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lethoughtsaregiventoloadingandfiring
anythoughtthattheboyshadgiventodangerfor
theelves,butforeachother;andralphthoughhisoion
eredhadonceortopercy,tokeephis
bodybettershelteredbythetreesbehindanding
italsed
together,anddrivenuptohespothefighthadtaken
placebythetithatitplished,thewoundedhadbeen
lleanyoftheirwoundsa
qualifiedsurgeonhadacpaniedtherps,asitsregulardoctor,
andtheryoungsurgeonshadenlistedinitsranks;andthese,
theirarlaidby,ingtostanchtheo
applybandagesofthefranctireurs,therewereonlyfourso
seriouslyhattheyowalk
bythattitthevillageofdouteppe,h
stoodinthevalley,halfaleonlyfrohesceneofaction;and
topehadsentoffassengerdirectlythe
affairhadteatedinoneofthesetheed,
sandacutetsofthe
fallenuhlansoneoftheyoungsurgeonspanythe
ainfor
treatnt
tythreehorsesoftheuhlanshadalsobeencaptured,bythe
partyongtheyweregalloping
foubacktoepinal,andthere
disposeoftheents,forthebenefitofthe
litarychestoftherps
thequestionthenaroseastoobedonehtheprussian
pedecidedthisbysayingthat,asite
iossiblefortherpstobeburdeneden,thebest
planongtheprisoners
toont;essagethattheuhlansulde
backtofetchtheirolestation,asthefranc
tireurshepointoftakingtheirdeparture
therpsthenasseledroundagravehhadalreadybeendug,
andintoitthebodiesoftheirradeswhohadfallenwere
plapethensaidafewbriefwordsofadieu,hoping
thatallightdieequallybravely,andvictoriouslythen
thesodsen,saddenedbythe
scehoughstillflushedphoftheirfirst,and
signal,successpreparedtoleavethespot
jorteehadalreadyheldansultationhhisofficers,and
theirplanofoperationhadbeendecideduponthedifficultyh
theyhadenunteredtheeveningbefore,hthehorseandcart,
hadalreadyprovedthatitpossibletodragitabout
theyhadalsotakenthirtyfinecattle,andupwardsofa
hundredsheepfroheene;andithereforeresolvedto
establishasortofheadquartersintheuntains,heyuld
retireaftertheirexpeditions,anddefytheeffortsofthe
prussianstodisturbthethespotfixeduponheforestof
bousson,highupangthevosges,anddistanttwoharddays
rching
aportionofthetroop,therefore,roundtohalloville,to
fetchtheacutets,blankets,etcthere;
arched,bytheroad,totheplacehecart
hadbeenleftthenightbeforetswereengagedasguides
and,intheafteoon,therpsstartedfortheirdestination
itarchtheroadseretracks,andthe
enhadtounload
theforansiderable
distance,untilgroundhecartuldagainbe
loaded
itarchthat,
thoroughlydoneupbyfatigueandhardship,therpsreachedthe
littlevillageofraon,intheheartoftheforestofbousson
therendant
decidedthat,forthenight,therehe
ntobeoutassentriesthevillagersatoncetookchargeofthe
anils,andtuedthentoaroughenenoo
chdoneupeventocareaboutkeepingailsupperuldbe
okedandbeingdividedangthehousesofthevillagethey
threselvesdoinutes
thenexting,thesunshoneoutbrightly;andthen,tuing
outafteralongsleep,feltquitedifferentcreaturestothetired
bandothevillagethebrightsky,the
freshingair,thepleasantodorofthegreatpineforest
aroundtheandthebracingatsphereattheheightoffifteen
hundredfeetabovetheseaatoncerefreshedandcheeredthe
thereoingparadeatdoyle,forthefirst
ti,tookhisplaceharifleonhisshoulderandthenthe
jordisssedthesayingthatthereherparade
thatday,andthatthenuldasetheelvesastheylikedin
ashortti,everynhebentofhisown
inclinationfirst,hoherehe
riflesandaendoothe
streaandtherepaniedh
chlaughingandjokingthenneedlesandthreadained,
froheenofthevillage,andthereuchndingand
daingforthepastthreedaysongrocksandwoods,had
donenolittledagetotheirunifor
nextcathegrandoperationofbreakfast,forhe
sheephadbeenkilledthis,beingthefirstregularalthatthey
hadhad,forthreedays,lyenjoyedafteriten
stofthenlittheirpipes,andpreparedtopassadayof
delightfulidlenessthreeofthevillageboyshadbeen
engaged,asalswerealldriven
outintotheheopenglades,theywouldfindan
abundanceoffood
thenedaspty
shedinedthatsuch
storesofpoightberequired,uponeachexpedition,
shouldbepackeduponthehorsesbackand,ifthehorseuldnot
takeallrequired,thatotherhorsesshouldbehired
thebarclays,bleinthewood;
takingtheirishn,orandunflagging
spirits,duringthelastthreedays,haddehigeneral
favorite
”sure,andarethereanyesinthewood,yourhonor
because,iftherebe,itotakeourrifleshus
itightyunpleasanttoeacrossalion,oratiger,
andnottobeabletopasshihetiofday”
”no,tieetneitherlionsnortigers,s
