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Chapter 14

           Aha!tuenasentenduparler!jelesaifaitprisonnièresprèsdel’autrefort,etjelesconduisaugénéral."

           "Mafoi!mesdames;j’ensuisfachépourvous,"exclaimedtheyoungsoldier,touchinghiscapwithgrace;"maisfortunedeguerre!voustrouvereznotregénéralunbravehomme,etbienpoliaveclesdames."

           "C’estlecaractèredesgensdeguerre,"saidCora,withadmirableself-possession."Adieu,monami;jevoussouhaiteraisundevoirplusagréableàremplir."

           Thesoldiermadealowandhumbleacknowledgmentforhercivility;andHeywardaddinga"Bonnenuit,moncamarade,"theymoveddeliberatelyforward,leavingthesentinelpacingthebanksofthesilentpond,littlesuspectinganenemyofsomucheffrontery,andhummingtohimselfthosewords,whichwererecalledtohismindbythesightofwomen,andperhapsbyrecollectionsofhisowndistantandbeautifulFrance

           "Vivelevin,l’amour,"etc.,etc.

           "’Tiswellyouunderstoodtheknave!"whisperedthescout,whentheyhadgainedalittledistancefromtheplace,andlettinghisriflefallintothehollowofhisarmagain;"IsoonsawthathewasoneofthemuneasyFrenchers;andwellforhimitwasthathisspeechwasfriendlyandhiswisheskind,oraplacemighthavebeenfoundforhisbonesamongthoseofhiscountrymen."

           Hewasinterruptedbyalongandheavygroanwhicharosefromthelittlebasin,asthough,intruth,thespiritsofthedepartedlingeredabouttheirwaterysepulchre.

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