”thisisindeediortant,”thejorsaid.”buthothe</p>
infortionisitcertain”</p>
”quiteasteratgrunsdorfa</p>
villagesoheuedtraitor;aa</p>
lettertothegeneral,bargainingthatheshouldbetakenonasa</p>
spy,atsofabuloussalary,andtobeginbyleadingthe</p>
troopstothevillagehesefranctireursarehidden.”</p>
”aninfaussuhejorsaidly.”ofurse,one</p>
otrefusetodealationisof</p>
iortan.badly</p>
asthefrenanyparticulars,sihewar</p>
began,thereisnotoneesuas</p>
thenuerofoffersation,</p>
araytheiruntryn.”</p>
”putonyourboots,percy,”ralphsaid,inaloe</p>
forustobeoff.donthurry;andaboveall,iftheyshouldtake</p>
itintotheirheadstoaddressussuddenlyinfrench,lish,</p>
dontstartorseeonotice.”</p>
thejorationhehad</p>
receivedandsohattheenglish,inhadbeen</p>
told,ightoverhearitthat</p>
hepaidnoattentiontotheboysliing</p>
badlyslohestreet;stopping,oasionally,tolook</p>
inattheshopuntiltheyside</p>
thetoaries,thattheyeither</p>
spokeorquiedtheirpace.</p>
”thefranaythanktheirluckystarsthatthey</p>
sentdoosaveetoday,perdespeciallythatwe,of</p>
alltheersoftherps,ed.ifbeen</p>
ont,andifuood</p>
english,itistake.”</p>
”oussundrel,asthejorsaid,thatsaster</p>
stbe,ralphndantwilldo”</p>
”hehasnothingtodobuttoretreat,asquicklyasango,</p>
percy;butifitstshialftherps,ihopehehat</p>
saster,befoes.”</p>
”ihopeso,too,”percysaid;andselyanotherwordoken,</p>
untiltheyreachedthevillage.</p>
itpewas</p>
drillingthepanieshavingarrived</p>
thating,</p>
approachedhi</p>
jorteeheastheycaup.</p>
”youarebadrill.iwill</p>
seeyouatquarters,isover.”</p>
”ifyouplease,jor,”ralphsaid,respectfully,”youhadbetter</p>
disssthen,atonceto</p>
tellyou.”</p>
thejorlookedsurprisedbut,seeingbytheboysfacesthatthe</p>
neissedthen;tellingthebr></p>
tokeepnear,astheyghtbeed.then,callinghisofficers,</p>
heproceededatohebarclaystoers.</p>
”excuse,jor,”ralphsaid,”butinsteadofgoingtoyour</p>
quarters,ovetosoopenspaspeak</p>
houtapossibilityofbeingoverheardbyanyone”</p>
stillresurprised,jorteeledtheefelledtrees</p>
attheedgeoftheforest,ashortdistancefrohevillage.here</p>
hesatdootioheotherstodothesa.ralphthen</p>
toldhisstory,interruptednytisbyexclationse,</p>