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tthatthe
frenchhadbeenbeatenindetail;andhadshoost
gallantry,againstgreatlysuperiouerstheywouldnow,no
doubt,fallbackbehindtheselle;andholdthatline,andthe
positionofthevosges,untilfreshtroopsuldeup,anda
greatbattlebefoughtuponreeventer
freshlevieswereeverywhereordered,andadeepandgeneral
feelingofrageprevailednoohoughtofblangthetroopsit
thattheyhaddoheirbest;thefaultlayhthe
generals,andhtheorganization
en
ee,also;fortheuttefusionh
prevailedangchonstroops,intheirretreat,shohat
theentalsyste;andthatthereuldhave
beennorealdiscipline,entswould
haverallied,afeilesfrohefieldofbattle
indijon,thechangeduringthelastfortnightarvelousthe
ight,thisdisgrace
stbeobileshe
soldiersyarting,byeverytrain,
tothedepotsthesoundoftherseillaiserangthroughthe
streets,nightanddaythes,”gainedafresh
aningandpoeofthesefirstdefeats,none
dreadoffinaldefeat
everyday,hoerasburgoff;
andtheprussiansrchedunopposedacrossthespursofthevosges,
erehandfulofnghthavecheckedthe
”boys,thereareterribledaysinstore,forfrance,”captain
barclaysaid,ethattheenehadenterednancy
”thelineoftheselleistuedbazaineoff,unless
hehurrieshisretreat;andthennothingcanstoptheprussians
froarchingtoparis”
theboyssatspeechlessatthisterribleassurance
”surelyitrsbarclaysaid”frenchn
cannothavelostalltheiroldqualities;andallfrancewillrise,
likeonen,torchtothedefenseofparis”
”raever,againsttheprussian
troops,flushedhvictory,”captainbarclaysaid;”evenifthey
edands,foralevyensse,toe
frofbazainebebeaten,theonlyhopeoffranceisforallthe
troopsaintofallbackunderthegunsofthefortsof
paris;andforfrannseguerrillawarfor
hostsofskirsherstohangupontheirflanksandrear;cutting
everyroad,destroyingeverybridge,entsof
everydetaout,onthe
groundheyoccupy
”this,hoandanienseauntofpluck,of
enduranthe
questionis,doesfrancepossessthesequalities”
”surely,riofthefrench,”
sbarclaysaid,alittlereproachfully
”dearlanie,”herhusbandsaid,”iaorrytosaythativery
greatlydoubtthepatriotisfthefrenchtheyarerethanany
people,reeventhantheenglish,theylaughatasanation
ofshopkeepersaneykingracethebourgeoiseclass,the
shopkeepers,thesllproprietors,areselfishintheextre
theythinkonlyoftheiey,theirbusiness,andtheirforts
theloter,buttheirfirstthoughtswill
behoselvesand,unlessthereisso
yapproachingtheirhos,drivingofftheir
cattle,andplunderingtheirttages,theyha
verycalyeatthegeneralruin
”ibelieve,reer,thatthosewillgo
and,ifaffairsgoasifearthattheyanunder
fiftyyearsoldinfranceogoout;butitisnotenough
togooutforahis,iteurage
andendurance,andanabsolutedisregardoflife;tounterbalance
thedisadvantagesofs,of
artillery,andaybehati
aobuttiwillshow”
”anddoyouthinkthatthereisanychanceoftheiringdown
here,asoparis,papa”percyasked
”thathelengthoftheresistance,percyif
franshe
prussiansghttrytoioseuponthetheyyoverrunhalfthe
untryand,asthistolyupontheirhe
sendtoethis
way”
”heydo,papa,”ralphsaid,hheightenedlor,”i
feelsurethateveryn,andthat
everyhowillbedefended”
”ainbarclaysaid,”weshallsee”
anotherpause,andthencathenehatterriblethreedays
fightingonthe14th,16th,and18thneartz;whenbazaine,his
retreattooff,vainlytriedtoforcehisway
throughtheprussianarand,failing,fellbackintotzeven
nohepositionehtheonlygreat
arreiningshutupandsurrounded;andhnothingsavethe
fragntofchonsdivision,ents,
llectedinhaste,andthenepedatchalons,
betyandthecapitalthepeopleoffrance
ent
ncealedatleastaportionofthetruth,andthepeoplewereonly
tooreadytobedeceived
indijon,hoore
understoodthesainingtheprussianofficial
telegraandacunts,arriveddaily;andthose
speedilyspreadthenehroughthetoeationwas
great,andgeneral,buttherehe
bilesedandequippedoff,atonce,to
chalonsateveryerofthestreet
thebilesandsoldierse;and,although
notyets,thenationalguarddrilledintheplace
dars,ingandevening
”youistakenastothe
patriotisfthepeople,”sbarclaysaid,oneevening,toher
husband”everyoneisrushingtoar”
”theyareingoutbetterthanihadexpected,lanie;butat
thesati,youhattheyhavenochoiceinthe
tterthebilesarecalledout,andhavetogoallan
raisethestfrivolouspretextforexetiondosothereisa
perfeentotheprefecture,toobtainplacesin
theedical,ag,andequippingdepartnts;inany
sortofservitaking
upar
”atthesati,
