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ouldfirethroughtheleaves,
froietheroadnueronepanyotheright
and,nsequently,neartoblantralphandpercyhin
thefrontline,behindthetrees
notashotpe
gavetheenbehindthetreesolie
doongthelohandbrushended
nearlyahundredyardstheerproofs,blankets,andallother
iedintshadbeenleftbehindathalloville,sothatthenhad
thefreeuseoftheirartherifleshepouches
shiftedroundsoastobereadyathandandordershavingbeen
giventhatnotawordshouldbespoken,eveninawhispera
perfectsilencereignedoverthespot
ralphandpercyoeachothertheyhadexchangeda
heartygripofthehand,beforelyingdoh
beatingheartsandhandsfirygraspingtheirrifles,inreadiness
forthesignal
thetiinutesbutitseedto
thenagebeforetheyheardthetraofhorsesnearerand
nearertheyca,andnoheyuldhearthejinglingof
acutetsfirst,throughtheirleafyscreen,theyuldseetwo
uhlanspassatahewoods,andlookingfor
possibledangerthebusheshick,andtheynoticednothing,
andkeptonatthesapaceitisprobable,indeed,thatthey
reallyanticipatednopossibilityofanattack,asthedijonfranc
tireurshefirsthesceneofaction;and
theprussiansly,inentireignoranceofthe
viedbodyoftheeneand,at,apprehended
astrayshotfrostragglerfroneofthefrenchares,hidden
inthewoods
inanotheuteortoreuhlanspassed;andafterthe
saintervalberofcattleand
sheepthegreaterportionhadpassedthespotheboyswere
lying,andetheireurs,he
silenceofthepesshout:
”now”
beforetheuhlanshadtitoreinintheirhorses,ortoaskeach
othereaningofthecry,theflashofthirtyrifles
brokefrohetrees,andseveralnfellfroheirhorsesthere
ontarypanic,follohargeofcarbines
attheinvisiblefoe
theeyoungofficer,hlight
staen:
”steady,theyareonlyahandfulforine,charge”
quicklyastheneuvereto
fireagain;andtheninacrdancehtheirordersretreated,
andjoinedtheirradesbypassagesleftintheabattis,on
purposeinanotherinstanttheuhlanschargedbut,asquickly,the
direstnfusionreigned,he
endohetopof
eaedtheirdeadlyhailinto
thenfusedss
thesendlineofuhlanschargedretuedthefire
oftheirinvisibleeneesand,althoughtheyuldnotseethe
severaloftheballstookeffectnothinguldbeolerthanthe
offiplesteadiedtheir
nunderverofthefireoftheirradesthen,inpart,
extricatedtheelvesandtheirhorses,anddrehe
ountand,leavingtheir
horsestobeheldbypartiesoftheirradesfourhorsestoone
ntherestadvancedonfootagainsttheirapparentlygreatly
inferiorfoe,keepingupaheavyfirehtheircarbinesthiswas
ndantofthefranctireurshadhopedfor,and
expected
theheofthehorses;andthe
prussiansadvanced,opposedonlybyafeebleretutotheirheavy
fire,until
ahundredriflesflashedoutuponthe
theeffect
thoseseffectitthattheyhadfallen
intoanaushthecaptainortification,at
thefaulthehadttedrushedforengallantly
sendedhiseffortsinvain,hoheytrytoseparatethe
interlay
flashedoutthionttheyoungcaptain
thresandfell,shotthroughthehearttheofficeext
inndorderedaretreat,thehorsesidsta
ntinuousfirefrohefranctireurs,thedinishedtroop
gallopedbacktoont
thefranctireursnoallparty
oncesentforhevalley,togivenoticeifthe
uhlansshouingastrongbodysettoo
driveinthescatteredanils
thevalleyherestllectedthedeadandwounded
ofthefranctireurseighteenhe
uhlansfortysevenainedon
thegroundtheirlargenuerofkilled,inproportiontothe
edforbythefactthatthefiringlose
that,innyenuallysinged
bytheexplosion;enhadbeenableto
regaintheirhorses,andescape
thefirstiulseoftheyoungbarclays,hefireceased,was
toturoundandtoeraceeachotherhdelightonfinding
thattheyhadeachescapedhoutascratchandthentoshake
handsheartilyhtheirusins,unehadbeenequally
goodthereeforpesorder
ca,sharpanddecisive:
”youthebars,andgo
assisttodriveinthee
”youhavedonententyboys”
haflushofpleasure,theboysstartedofftocarryoutthe
orders;nder,hthekind
thoughtofsparingtheladstheterriblesightofthebattle
ground
theshortbutdesperatenflictthroughheyhadpassed
seed,totheyoungbarinthe
exultandtherattle,
theyhadscarcelyhadtieventogiveathoughttothedanger
fearisseldoeltbythesoldier
thetiosttriedisinginactive,
atadistance,exposedtoaheavyshellfire;oro
anattaofsketryandartilleryina
handtohandnflietothinkhisnervesare
strunguptosohighapitchthathenolongerthinksofdanger,or
deathhiswho
