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andadstgreatcheeringands,</p>
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offtheystartedforthevosges.</p>
railerapid,elyslothis</p>
period;anditheyarrivedatepinal,where</p>
theyerable</p>
songsandedlong.therailwayran</p>
throughoutitsahroughpretty,undulatinguntry;</p>
ioheendoftheirjouey,heywerefairly</p>
angthevosges,theserybecavesoul,</p>
halfhetrainhadstoppedfortwohours;and</p>
hereswere</p>
distributedtothenbytheinhabitantsbledin</p>
largethestation,andgavetherpsahusiastic</p>
reception.theyhefirstbandoffranctireursassed</p>
through,andtheinhabitantsregardedthesprotectainst</p>
thee,althoughasyetfaroff,had</p>
causedtheardedostsuperstitiousfear.</p>
atepinal,asilarandevenergreetingepinal</p>
beingsoythatthefearofuhlansore</p>
acute.thestationaire,</p>
anyoftheleadinginhabitants,thestationtoreceive</p>
thetherpsfordupoforandthehrough</p>
thelittletoothehoteldeville,loudlycheeredbythepeople</p>
astheypassedaloheyissed,htheorderto</p>
paradeagainathalfpastfourintheing.</p>
thereairehad</p>
alreadydeoutalistoftheinhabitantswhohadoffered</p>
aberbeilyinexcessofthestrength</p>
oftherps.thesepersonsnoeforookoffthe</p>
nueroffranctireurs.</p>
thesergeantofthefirstpany,knoherelationshipand</p>
friendshipoftheyoungbar</p>
thaticablehetogether.upon</p>
thepresentoasion,thefouran</p>
distasidethetoheway,he</p>
ontheproposedurseoftherps,uponits</p>
anizationanddisethe</p>
questionen,infuture,tobeupontheirlips:</p>
”hadheanyney”</p>
theahofluneville;and</p>
thatipresez,and</p>
strasburg,tobeabletodetaidableparties.sll</p>
bodiesofuhlansoaderaids,anddriveninsheep</p>
andselvesveryfar</p>
intotheuntains.</p>
uponarrivingattheresideheirhost,theyostkindly</p>
receivedbyhiser;refrain</p>
froxpressingtheirsurpriseattheyouthfulnessoftheirguests.</p>
”butthesearereboys”theladysaidtoherhusband,ingern;</p>
”areallthefranctireurslikethese”</p>
”ohno,”herhusbandsaid,inthesalanguage,”thegreaterpart</p>
aresturdyfelloaretwelve</p>
orfourteenoftheirboyhood.</p>
”itiscrueltytosendsuchyoungstersoutasthese.they</p>
doagainsttheseprussians,enourbestsoldiers”</p>
”fortunately,”ralphsaidingernly,as</p>
hasalreadybeenstatedanderrylaughhat</p>