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【】eightandfortyhours,percysfeveranddeliriutinued unabated.attheendofthatti,hefellintoalongsleep;and thedoctor,ashefelthishandandheardhisbreathing,toldhis brotherthathethoughtthecrisishathewould aicatiowellfoundedand, toralphsintensedelight,perewhenheopenedhiseyes. hehanralphuldhavesupposedanyoneuld possiblyhavebee,afteronlythewas fairlynvalest. ralphhadselylefthiduriwodays;andhadonly beenoutoncefrohehotel.hehadsentforaneoread forhielf,inthegazette,theprotionrochuhad notifiedtohind,afterdoingso,hetuedtoanotherportion; andthere,asofderationsgiven,esof perandersofthelegionfor having,egallantry,nveyeddispatchesfrooursto paris,throughthegernlines. iterreadingthisralphout.hiswalk alongone.hefirsttoatailor,andorderedtwo s;forpercywassonearlyhisownsize thatexceptthathisshouldershralphs exactly.hethentothepalaisroyal,where thereareseveralshopsedals,and derations;andboughttndersrank,inthe legionofhonor. oerribleingralphspentinahairdressershandsand,at thestofnolittlepain,gotridofallthatssofhairh hadsotransfordhithestainheskin; andralphselfin theglass. ”ibeginningtet,”hesaid,halaugh,”thati erall.” thefirstdayofpervalesce,hedozedagooddeal;but thedayheuchbrighteraer. ”lookhere,per; ”thatsbetterthandieforyou.thereistheribbonofa helegionofhonor.yousafelyboastthatyouare theyouan. eandhgazettedas captains.” percysledhpleasure.hisattackhadbeenaverysharpone; butsoshortanillness,hoover.the dooing,saidthatallheednoasbuilding up;andthat,inaveryfe.indeed,percy edtogetupthatday;insistingthatheestrong.when heooodup,houhehad igined;butsatupinanarhair,alltheevening.theday hereinedupalldayand,threedaysafter,hefeltstrongenough togotothegoveorisedplaces iballoon. itber.acarriagefor and,aftersodiffiured;feswerealready beingscarparis.theydroveuptotheentrand in;butoldbyanorderlyouldsealhis surpriseattheselads,intheuniforfcaptainsofthestaff, aionsselyeverseen,exceptuponthebreastsof superiorofficersthatthegeneral.theytuedand outbut,astheyreachedthesteps,anuerofofficersrodeup. ”thereisgerochuhielf,hvinoyandducrot,”ralph said. thegeneralsdisunted,andcaupthesteps.astheydidso theireyesfellupontheboys,hsaluted.theypaused,in surprise. ”asqueradeisthis,youlen”gerochuasked, stely.”alloetoaskhouretodressupascaptains, oaff;andstillrehooputontheribbonsof ndersofthelegionofhonor ”itisnolaughingtter,”hesaid,angrily,asralphuldnot resistasle.”itisapunishableoffenpuden shoydoor,kesthetterthere unpardonable.” ”isee,general,thatyoudonotreerus.” ”idonot,sir,”gerostely.”to thebestofbelief,ieyesuponyoubefore.” thenurousstaffofofficerspahegenerals, andgaveanangryrr; ftheevetedderation. ”iaalphbarclay,andthisisbrotherpercy,”ralphsaid, respectfully. ”iossible”thethreegeneralsexclaid,siltaneously;while thereationofsurprise,froheofficers roundfortheurageousdeedofthebarclays,inkingtheirway throughtheeneslines,hadbeenageopifion, andallparisiliares. ”itisso,general,”ralphsaid,respectfully.”iexplaioyou, attheinterviehatihadthehonorofhavinghyou,inthe presenceofgeneralsducrotandvinoy,thatithefalsehair adeallthedifferendthatilittleolderthan brother.” thegeneralsnolongerdoubted.theyallshookbothboysbythe hand. ”iastounded,”gerochusaid;”astouhatth reboys,asinoplishedyou havedohinkthat thereareanyhere,”auedtotheoffi”who ethattheseribbonsarehilyplaced.” ”no,indeed,”hegeneralreply;andtheofficersallpressed round,toshakehandspahe goveorbatothehouse. gerochuatoohisprivatestudy,andtoldthe boystositdown. ”noidoforyou,boys” ”nsieurgaettaprosedusthathee,toaskforus tohaveplathefirstballoo,afterwe arrived,”ralphsaid.”oybrothersillness,ihavenot beeoask,before;butiaooleaveassoonas possible,especiallyasthedoctorsaysthatgeisdesirable forbrother,andthatheoughttohaveatleastanths nursing,atho,befetsonhorsebackagain.” ”aballoonorrooing,”gerochusaid,”but ifyouy oaff;oruponthoseofgeneralsducrotorviherof sure,beverygladtoreceiveyou.” ”youareverykind,indeed,sirverykind;andly honoredbyyouroffer,”ralphsaid,gratefully.”hadweany iion,aininginthear,it, anythanks;butitisnotso.theend ofthee.ween ...