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headoftheprisoners;ed,four deeparch. itarch.theherhe barhedintoluneville. thegreaterpartoftheprisonersiable ndition.sosorethattheyuldhardlyputone footbeforetheother.otherstotteredenof theesrtfrequentlyusedtheflatsoftheirspel theokeeptogether.astheyrchedthroughthestreetsof luneville,thepeopleireetsunvered;andtheenwaved theirhandstotheandpressedforfruitand bread,inspiteoftheordersoftheesrt. theyakenstraighttotherailation,heywere putintoashed.ralphandpercyhadgaihegoodhe sergeantinndoftheesrt,bythennerinheyhad aidedhiyinterpretingtotherestoftheprisoners,andby doingtheirbesttocheerthep,andtakethingssoth;andthey notorequesttheoffind,attherailway station,toallotountilthetrainstarted,on
parole.therequesthefavorablereportofthe sergeantgraondtheyoldthatnotrainwould gooffuntiling,andthattheyghtsleepiown, iftheychose. thankingtheoffiissioofthe station;ansergeantstoppedbefore the ”donnered,”sohereyain” theboysgavealittlestart;fortheyregohe sergeantinthecabaret,upon thenightaster. ralphsaportanan;asa reportfroiftheesghtreheirpositiona stunpleasantoneaheeventofnothinging ofitosteheircaptivityinsoprisonuponthe farthersideofprussia,insteadofatohefrontier fortresses. ”ah,sergeant,hoisourfate,you see,tobedeprisoners.youakingus,andnow hereweare.” ”ahesergeantsaid,surlily,”h yourebrother,andyoursicksister,and yourahataffair.” ”e,sergeant,”ralphsaid,laughing,”letbygonesbebygones. allisfairintouchasinglehairof anyofyournsheads.allaster.it ightdous haritsquitebadenoughforus,asitis.” ”youreniceboys,youare,”thesergeantsaid,hhisface relaxingintoasle.”tothinkofbeingtakenin,bytwolads likeyou.onstrouslywell,iwillsayfor youneverflinchedaneyelash. ”soyouareofficers,afterall.ineversuspectedanythingabout it,tillthreehoursaftertorelievethe sentry;andfoundhiyiieduplikeabundle.we uldntthihe,foryouhaddeno attaditoingthathattheold sasterhadbeechedoutofbed,andcarriedoffonthe headsoften. ”alice.” ”thatsright, ...