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lethoughtsaregiventoloadingandfiring
anythoughtthattheboyshadgiventodangerfor
theelves,butforeachother;andralphthoughhisoion
eredhadonceortopercy,tokeephis
bodybettershelteredbythetreesbehindanding
italsed
together,anddrivenuptohespothefighthadtaken
placebythetithatitplished,thewoundedhadbeen
lleanyoftheirwoundsa
qualifiedsurgeonhadacpaniedtherps,asitsregulardoctor,
andtheryoungsurgeonshadenlistedinitsranks;andthese,
theirarlaidby,ingtostanchtheo
applybandagesofthefranctireurs,therewereonlyfourso
seriouslyhattheyowalk
bythattitthevillageofdouteppe,h
stoodinthevalley,halfaleonlyfrohesceneofaction;and
topehadsentoffassengerdirectlythe
affairhadteatedinoneofthesetheed,
sandacutetsofthe
fallenuhlansoneoftheyoungsurgeonspanythe
ainfor
treatnt
tythreehorsesoftheuhlanshadalsobeencaptured,bythe
partyongtheyweregalloping
foubacktoepinal,andthere
disposeoftheents,forthebenefitofthe
litarychestoftherps
thequestionthenaroseastoobedonehtheprussian
pedecidedthisbysayingthat,asite
iossiblefortherpstobeburdeneden,thebest
planongtheprisoners
toont;essagethattheuhlansulde
backtofetchtheirolestation,asthefranc
tireurshepointoftakingtheirdeparture
therpsthenasseledroundagravehhadalreadybeendug,
andintoitthebodiesoftheirradeswhohadfallenwere
plapethensaidafewbriefwordsofadieu,hoping
thatallightdieequallybravely,andvictoriouslythen
thesodsen,saddenedbythe
scehoughstillflushedphoftheirfirst,and
signal,successpreparedtoleavethespot
jorteehadalreadyheldansultationhhisofficers,and
theirplanofoperationhadbeendecideduponthedifficultyh
theyhadenunteredtheeveningbefore,hthehorseandcart,
hadalreadyprovedthatitpossibletodragitabout
theyhadalsotakenthirtyfinecattle,andupwardsofa
hundredsheepfroheene;andithereforeresolvedto
establishasortofheadquartersintheuntains,heyuld
retireaftertheirexpeditions,anddefytheeffortsofthe
prussianstodisturbthethespotfixeduponheforestof
bousson,highupangthevosges,anddistanttwoharddays
rching
aportionofthetroop,therefore,roundtohalloville,to
fetchtheacutets,blankets,etcthere;
arched,bytheroad,totheplacehecart
hadbeenleftthenightbeforetswereengagedasguides
and,intheafteoon,therpsstartedfortheirdestination
itarchtheroadseretracks,andthe
enhadtounload
theforansiderable
distance,untilgroundhecartuldagainbe
loaded
itarchthat,
thoroughlydoneupbyfatigueandhardship,therpsreachedthe
littlevillageofraon,intheheartoftheforestofbousson
therendant
decidedthat,forthenight,therehe
ntobeoutassentriesthevillagersatoncetookchargeofthe
anils,andtuedthentoaroughenenoo
chdoneupeventocareaboutkeepingailsupperuldbe
okedandbeingdividedangthehousesofthevillagethey
threselvesdoinutes
thenexting,thesunshoneoutbrightly;andthen,tuing
outafteralongsleep,feltquitedifferentcreaturestothetired
bandothevillagethebrightsky,the
freshingair,thepleasantodorofthegreatpineforest
aroundtheandthebracingatsphereattheheightoffifteen
hundredfeetabovetheseaatoncerefreshedandcheeredthe
thereoingparadeatdoyle,forthefirst
ti,tookhisplaceharifleonhisshoulderandthenthe
jordisssedthesayingthatthereherparade
thatday,andthatthenuldasetheelvesastheylikedin
ashortti,everynhebentofhisown
inclinationfirst,hoherehe
riflesandaendoothe
streaandtherepaniedh
chlaughingandjokingthenneedlesandthreadained,
froheenofthevillage,andthereuchndingand
daingforthepastthreedaysongrocksandwoods,had
donenolittledagetotheirunifor
nextcathegrandoperationofbreakfast,forhe
sheephadbeenkilledthis,beingthefirstregularalthatthey
hadhad,forthreedays,lyenjoyedafteriten
stofthenlittheirpipes,andpreparedtopassadayof
delightfulidlenessthreeofthevillageboyshadbeen
engaged,asalswerealldriven
outintotheheopenglades,theywouldfindan
abundanceoffood
thenedaspty
shedinedthatsuch
storesofpoightberequired,uponeachexpedition,
shouldbepackeduponthehorsesbackand,ifthehorseuldnot
takeallrequired,thatotherhorsesshouldbehired
thebarclays,bleinthewood;
takingtheirishn,orandunflagging
spirits,duringthelastthreedays,haddehigeneral
favorite
”sure,andarethereanyesinthewood,yourhonor
because,iftherebe,itotakeourrifleshus
itightyunpleasanttoeacrossalion,oratiger,
andnottobeabletopasshihetiofday”
”no,tieetneitherlionsnortigers,s
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