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nyexceptionsand,inthelyceeofdijon,theseore</p>
nurousthanusual.thisoagreatextent,tothe</p>
influehetingoutoftheschool,atthe</p>
presentnt.ralphandperlayareasoneseeat</p>
firstsightenglish;thatistosay,theirfatherisenglish,and</p>
theyhavetakenafterhiandnotaftertheirfrenchther.they</p>
arefrenchbo,fortheyfirstsahelightattheprettyttage</p>
ilesoutofthetotheir</p>
father,upasenglishboys,and</p>
theyhavebeenfortaschoolinengland.</p>
theirexalehashadsoeffect.theirusins,louisand</p>
philippeduburg,arealstasfondofes,</p>
andoftakinglongralesforlesround,astheyaretheelves.</p>
otherboyshavealsotakentotheseasentsand,nsequently,</p>
youorehealthyfacesatthelycee</p>
atdijonthanatstotherfrenhools.theboyswhojoinedin</p>
thesegasfordasetintheelves,apartfroherest.they</p>
ptuously,the</p>
”savages;”butthislattea</p>
beforetheirfaces,fortheyoungbarclayshadleaedtobox,in</p>
england;andtheirusins,asheothers,had</p>
practised.nsequently,althoughthe</p>
”savages”ghtbe,andsbehindtheirbacks,</p>
theoffensivenaheirhearing.</p>
atthepresentnt,ralphbarclayheterofaknotof</p>
ladsofhisownage.</p>
”andso,youdontthinkthattoberlin,ralph</p>
barclayyouthinkthattheseprussianloutsaregoingtobeatthe</p>
frencharlooknoisalittlestrongtosaythat,ina</p>
frenchtown.”</p>
”butidontsaythat,atall,”ralphbarclaysaid.”youare</p>
talkingasifitarchover</p>
theprussians.isilysay,dooopositive.therebeno</p>
doubtabouttheurageofthefrenchar;butpluck,alone,</p>
do.thequestionis,areeneralsandanizationasgood</p>
asthoseoftheprussiansandy,oranythinglike</p>
asny,nintothefieldiatleasthalffrendhope</p>
yheartthatans;butweknow</p>
thattheyaregoodsoldiers,anditissafeottobegint,</p>
tilltheworkisover.”</p>
thereierralphceased</p>
speaking.thefactightbe</p>
defeatedhadneveronas</p>
possible.theyobeangryhtheenglishboy</p>
forstatingit;butithefirstplace,evidentnohat</p>
theythoughtofit,thatitpossibleand,inthesend</p>
place,aquarrelhralphbarclayhinghallhis</p>
schoolfellowsavoided.</p>
ralphbarclayeen,hisbrotherayearyouheir</p>
father,erable</p>
hreeyearsbeforetheoutbreakofthe</p>
ndedbyhis</p>
doctorstospendtheerihoffrahishedid</p>
and,shortlyafterhisarrivalatpau,hehadfalleninloveh</p>
lanieduburg;daughterofalandedproprietoeardijon,andwho</p>
onthlaterhecalledupon</p>
herfatheratdijonand,inthespring,theyarried.captain</p>
barclayshalfpay,asllprivateine,alefortune</p>