felttheirresolutionwavering.</p>
captainbarclaylookedup.</p>
”boys,”hesaid,verygravely,”ihaveoiontoask;h</p>
youetruly,uponyourfaithandhonordoyouo</p>
gorelyorpriand</p>
theadventureofaguerrillabecauseyou</p>
desireeaestlytodoyourbest,todeferyinh</p>
youosufferanyhardship</p>
and,ifitistheodieforher”</p>
”hboyssaid.</p>
andralphon:</p>
”alkedoverthepossibilityofeveryonebeingcalled</p>
outandoing,tooasacaseoffun</p>
aent;bute,serious</p>
ituchitaandwe</p>
haveaskedyou,hadfeltthattogo,even</p>
ifwekneeshouldbekilled.”</p>
”inthatnly,risingand</p>
layingonehandontheshoulderofeachofhissons,”inthatcase,</p>
<ourexaleydo</p>
good.itisyourduty,andthatofeveryoofightforhis</p>
untry.igiveyoufullogo.ishouldnothave</p>
advisedit.atye,thereeduty.still,ifyou</p>
feelitso,istandinyourway.</p>
”gothen,boys,andygodchoveryou,andkeepyou,and</p>
sendyousafehoagain.”</p>
sosaying,hekissedtheothontheforehead,andthe</p>
roooutsayinganotherword.</p>
thentheboystuedtotheirther,lyand,</p>
fallingupoheykissedherandcriedhher.itwas</p>
uoodthatherheirfathers.</p>
lly,inginandhearingatter,satdownin</p>
suddengriefandastonishntontheried</p>
bitterly.itostined</p>
tretthattheyhadaskedforleavetogo.hoherewas</p>
nodraother,theyon</p>
totelltheirusinsthattheyweregoing.</p>
theyfoundlouisandphilippeinastateofgreatdisappointnt,</p>
becausetheirfatherhadaltogetherrefusedtolistentotheir</p>
eies.uponhearing,hohatralphandpercyweregoing,</p>
theygainedfreshhope;fortheysaid,ifenglishboysuldgoand</p>
fightforfraefulthatfrenchboysshouldstayat</p>
ho,inidleness.</p>
captainbarclay,aftergivingperssiontohissonstogoasfranc</p>
tireurs,firstself,tothihe</p>
nsequencesofhisdecisiohendoodijon,and</p>
pe.theheproposedrpshad</p>
servedfornyyearsinthezouaves,andobeanable</p>
aifficer.hehadlefttheservice,fiveorsixyears</p>
previously,uponhisrriage.helivedashortdistanly,</p>
froaptainbarclay;andafriendshiphadsprungupbetween</p>
the</p>
upon,</p>
captainteeexpressedhissatisfaatthedecisionofthe</p>
youngbarclays.</p>
”ihavealreadythenasofole,ifany,older</p>
thanyoureldestboy,”hesaid;”andalthoughtheotheris</p>
certainlyveryyou,asheisverystoutandstrongforhis</p>
age,ihavenodoubthehefati</p>
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