eofnd,andheyobe</p>
reliedupon.henceforherein,ordifference,</p>
beteersoftherps.</p>
anotherfourdayspassedandastheexofficerofengineersuld</p>
suggestainplan,forthedestruofthetunnel,h</p>
uldbeehesentries</p>
atitsuthjorteeresolvedupondelayingno</p>
longer;butonsendingfournintothetunnel,underlieutenant</p>
ribouville,hinstrustogoasfarastheyuldina</p>
quarterofanhour,tosetdohebarrelsagainsttherock,to</p>
lightafusecuttobuaquarterofanhour,aoretu</p>
atfullspeedtotheuthofthetunnel.</p>
onepaheotherend,totearupseve,or</p>
tenrails,andtoretireatoothehedelayin</p>
gettingtherailsintotheirplacesagainanytrain</p>
entering,frohatend,intiforitsoctstoseeand</p>
extinguishthebuingfuse.</p>
theotherpanyojointheheadquarters,</p>
theeveningbeforetheattet;andithatthethree</p>
pabayforhalfanhour,</p>
soastogivetitothepartyhthenitroglyceriotakeit</p>
totherequiredposition,andrejointheirrades.iediately</p>
upontheirdoingsotheretreatheeneuld</p>
notpossiblyperatethetunnel,ainguishthefuse,before</p>
theexplosiontookplace.</p>
theattetadetillthefollowingevening;inorder</p>
thatthebarclaysghtgodohatall</p>
savee,andalongtheliheday,agly,theboys</p>
againputontheirdisguisesandstarted;asbefore,takingthe</p>
precautiontogeiobeseenbyanyof</p>
thevillagers.uponreahe</p>
tuaneous</p>
exay.notonlyriesstationednear</p>
theentrasofifteenortansoldierswere</p>
sittingorstandingbyasllbuilding,atashortdistance,h</p>
hadevidentlybeeoaguardhouse.</p>
”thislooksverychagainstus,ralph.onehinkthatthey</p>
hadgotinfortionofourbeingnear.”</p>
”itlooksbad,indeed,percy.letusgoonintothetown.weshall,</p>
perhaps,leasothingaboutit,there.”</p>
asharptosavee.asentryyat</p>
theentrahetoradesstoodnear.</p>
thesentrylookedasifabouttostopthebutseeing,hey</p>
caup,thattheypasshout</p>
question.</p>
”hingisup,sureenough.”</p>
thisbecareevidentateverysteptheytook,forthelittle</p>
toansoldiers.</p>
”uheyarerelyhaltinghere,upontheirrchthrough,it</p>
isallupustbeoverten</p>
here,attheveryleast.”</p>
upoioningaladofthetotheirohey</p>
foundthatthefreshtroopshadarriveduponthepregday;the</p>
infantrytinginbytrain,lateinthe</p>
eveningbefore;andthreehundredhedin,onlyhalfan</p>
hourbeforetheboysarrival.theyereduponthe</p>
inhabitants,andthereappearedtobenosignoftheirearly</p>
departure.</p>
forsotitheboys,houtobtainingany</p>
infortion;althoughtheyenteredadozencabarets,anddrank</p>