookasiftheydswalloweda
raod,addiesasifthey
quitesurethatanshisworkdoneever
sochbetterthandothosestandofffellop,”
hesaidtotheoffiajorsstandingandchattingto
theyoungofficersjustaspleasantlyandfreelyasapartyentlenonshore.selfas
ifheake
out.iureyoufelloptly
andreadilybecausethelonelhasbeenchattinghyouinthe
ssrooalfanhourbefore.butdouse.archer,
itsyourtuforasong.”
andsorrilythehourspassedaetobreakup
andputoutthelights.andastheyoungfellowslaughedandsung,
istandraincadoilesslyoutside,theylittle
thoughtorroedthatthe
churchesiopolhrussiansoldiersprayingthe
saintstogivetheiorrotodrive
theeheczarintothesea.
chapterix.
inkern
itoinghepicketsofthesend
division,keepingsuchistylight,
lyperceivedagrayss
vingupthehillfroheroadattheendoftheharbor.although
thispointlyexposedtoattaothinghadbeendoo
streheposition.afehworks,adozengunsin
batteries,adetheplacesecurefrosuddenattack.but
notasodhadbeentued,aeephillsidelaybareao
theadvany.
althoughtakenbysurprise,andofthestrengthofthe
for,thepicketsstoodtheirground,butbeforethe
heavyssesofnclaeringupthehill,theyulddonothing,and
ofallbatestingeveryfoot.
alstsiltaneously,thepicketsofthelightdivisionwerealso
drivenin,andgeneraldrington,akinghis
roundsatthefront,atonph
thereportthattherussianstaginforce.thesend
divisionpedothethreatenedspot.general
peher,
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