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arouioforlear;butbandsof</p>
ladiesrelievedeachothereveryfewhours,andhandedsoup,bread,</p>
fruit,andothesoldiersastheypassedthrough.each</p>
crorained,asitapproachedthestation,h</p>
cheersaroopsasheartily</p>
respoofthetrainsedhboughs,and</p>
presentedagayappearanceas,filleden,the</p>
sunbuedzouaves,shyturs,gayhussars,orsober</p>
artilleryhetown.</p>
soofthetrainslesssignifitof</p>
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deadlyshellarrangedsidebyside,pointupwards,andlooking</p>
relikeeggsinabasketthandeadlyssilesd.</p>
there,too,ingbridgeswhile,</p>
everyhalfhour,longlinesofhbiscuits,barrels</p>
oforesofallsortsand</p>
kindspassedthrough.</p>
theenthusiasfdijon,atthesightofthisvingpanoraof</p>
arseillaiseresounded</p>
frooingtonight.victoryain,andthe</p>
onlysubjectofdebatesoriousfrance</p>
poseuponnqueredprussia.theonlyiatiewas</p>
forthenehefirstvictory.</p>
captainbarclaysentdoheuseofthe</p>
passingtroops;andhisdooassistatthe</p>
distribution.intheeveningsheandllyscrapeds,to</p>
kelintfortheillclosedasitwas</p>
foundiossibletogettheboystoattendtotheirstudiesand</p>
ralphandpercyspeiingthetrainsgopast,</p>
andinshoutingtheelveshoarse.</p>
and,each</p>
ingatbreakfast,helookedreandregraveas,upon</p>
openingthepapers,hefoundthereillnonehe</p>
ofhostilities.</p>
”ake,papa”ralphasked,oneday;”weare</p>
sendiroopsup,everyhour,andidonotseehowafew</p>
daysdelaybeanydisadvaous.”</p>
”itkesallthedifference,ralph,allthedifferehe</p>
ythanthe</p>
prussians,andhadtheadvatheinbodyofourtroops</p>
uearertothefrohanthoseoftheprussians.</p>
ifthingshadbeenready,archedtwohundred</p>
thousandnintogerny,threeorfourdaysatlatestafterthe</p>
declarationofansuldhavehadnoforapableof</p>
resistingtheheprestigeofafirst</p>
sucoslightthingyandweshouldalso</p>
havehadthegreatandsolidadvantageoffightinginanenes</p>
untry,insteadofuponourown.</p>
”thegernreservesarefargreaterthanourohow</p>
perfecttheiranizationis,andeveryhourofdelayisan</p>
ienseadvaheitisquitelikelynohat,insteadof</p>
thefrenvadinggerny,itheprussianswhowill</p>
invadefrance.”</p>
theboyslittleaffectedbytheirfathersforebodings.it</p>
osupposethateveryoneuldbewrong;</p>
stillreiossibletobelievethatthosegreathostshey</p>
sae,uldbe</p>