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earedtobenosignoftheirearly
departure.
forsotitheboys,houtobtainingany
infortion;althoughtheyenteredadozencabarets,anddrank
nsiderablequantitiesofbeer.atlast,beforeohe
prinafes,theysaanofficerssitting,
talking.heinhabitantstingatthecafe;andthe
boysdarednotgointoaskforanything,there,asit
havebeeninacehtheirappearance.
”hoogethinhearing,percy”
”lookhere,ralph;ipalong,asifihadsothingin
shoee.thenidoep,closeto
theandtakeoffboot.yousitdoeof
thebreadandcheeseinourpoauseould
atthelastplaceybootoff,
toeasefoot;andourbreadandcheese,asslowlyas
welike.”
”thatally,percy.”
inanotherupleofhetting,asagreed,
upoepofadoorclosetothecafe.theyuldnothearall
thatan
officersasistheircustopokeinaveryloudvoice.they
beloheinfantry;andappeared,inignoranceof
thereasonoftheirsuddeosavee.
presentlyaealoreet.
”ah,vonrausen,”ajorintheinfantryexclaid,”areyouhere
ihavenotseenyousinarchedfrolentz.”
”no,indeed,jor,”theothersaid,salutingasaprussian
officeralohissuperiorinraherinfantry
officersallrising,andsalutingintu.”ein
froagenau.”
”areyouinahurry”askedthejor.”ifnot,sitdous
talk.”
thecavalryoffieptedtheinvitationand,forafeinutes,
theirtalkranupontualfriends.thenthejorsaid:
”bytheledoff
atantsnotiooneknoofursethe
lonel,andhehasnotthoughtnecessarytotellusand,
naturally,.”
”doyounotknoainvonrausensaid.”itisat
least,hepeoplehere.iwill
speakinfrenodoubtthereareplentyofspiesabout.”
”thereisnooneinhearing,”thejorsaid,”exceptthosetwo
stupidlookinglads,ngbreadandcheese.”
”therelikelytobespies,”vonrausensaid.”fellowswholook
likefoolsarejustthepeoplechosen.”
”ajorsaid;”h
uandit,andhen,ifallsaveewere
listening.”
”yes,thatwillbesafe.
”atioerday,thatthat
rpsoffranctireursont,the
otherday,arehidupinsovillageinthewoods,fourorfive
lesfroere;nodoubtakinga
toblohetuheideaisadaringoneand,iftheplan
hadsueeded,it.asitis,
orroakean
expedition,ary.
”thesefranctireursischievousifa
sharplesson.thegeneralsproethateveryone
oftheakenanto
carryouttheorder.”
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