The Young Franc-Tireurs, and Their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War |
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... Dijon was in a state of excitement . There were groups of people in the streets , especially round the corners where the official placards were posted up . Both at the Prefecture and the Mairie there were streams of callers all day ...
... Dijon was in a state of excitement . There were groups of people in the streets , especially round the corners where the official placards were posted up . Both at the Prefecture and the Mairie there were streams of callers all day ...
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... Dijon these were more numerous than usual . This was due to a great extent to the influence of the two boys who are coming out of the school at the pre- sent moment . Ralph and Percy Barclay are , as one can see at first sight , English ...
... Dijon these were more numerous than usual . This was due to a great extent to the influence of the two boys who are coming out of the school at the pre- sent moment . Ralph and Percy Barclay are , as one can see at first sight , English ...
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... Dijon than at most other French schools . The boys who joined in these games formed a set in themselves apart from the rest . They were called either the English set , or contemptuously " the savages ; " but this latter name was not ...
... Dijon than at most other French schools . The boys who joined in these games formed a set in themselves apart from the rest . They were called either the English set , or contemptuously " the savages ; " but this latter name was not ...
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... Dijon , and who was stopping there with a relative . A month later he called upon her father at Dijon , and in the spring they were married . Captain Barclay's half - pay , a small private income , and the little fortune which his wife ...
... Dijon , and who was stopping there with a relative . A month later he called upon her father at Dijon , and in the spring they were married . Captain Barclay's half - pay , a small private income , and the little fortune which his wife ...
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... Dijon . In the veranda the boys upon their return found Cap- tain Barclay reading the papers and smoking . He looked up as they entered . " You are back early , boys . " " Yes , papa , there was so much talking going on that the ...
... Dijon . In the veranda the boys upon their return found Cap- tain Barclay reading the papers and smoking . He looked up as they entered . " You are back early , boys . " " Yes , papa , there was so much talking going on that the ...
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