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tthatthe
frenchhadbeenbeatenindetail;andhadshoost
gallantry,againstgreatlysuperiouerstheywouldnow,no
doubt,fallbackbehindtheselle;andholdthatline,andthe
positionofthevosges,untilfreshtroopsuldeup,anda
greatbattlebefoughtuponreeventer
freshlevieswereeverywhereordered,andadeepandgeneral
feelingofrageprevailednoohoughtofblangthetroopsit
thattheyhaddoheirbest;thefaultlayhthe
generals,andhtheorganization
en
ee,also;fortheuttefusionh
prevailedangchonstroops,intheirretreat,shohat
theentalsyste;andthatthereuldhave
beennorealdiscipline,entswould
haverallied,afeilesfrohefieldofbattle
indijon,thechangeduringthelastfortnightarvelousthe
ight,thisdisgrace
stbeobileshe
soldiersyarting,byeverytrain,
tothedepotsthesoundoftherseillaiserangthroughthe
streets,nightanddaythes,”gainedafresh
aningandpoeofthesefirstdefeats,none
dreadoffinaldefeat
everyday,hoerasburgoff;
andtheprussiansrchedunopposedacrossthespursofthevosges,
erehandfulofnghthavecheckedthe
”boys,thereareterribledaysinstore,forfrance,”captain
barclaysaid,ethattheenehadenterednancy
”thelineoftheselleistuedbazaineoff,unless
hehurrieshisretreat;andthennothingcanstoptheprussians
froarchingtoparis”
theboyssatspeechlessatthisterribleassurance
”surelyitrsbarclaysaid”frenchn
cannothavelostalltheiroldqualities;andallfrancewillrise,
likeonen,torchtothedefenseofparis”
”raever,againsttheprussian
troops,flushedhvictory,”captainbarclaysaid;”evenifthey
edands,foralevyensse,toe
frofbazainebebeaten,theonlyhopeoffranceisforallthe
troopsaintofallbackunderthegunsofthefortsof
paris;andforfrannseguerrillawarfor
hostsofskirsherstohangupontheirflanksandrear;cutting
everyroad,destroyingeverybridge,entsof
everydetaout,onthe
groundheyoccupy
”this,hoandanienseauntofpluck,of
enduranthe
questionis,doesfrancepossessthesequalities”
”surely,riofthefrench,”
sbarclaysaid,alittlereproachfully
”dearlanie,”herhusbandsaid,”iaorrytosaythativery
greatlydoubtthepatriotisfthefrenchtheyarerethanany
people,reeventhantheenglish,theylaughatasanation
ofshopkeepersaneykingracethebourgeoiseclass,the
shopkeepers,thesllproprietors,areselfishintheextre
theythinkonlyoftheiey,theirbusiness,andtheirforts
theloter,buttheirfirstthoughtswill
behoselvesand,unlessthereisso
yapproachingtheirhos,drivingofftheir
cattle,andplunderingtheirttages,theyha
verycalyeatthegeneralruin
”ibelieve,reer,thatthosewillgo
and,ifaffairsgoasifearthattheyanunder
fiftyyearsoldinfranceogoout;butitisnotenough
togooutforahis,iteurage
andendurance,andanabsolutedisregardoflife;tounterbalance
thedisadvantagesofs,of
artillery,andaybehati
aobuttiwillshow”
”anddoyouthinkthatthereisanychanceoftheiringdown
here,asoparis,papa”percyasked
”thathelengthoftheresistance,percyif
franshe
prussiansghttrytoioseuponthetheyyoverrunhalfthe
untryand,asthistolyupontheirhe
sendtoethis
way”
”heydo,papa,”ralphsaid,hheightenedlor,”i
feelsurethateveryn,andthat
everyhowillbedefended”
”ainbarclaysaid,”weshallsee”
anotherpause,andthencathenehatterriblethreedays
fightingonthe14th,16th,and18thneartz;whenbazaine,his
retreattooff,vainlytriedtoforcehisway
throughtheprussianarand,failing,fellbackintotzeven
nohepositionehtheonlygreat
arreiningshutupandsurrounded;andhnothingsavethe
fragntofchonsdivision,ents,
llectedinhaste,andthenepedatchalons,
betyandthecapitalthepeopleoffrance
ent
ncealedatleastaportionofthetruth,andthepeoplewereonly
tooreadytobedeceived
indijon,hoore
understoodthesainingtheprussianofficial
telegraandacunts,arriveddaily;andthose
speedilyspreadthenehroughthetoeationwas
great,andgeneral,buttherehe
bilesedandequippedoff,atonce,to
chalonsateveryerofthestreet
thebilesandsoldierse;and,although
notyets,thenationalguarddrilledintheplace
dars,ingandevening
”youistakenastothe
patriotisfthepeople,”sbarclaysaid,oneevening,toher
husband”everyoneisrushingtoar”
”theyareingoutbetterthanihadexpected,lanie;butat
thesati,youhattheyhavenochoiceinthe
tterthebilesarecalledout,andhavetogoallan
raisethestfrivolouspretextforexetiondosothereisa
perfeentotheprefecture,toobtainplacesin
theedical,ag,andequippingdepartnts;inany
sortofservitaking
upar
”atthesati,
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