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Chapter 9

           Howisit?”saidtheman—asingerandawag—whomMorelwasembracing.

           “ViveHenriQuatre!Viveceroivaliant!”sangMorel,winking.“Cediableàquatre...”*

           *“LongliveHenrytheFourth,thatvaliantking!Thatrowdy

           devil.”

           “Vivarika!Vif-seruvaru!Sedyablyaka!”repeatedthesoldier,flourishinghisarmandreallycatchingthetune.

           “Bravo!Ha,ha,ha!”rosetheirrough,joyouslaughterfromallsides.

           Morel,wrinklinguphisface,laughedtoo.

           “Well,goon,goon!”

           “Quieutletripletalent,

           Deboire,debattre,

           Etd’êtreunvertgalant.”*

           *Whohadatripletalent

           Fordrinking,forfighting,

           Andforbeingagallantoldboy...

           “Itgoessmoothly,too.Well,now,Zaletáev!”

           “Ke...”Zaletáev,broughtoutwitheffort:“ke-e-e-e,”hedrawled,laboriouslypursinghislips,“le-trip-ta-la-de-bu-de-ba,ede-tra-va-ga-la”hesang.

           “Fine!JustliketheFrenchie!Oh,hoho!Doyouwantsomemoretoeat?”

           “Givehimsomeporridge:ittakesalongtimetogetfilledupafterstarving.”

           TheygavehimsomemoreporridgeandMorelwithalaughsettoworkonhisthirdbowl.Alltheyoungsoldierssmiledgailyastheywatchedhim.Theoldermen,whothoughtitundignifiedtoamusethemselveswithsuchnonsense,continuedtolieattheoppositesideofthefire,butonewouldoccasionallyraisehimselfonanelbowandglanceatMorelwithasmile.

           “Theyarementoo,”saidoneofthemashewrappedhimselfupinhiscoat.“Evenwormwoodgrowsonitsownroot.”

           “OLord,OLord!Howstarryitis!Tremendous!Thatmeansahardfrost....”

           Theyallgrewsilent

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