【】peotheotherofficers,hhly</p>
agreedaiheroo</p>
inightbeaskedinreferehe</p>
proclation.theynohingelsewererequiredand,</p>
upoiveansedandtooktheirleave.</p>
itheyoutand,astheyohe</p>
s,theyheardagreattultofvoicesraisedinanger,</p>
angdoyle.</p>
”hoed,ih.</p>
”givealante,oradle,abegoheboysare</p>
alletobegin.”</p>
hurryingup,theyfoundtiurroundedbyafeheprincipal</p>
inhabitantsofthevillage,andsoohecauseofthe</p>
dispute.supperitoodarktoseetoeatit;</p>
andtilakehielfusefulhadvoluogo</p>
insearchofalight.hehadinvainusedhisfeh</p>
et,andthesehadatlastcalledthe</p>
saster,theonlypersoninthevillageoodfrench.</p>
thisnhadaddressedtiirstinfrendtheningernand,</p>
uponreceivingansherlanguage,hadarrived</p>
atthenakingfunofthehehe</p>
disputehadarisen.</p>
theboysexplaiers,andthevillagerswhoseknowledgeof</p>
englandostof,</p>
indeed,hadpreviouslybelievedthatalltheher</p>
frenandiately</p>
procuredsodles,andtheboyshastehe</p>
s.tpanyandonebeing</p>
lightedatea,andstuckuponnailsinthe</p>
heboysoseetheplacewaslike.</p>
stratered,afootdeep,dohe</p>
rooandfifteenblash</p>
eantforthesapshungthe</p>
haversacks,ents;he</p>
rifles,leavingspace</p>
enoughtoandthebeds.at</p>
thefartherendoftheroo,inhalog</p>
fireallshed,outside,hadbeeed</p>
intoakit.</p>
”ightbehanthis,alongway,ralph,”saidlouis</p>
duburg,asralphtookhisplathestra.</p>
”thatight,louis.thefirelookscheerful,too,andthenights</p>
aregettingveryld.”</p>
”thattheyare,ralph.</p>
”ahhereissupper.iauitereadyforthat,too.”</p>
the,hadbeen</p>
releasedfrollnightdutyinionoftheirregularly</p>
uakingthatoupationnoinalargesaufull</p>
ofsoup;andeauphhisteen,andreceivedhis</p>
portiouingtohisbeduporaoeatit.</p>
”anythingneenasked,froheotherside</p>
oftheroo</p>
”yes,indeed,”ralphsaid.”neindnoneofyou</p>
gettakenprisoners,fortheprussiangeneralhasissueda</p>
proclationthatheshallshootallfranctireurshehes.”</p>
”iossible”allpresent.</p>
”soundslikeit,butitistrueenough,”andralph</p>
repeated,ationranslated</p>
tojortee.</p>
asghthavebeenexpeof</p>
indignation;andthislasteduntil,atnineok,thesergeant</p>