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Comprehends any one that they know not even of France's most illustrious son, le petit caporal?" "That's bad, to be sure," said Texas, cutting an enormous chew of tobacco, and passing both plug and knife; "but that might be overlooked; mebbe the schools down in Mexico ain't up with the times.
Take the man unawares as he crested the rise; dirk him; one swift glimpse at the lugger and the doings in the creek; and then pelting home before the enemy had realised the situation and begun to shout. "Francois! Francois!" came an irritable voice. The climber stopped. "Qu'as-tu donc, mon Caporal?" "Nom d'un chien!" snapped the other. "Faut il me faire matelot?
The uniform that he was wearing was unusually neat and clean. "So you are the American I am to have as neighbor," said he. "Yes," I replied. "I am the caporal in charge of the dépôt of the engineers in the cellar," continued my visitor, "and I thought I'd come in and see how you were." I invited him to enter. "Do you find yourself comfortable here, son?" "Yes.
This was to come on in the second act, up to which time I had nothing to do. "Why do I say nothing? I had to gaze at the Petit Caporal, who sat there in the box over my head, looking as stern and as thoughtful as ever, and not minding much what the Empress said, though she kept prattling into his ear all the time, and trying to attract his attention.
He has done more than one bit of mischief only for that." "Only for what? He cannot be in love with the prison?" "It serves his turn," said Picpon mysteriously. "Did you never guess why, mon Caporal? Well, I have. 'Crache-au-nez-d'la-Mort' is a fine fearless soldier. The officers know it; the bureaus know it.
"Remember now, no sleeping. This is a real war." "Bueno, mi caporal. I understand." The corporal departed and the sentry, shouldering his rifle, began pacing his station. A minute later Donald gave Adrian a dig with his elbow as a signal, and they slowly crawled away. "That's the information we are after," whispered Donald when they were out of earshot.
"Very little, mon Caporal!" said Picpon eagerly. "A mere nothing a bagatelle! Run a Spahi through the stomach, that is all. I don't think the man is so much as dead, even!" "I hope not, indeed. When will you cease this brawling among yourselves? A soldier's blade should never be turned upon men of his own army. How did it happen?" "A woman! They quarreled about a little fruit-seller.
"Yes, we are not demonstrative like those confounded foreigners," says Hardman: who not only shows no friendship, but never felt any all his life long. "Been in Switzerland?" says Pen. "Yes," says Warrington. "Couldn't find a bit of tobacco fit to smoke till we came to Strasburg, where I got some caporal."
These words certainly produced an immense effect on the French soldiery, who everywhere shouted, "Vive l'Empereur!" "Vive le petit Caporal!" "We will die for our old comrade!" with the most genuine enthusiasm.
Le Capitaine Argentier was passing, and made a fuss; else nothing would have been done. They have put him under arrest; but I heard them say they would let him free to-night because we should march at dawn." "I will go and see him at once." "Wait, mon Caporal; I have something to tell you," said Picpon quickly. "The zig has a motive in what he does. Rac wanted to get the prison.
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