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    at,”avoicesaid.

    thenhebesciousthathehhot

    flannels.heopenedhiseyes,andsaingofving

    ery,andtheredglareoffuaces.

    ”i”heasked,atlast.

    ”intheengineroofthegunboatfaresaid.

    ”iaufferingagony,”ralphrred,beteeth.

    ”idaresay,”theoffiswered.”you

    tynearfrozeh.luckilyyourlifebeltskeptyou

    froakinginanyer,butitherthree

    heer,aorsaysitwouldhavebeenallup

    hyou.”

    ”ybrother”ralphaskedsuddenly;sittingup,ha

    fullnsciousnessofallthathadpassed.

    ”heisinground,”theofficersaid.”hehergohan

    youthe

    ld.hislisaretgorsayshewilldo.

    ”youeanyourson”

    ”pleaselendsoclothes,”ralphsaid.”istand,now.”

    soclotheshadalreadybeengotinreadiness,anded;andin

    aupleofnutesralphhersside.percy

    ingto,andilartothoseh

    ralphhielfhadexperieof

    bs.helookedround,utterlybewildered;for

    hehadbeeinsensiblebeforethefarceysgunhadgivennotice

    ofherproxity.hesled,however,whenhiseyesfellonralphs

    face.

    ”itisallright,percy,thankgod,”ralphsaid.”weareonboard

    thegunboatfard,ies,he

    heartofparis.”

    inanotherfivenutes,percylyreveredtobegin

    todress.thehefarouedtoralph.

    ”yoursonhashadaverynarro,sir.”

    ”son”ralphsaid,”heisbrother.”

    theofficerlookedsurprised.

    ”hoetobe”ralphasked.

    ”fortyfiveorfifty,”theofficersaid.

    ”ishallnotbeseventeenforsonths,”ralphanswered.

    theoffient,and

    therethenstandinground.the

    ndantfro.

    ”quiteso,dearsir,”hesaid,soothingly.”iwasonlyjoking

    hyou.itisevidentthatyouareseventeen.”

    ”youthinkihavelostseheshock,”ralphsaid,

    sling.”iyage.beardand

    lyfixedon,hbblershatishall

    haveanaoff;andhairthesa.ifyou

    feelalonghere,frootheother,youwillfeelaridge.

    thatisthebblersassoffrizzled

    hairon.

    ”didyounotnotiybrothersandfadhands

    uchdarkerthaofourskin”

    ”yes,thedoctordidnoticethat,”thecaptainsaidnowbeginning

    tothinkthatralphierall.

    passinghisfinger,hefelttheridgeof

    thefalsehair.

    ”ayiask”hesaid.

    ”brotherandselfarenadbarclay,”ralphsaid.”weare

    lieutenantsinthear,ahderatedforservithe

    field.toursfourdaysago,andarebearersofdispatches

    froaettatogerochu.”

    aallandinghinhearing;andthe

    boyshandsforperaupatthentlyshaken