【】and,insteadofretuingtothevillage</p>
direct,theyhiditcarefullyinaashortdistanceaway.</p>
theytheuedand,ieoon,receiveddetailed</p>
instrujortee.</p>
itattershouldbekeptentirelysecret,</p>
lestanyincautiousightbeoverheardaed.theywere</p>
tostartatdaybreak,uponthefollooing.theirusinsand</p>
tioylebeingaloakenintotheirnfideheirfriends</p>
regretted,andsharetheir</p>
daheboyspoihohatevenuldtheyhave</p>
spokengerlytheyuldnothavegoneas,</p>
althoughtrangersenoattention,ever,five</p>
aintodoso.</p>
theiartedtogether,asifforawalk.upon</p>
reagthespotinthehepeasantsclotheswere</p>
hidden,theboystookofftheiruniforhwereedup,</p>
andncealedinthesapladputohes.they</p>
fittedfairly;ahanthatnecessary,aspeasants</p>
uratelytothefigure.roundingtheir</p>
shoulders,andpingsortofstride,noonewould</p>
haveigihattheyherthantheypreteobetwo</p>
aianlads.</p>
theyks,exgedaheartygoodbyehtheir</p>
friends,andstartedforsavee.tertheywerewalking</p>
initsstreets;staringintotheshopeverything</p>
thatouthedcuriosityoftwoyoung</p>
untrylads.thentheydeafeeffee,sugar,</p>
andpeppertiedthenaloredpockethandkerchief,andthen</p>
allcabaretegernsoldiers</p>
drinkingsatdoebreadandcheese</p>
andbeer.</p>
hey,theylisteheionof</p>
thesoldiers.theonlyinfortionthattheygleanedfrotwas</p>
thattheohavenoexpectation,ever,ofanyearly</p>
vent;andthattheyonotonyofthe</p>
pladthehardrollingthelineofrail</p>
andday.presentlythesoldierspaidfortheirbeer,a;and</p>
soofthetoein,andtooktheplacestheyhadleft.</p>
theirion,ofurse,tuedontheprussianoupation,</p>
anddeephecursesheapedupontheiheonlything</p>
ntioheirfavorallnessoftheiuer.there</p>
en;andthisauntlightly</p>
uponsavee,paredhthefifty,sixty,orahundred</p>
quarteredateverylittlevillagealongthelineofrailway.</p>
theboyshadnoostedtoknoaying</p>
fortheirrefreshnt,outagainintothestreet.thenthey</p>
otherailationheysawseveralsoldiers,on</p>
guardaofftoapointheyuldseethe</p>
entrahetuherethile</p>
othersatioshortdistances,allalongtheline.</p>
theboysnoselves,they</p>
uldealongnearlyeveryhalf</p>
hour;ienselylongtrains,filledhstoresofallkinds.asit</p>
becadusk,theysaargdohe</p>
line;relieviries,andplagfreshodistances</p>
oflittlerethanfiftyyardsapart.theserkwardsand</p>
foreteachother;theuing,untilthey</p>
facedtheirradeattheotherendoftheirbeat.</p>