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Chapter 14
Aha!tuenasentenduparler!jelesaifaitprisonnièresprèsdel’autrefort,etjelesconduisaugénéral."
"Mafoi!mesdames;j’ensuisfachépourvous,"exclaimedtheyoungsoldier,touchinghiscapwithgrace;"mais—fortunedeguerre!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.
