felttheirresolutionwavering.</p>

captainbarclaylookedup.</p>

”boys,”hesaid,verygravely,”ihaveoiontoask;h</p>

youetruly,uponyourfaithandhonordoyouo</p>

gorelyorpriand</p>

theadventureofaguerrillabecauseyou</p>

desireeaestlytodoyourbest,todeferyinh</p>

youosufferanyhardship</p>

and,ifitistheodieforher”</p>

”hboyssaid.</p>

andralphon:</p>

”alkedoverthepossibilityofeveryonebeingcalled</p>

outandoing,tooasacaseoffun</p>

aent;bute,serious</p>

ituchitaandwe</p>

haveaskedyou,hadfeltthattogo,even</p>

ifwekneeshouldbekilled.”</p>

”inthatnly,risingand</p>

layingonehandontheshoulderofeachofhissons,”inthatcase,</p>

<ourexaleydo</p>

good.itisyourduty,andthatofeveryoofightforhis</p>

untry.igiveyoufullogo.ishouldnothave</p>

advisedit.atye,thereeduty.still,ifyou</p>

feelitso,istandinyourway.</p>

”gothen,boys,andygodchoveryou,andkeepyou,and</p>

sendyousafehoagain.”</p>

sosaying,hekissedtheothontheforehead,andthe</p>

roooutsayinganotherword.</p>

thentheboystuedtotheirther,lyand,</p>

fallingupoheykissedherandcriedhher.itwas</p>

uoodthatherheirfathers.</p>

lly,inginandhearingatter,satdownin</p>

suddengriefandastonishntontheried</p>

bitterly.itostined</p>

tretthattheyhadaskedforleavetogo.hoherewas</p>

nodraother,theyon</p>

totelltheirusinsthattheyweregoing.</p>

theyfoundlouisandphilippeinastateofgreatdisappointnt,</p>

becausetheirfatherhadaltogetherrefusedtolistentotheir</p>

eies.uponhearing,hohatralphandpercyweregoing,</p>

theygainedfreshhope;fortheysaid,ifenglishboysuldgoand</p>

fightforfraefulthatfrenchboysshouldstayat</p>

ho,inidleness.</p>

captainbarclay,aftergivingperssiontohissonstogoasfranc</p>

tireurs,firstself,tothihe</p>

nsequencesofhisdecisiohendoodijon,and</p>

pe.theheproposedrpshad</p>

servedfornyyearsinthezouaves,andobeanable</p>

aifficer.hehadlefttheservice,fiveorsixyears</p>

previously,uponhisrriage.helivedashortdistanly,</p>

froaptainbarclay;andafriendshiphadsprungupbetween</p>

the</p>

upon,</p>

captainteeexpressedhissatisfaatthedecisionofthe</p>

youngbarclays.</p>

”ihavealreadythenasofole,ifany,older</p>

thanyoureldestboy,”hesaid;”andalthoughtheotheris</p>

certainlyveryyou,asheisverystoutandstrongforhis</p>

age,ihavenodoubthehefati</p>

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