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hadalainbarclaysiiooengland,</p>
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profession;andhehadkeptuphisenglishionbyseveral</p>
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boys,too,hadbeenfortschoolinenglandaswellas</p>
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equalfluency.</p>
aprettierabodethanthatofcaptainbarclayto</p>
find.iticularstyleofarture,andwouldhave</p>
horrifiedaloverofthe.ithic,</p>
andaltogetherfrench.ithadnurouslittlegables,ntaining</p>
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projegeaves;androundthreesidesranaha</p>
trellisrainedsubduingthe</p>
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sittingroo,andaffaprettyanddelightfullyol</p>
retreat;rs.barclaygenerallysathheraught</p>
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towersofdijon.</p>
intheverandatheboys,upontheirretu,foundcaptainbarclay</p>
readingthepapers,andsking.helookedupastheyentered.</p>
”youarebackearly,boys.”</p>
”yes,papa,thereuchtalkinggoingon,thattheprofessor</p>
gaveitupashopeless.youhaveheardtheneourse”</p>
”yes,boys,andaerysorrytohearit.”</p>
captainbarclayspokesogravelythatralphasked,anxiously:</p>
”dontyouthink,papa”</p>
”iverydoubtful,ralph,”hisfathersaid.”prussiahas</p>
alreadygainedanienseralvictory.shehaschosenherown</p>
tiforeti,obligedfraakethe</p>
initiative,andsotoappeartobetheaggressorandthereforeto</p>
losetheralsupportofeurope.shehasforcedthisquarrelupon</p>
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iheoryhetruth,butithen</p>
betoolate.asitis,fraersupohe</p>
ofpublipiniondeadagainstherand,isers</p>
uponitaltogetherunprepared;ting</p>
ready,foryears.”</p>
”butthefrenchalselvestobebettersoldiers</p>
thantheprussians,papa.”</p>
”sotheyhave,perdequallyiplined,and</p>
anizedibelievethat,inanythinglikeequalforces,they</p>
ionis,havewegenera</p>
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