and,afteriion,thesend,third,andfourthpanies</p>

rchedoff;htheirofficers,heirdestination,</p>

attheirhead.jorteereiheground,hthefirst</p>

pany.afteriheyarchedoffin</p>

thedireheothershadtakenbutaftergettingoutof</p>

sightofthevillage,andfairlyenteringtheforesttheytued</p>

sharpoff,andtookthedireofsavee.</p>

chapter8:thetraitor.</p>

afterthepanyhadrchedforhalfanhour,ahaltalled,</p>

andtheirndantsaid:</p>

”idaresayyouhaveallguessedtheobjecthwehaveinview.</p>

ocarryoutthesentencepronouhewhole</p>

rps.asterthattraitorwho</p>

hassoldourlivestotheprussians;andhisof</p>

infinitelygreateriortannseinjurytofrance,</p>

bybetrayingouriionofblohetuhattraitori</p>

iohave,tonight;andifihavehii,as</p>

sureasfate.</p>

”thislaneogrunsdorf;h,</p>

aatioedbeforeleaving,otbe</p>

abovealedistant.noustbecautious.itisquite</p>

possiblethatadetayyhavebeeupto</p>

thevillage,andinthatatchatartar.evenif</p>

therearehere,ustbecautious,orthebirdwill</p>

escape.herkno,northehousehelivesinandashe</p>

urallyguessthathistreacheryhadbeendisvered,and</p>

thateforhieintotheforest,the</p>

instanthesahefirstbayoapproag.itisessential,</p>

therefore,thatationofthestate</p>

ofaffairs,andofthepositionofthistraitorshouse.</p>

”inanotherhalfhourithebarclayshaveagain</p>

voluogoin,andfindoutheywillgoon</p>

atondinanhourainncealed,just</p>

outsidethevillage,untiltheyretu.</p>

”sergeant,you,andagreeupontheplace</p>

ainhid,untiltheyjoinus.</p>

”noylads,youhavealreadyreceivedyourinstrus.ge</p>

yourthings,andgoforonce.”</p>

thedistahantheyhadexpected,anditwasnearly</p>

darkbeforetheboysenteredgrunsdorf.thereovingin</p>

thequietvillage,forafinerainheboyswalked</p>

slowlyalong.</p>

”thereisnoooask,percy.ustgointothepublichouse,</p>

asarranged,andaskhepriestshouseis.itdo</p>

fortaster.thepriestell</p>

uswherehelives.”</p>

sosaying,theyehelittlecabaret,walkeddownalong</p>

passageleadingfrohedoor,andpausedforantatthe</p>

thresholdforintherooeightortenprussian</p>

soldiers.</p>

”itistoolatetoretreat,percy.einboldly.”</p>

liftingtheircaps,theyoanunoupiedtable;and</p>

ebread,cheese,ahelandlhtthe</p>

refreshnts,andtheboyshadselybeguwhena</p>

prussiansergeanththelandlord,</p>

evidentlyinreferenstrodeuptothend,layinghis</p>

handuponralphsshoulder,said:</p>

”o</p>

thevillage.”</p>

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