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sthaveanthsrest.” ”thatans,dearboy,thatyouhavetogooutany re.ahheendofthestruggleoratany rate,iftheendhasnotabsolutelyarrived,itwillbe unstakable. ”thegais,iavinced,altogetherlost.afhtago,i hadstillhope.y,nearlyor quiteequaltothatofprinkcharles.heuldnot attaeinforce,houtleavingtheroadtoparisopentothe other. ”bourbakihaseuponthisdexpeditiontotheeast;andyou hrth uponay relievebelfort,butinthateroffranceishetodo prussianreinfortsareingdoowerder,everyday. troopsarergonthistoparisand,ifbourbakiisnot hersedanhere. ”afterthedefeatofthese,thelasttiesoffrawould bedontiheustsurrender,forthere herpossibilityofrelief;andtherewouldbeno
advantage,ever,inenduringfurthersufferings. ”no,boys,isaidgohoughtthattherewasa possibilityofsavingfrahan yourduty.ithanfollyito voluntarilyputyourlivesintodanger,o bepossible.ishouldbethelastntohinderyoufroas yourduty.isaidgobefore,herswouldhavesaidso. iycalledyou;butasyou bothobtainsickleave,foranothersixakethat leave.donotdorethanyourduty,forheroissnowofnouse tofrance.” ”iagreehyoualtogether,papa,”ralphsaid.”ihaveseen,and had,quiteenoughfightingforlifeti.ofurse,ifthewar goesoretutoourduty,butiabr> oobtainallthesickleaveiget;foralthoughi stillbelieveintheindividualbraveryofthefrenchsoldiers,i auitenvihatitisaltogetheroutofthequestion thaththeiranization,ofgenerals,of officers,ofdiscipline,ofeverythingtheydrive outthegnifiany. ”haspercygothisleaveextended” ”yes,”percysaid;”iaairlystillshaky.ihave notquitegotoverthats;andthesurgeonsaid,y applyingforit,thatisthaveprolongedrestso,attheendof thenth,heextefortonthslonger. ”ithhlyagreehyouboth.eenoughofit. isfathatyto frandourrank;andtheseribbons,”aouchedthe rosetteofthelegionofhonor,inhisbutto inguishedourselves.goodfortune, hitherto;itghttu,i.” andsoitainatho,forthe onths;byetheyagreed,htheirfather,the resistance.ralphetogeneralzy, relatiancesofhisabsence.generalzy andsuponhistisayinghow pleasedhehatralphhadescaped,ashehadquit ...