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infrobove”jorteeasked.</p>
”nohedepthtobeboredhe</p>
stoneishard,andituldnotbepiercedhouttheuseof</p>
porayourpresendevenuld,</p>
andenallgoodners,itonths,at</p>
theveryleast.”</p>
thereenutes,ahendantsaid:</p>
”giveitup,houtatrial.thinkitover,ribouville,</p>
forthehreeorfourdays.youybeabletopite</p>
plan.ifyouentof</p>
explodinglyeintheddleofthetunnelor,at</p>
anyrate,asfarinasakeourretreatinthe</p>
halfhour,eeuponholdingthe</p>
entrance.”</p>
chapter7:abaffledproject.</p>
beforeleavingtheheadquartersofthendant,theyoung</p>
barclaysaskedifhehattheyshouldntiokeep</p>
silenandant</p>
repliedthathedidhatitulddoanyharprovided</p>
thattheyiressedupontheirradestheyof</p>
intaininganabsolutesilenceuponthesubject,he</p>
peopleoftheneighborhood.althoughthevillagers</p>
ghtappeartouandnolanguagebutgeryet</p>
knoogleanraitorously</p>
inouslyihe</p>
dangerhebarclaysshouldagaingodoothetown.</p>
theirusinshadalreadyheardoftheirretu;fortheboys,upon</p>
sittingdondants,hadrequestedleaveto</p>
sendaliotheirusins,ing</p>
the</p>
”halloyoubarclay,o,allday”he</p>
generalexclation,astheyentered.</p>
”onduty,”ralphsaid.</p>
”ondutyyes,butysterious,and</p>
hing.thesergeanthereknehingaboutit,except</p>
thatourlieutenanttoldhihatyouhadleave;andirishtias</p>
beenhangingaboutallday,asrestlessasahathaslostits</p>
calf.”</p>
”wehavebeendoosavee,”ralphsaid.</p>
thereationofastonishnt.thoseofthen</p>
heirstrahenightsatup</p>
again,andallcroohearralphsstory,</p>
ooldatlength;andh,whenfinished,gaverisehereas</p>
ithaddoheoffiateddiscussion.</p>
severalofthenshookhandslyhthebarclays,</p>
ngratulatiheiroffertouakethisdangerous</p>
serviation</p>
heyhadobtained.</p>
frohistiforenpttopassjokesat</p>
theexpenseofanyoftheboys.herpsraised,</p>
nyoftheyoungnhadbeeninedtoprotestagainstboys</p>
beingaepted,helistuldhavebeenreadilyfilledh</p>
nbut,bythisti,theboyshadprovedthattheyeas</p>
capableofsuppfatigueasen.theyhadbehaved</p>
equallyion;anderpriseofthebarclays</p>
testifiedtothefactthat,inadangerousexpeditionrequiring</p>
olness,presenc</p>
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