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ouldfirethroughtheleaves,
froietheroadnueronepanyotheright
and,nsequently,neartoblantralphandpercyhin
thefrontline,behindthetrees
notashotpe
gavetheenbehindthetreesolie
doongthelohandbrushended
nearlyahundredyardstheerproofs,blankets,andallother
iedintshadbeenleftbehindathalloville,sothatthenhad
thefreeuseoftheirartherifleshepouches
shiftedroundsoastobereadyathandandordershavingbeen
giventhatnotawordshouldbespoken,eveninawhispera
perfectsilencereignedoverthespot
ralphandpercyoeachothertheyhadexchangeda
heartygripofthehand,beforelyingdoh
beatingheartsandhandsfirygraspingtheirrifles,inreadiness
forthesignal
thetiinutesbutitseedto
thenagebeforetheyheardthetraofhorsesnearerand
nearertheyca,andnoheyuldhearthejinglingof
acutetsfirst,throughtheirleafyscreen,theyuldseetwo
uhlanspassatahewoods,andlookingfor
possibledangerthebusheshick,andtheynoticednothing,
andkeptonatthesapaceitisprobable,indeed,thatthey
reallyanticipatednopossibilityofanattack,asthedijonfranc
tireurshefirsthesceneofaction;and
theprussiansly,inentireignoranceofthe
viedbodyoftheeneand,at,apprehended
astrayshotfrostragglerfroneofthefrenchares,hidden
inthewoods
inanotheuteortoreuhlanspassed;andafterthe
saintervalberofcattleand
sheepthegreaterportionhadpassedthespotheboyswere
lying,andetheireurs,he
silenceofthepesshout:
”now”
beforetheuhlanshadtitoreinintheirhorses,ortoaskeach
othereaningofthecry,theflashofthirtyrifles
brokefrohetrees,andseveralnfellfroheirhorsesthere
ontarypanic,follohargeofcarbines
attheinvisiblefoe
theeyoungofficer,hlight
staen:
”steady,theyareonlyahandfulforine,charge”
quicklyastheneuvereto
fireagain;andtheninacrdancehtheirordersretreated,
andjoinedtheirradesbypassagesleftintheabattis,on
purposeinanotherinstanttheuhlanschargedbut,asquickly,the
direstnfusionreigned,he
endohetopof
eaedtheirdeadlyhailinto
thenfusedss
thesendlineofuhlanschargedretuedthefire
oftheirinvisibleeneesand,althoughtheyuldnotseethe
severaloftheballstookeffectnothinguldbeolerthanthe
offiplesteadiedtheir
nunderverofthefireoftheirradesthen,inpart,
extricatedtheelvesandtheirhorses,anddrehe
ountand,leavingtheir
horsestobeheldbypartiesoftheirradesfourhorsestoone
ntherestadvancedonfootagainsttheirapparentlygreatly
inferiorfoe,keepingupaheavyfirehtheircarbinesthiswas
ndantofthefranctireurshadhopedfor,and
expected
theheofthehorses;andthe
prussiansadvanced,opposedonlybyafeebleretutotheirheavy
fire,until
ahundredriflesflashedoutuponthe
theeffect
thoseseffectitthattheyhadfallen
intoanaushthecaptainortification,at
thefaulthehadttedrushedforengallantly
sendedhiseffortsinvain,hoheytrytoseparatethe
interlay
flashedoutthionttheyoungcaptain
thresandfell,shotthroughthehearttheofficeext
inndorderedaretreat,thehorsesidsta
ntinuousfirefrohefranctireurs,thedinishedtroop
gallopedbacktoont
thefranctireursnoallparty
oncesentforhevalley,togivenoticeifthe
uhlansshouingastrongbodysettoo
driveinthescatteredanils
thevalleyherestllectedthedeadandwounded
ofthefranctireurseighteenhe
uhlansfortysevenainedon
thegroundtheirlargenuerofkilled,inproportiontothe
edforbythefactthatthefiringlose
that,innyenuallysinged
bytheexplosion;enhadbeenableto
regaintheirhorses,andescape
thefirstiulseoftheyoungbarclays,hefireceased,was
toturoundandtoeraceeachotherhdelightonfinding
thattheyhadeachescapedhoutascratchandthentoshake
handsheartilyhtheirusins,unehadbeenequally
goodthereeforpesorder
ca,sharpanddecisive:
”youthebars,andgo
assisttodriveinthee
”youhavedonententyboys”
haflushofpleasure,theboysstartedofftocarryoutthe
orders;nder,hthekind
thoughtofsparingtheladstheterriblesightofthebattle
ground
theshortbutdesperatenflictthroughheyhadpassed
seed,totheyoungbarinthe
exultandtherattle,
theyhadscarcelyhadtieventogiveathoughttothedanger
fearisseldoeltbythesoldier
thetiosttriedisinginactive,
atadistance,exposedtoaheavyshellfire;oro
anattaofsketryandartilleryina
handtohandnflietothinkhisnervesare
strunguptosohighapitchthathenolongerthinksofdanger,or
deathhiswho
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