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    【】orenutesinsilenanxioustoleavehisprote,sparselyandhulyfuished,spandansoldiersaaneandaorethansixteenyearsold,eprosinglaterbulkandstrength,andverylongar.hisfacehadratheranitalia,darkandpatri,extrelyattractive;agnifitheadofafterall,evenifhisrolean,hisgraceerested.

    ”sitdoeintotfortably.”aretheyreducedtodraftingchildrentodotheirfighting”heasked,crossinghislegs.”idontknoe,soidbetakenearlyanyway.”

    ”e,lad”

    ”rainererlingharthei”saidtheboy,rollingitoutagnifiyself.theyeivealed.”

    ”youhan”

    ”thesisterscalledalovechild.”

    arile;theboyhadsuchdignityandselfpossession,nonotbeingfound,orbeinglockedinthebasilica.

    ”whyened,rainer”

    theboysippedhisadehielfrefortable.”ieioing.thenuteiuld,i.”

    ariled.”iknoean.butsaiersisntreallyaealongtitogetusedtoit,ireer.””iedtoprayforthings,”theboysaid,noddinghisheadtoindicatehehadheardbutthatitheohear.

    ”forthethingsenyou”

    ”yes.ithoughtbeinginsaiersghthelp.”

    ”enttorussiaafterall.”

    ”isee.noened.isthereindeedapossibilitytheylldecideyoureajew”

    ”e”saidtheboysily.”e.””iftheydo,theyllnotpassiton,”saidhisgracefly.”theyllknoheyrebeingasked.”

    ”doyoureallythinksooh,ihopeso”

    ”doesthethoughtofhavingjeybloodisdoesnttter,”saidrainer.”ian,thatstheonlyiortantthing.”

    ”onlytheydontlookatitlikethat,dothey””no.”

    ”andrussiatheresoe,theoppositedire.”

    ”thisingiheardourndersayingightbesenttorussiaafterall.itisntgoinghere.”

    ”youreachild,”saidarchbishopralphabruptly.”yououghttobeinschool.”

    ”iiled.”iixteen,soidbeportant.”

    are,rainer.iotkinganysense.justthoughts,oertheother.itshourforthethoughts.iotaverygoodhost,a”

    ”youreallright,”saidtheboy.

    ”so,”saidhisgrace,sittingdo.”

    aagern,andaanyaplagoingtodevotelifetothatend,ifilive.””ishallprayforyouthatyoulive,andsueed.”

    ”epersonally,byna”

    ”ofurse.ihing.thatinbusihereisonlyoneydisposalprayer.ihavenootherfun.””blinkdroarchbishopralphdebricassart.”

    ”ohithoughtyou”

    ”ianordinarypriest.nothingre.”

    ”illstrikeabargaiher,andifilivelongenoughtogetebaetoletyouseeyourprayershavedone.”

    theblueeyessledtenderly.”allright,itsabargain.ande,illtellyouyprayers.”hegotup.”staythere,littlepolitiethi.”

    theytalkeduntildaesanderyoddlyse,inourlordsoaneveryday,byna.

    bythetitheninthoppingup.disgruhestelitedivisioninaustralianlitaryhistoryuldonlyhopethereghtbefurtherglorytoasssoans,theyyieldedbitterly,grudgingly.thoughtheirresourlaents,theydethearisaralianspayforeveryinchtheygainedb

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