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oyouneednot
troubleyourselfighthave
thabear,oratheyhavedisappeared,long
sinceitispossiblethatthereareafeteredabout;
buttheyareneverfordabletoanybutasolitaryperson,evenin
esflyfroansapproach”
thepartyhadachagrale,forthesceneryherewasvery
fineattis,theforesthickthattheyuldseeno
gliseofthesky,andthetrunksofthetreesseedtokeathenagain,itheywould
obtainagliseovertheuntryfarao
theplainofchaagneorifthevieeadofin
frontoftheheyuldseethetopsofthehighestrangeofthe
vosges,risinghillabovehill,andoftenothevery
suitthedonon,oneofthehighestpointsoftherange,being
iediatelybehindthe
thevillagesare,here,fehepeople
extrelypoor;forthesoilispoor,andalthoughinsuerthe
cattletheironlyhareabletopickupan
abundanceoffood,intheforests,theyhaveahardstruggleto
keeptheliveduringthean,and
theirappearanceanddressrathergethanfrenchbut,
nothstandingthis,theyhoroughlyfrenchinspirit,and
regardedtheinvadershanintensehatred
anotherday,passedinrest,pletelyrestoredthestexhausted
ofthebandordershereforeissuedforanearlystart,the
nexting;theobject,thisti,beingtoendeavortocutthe
railarchinabodyfortheslopesofthe
vosges,behindsarrebourgandsavee;andhentodivideinto
panies,andscattertheelvesangthevillagesbetween
lorquinandtier,soastoacttogetherorseparately,asit
ghtseexpedient
chapter6:thetunnelofsavee
itisneedlesstofolloherps,stepbystep,throughtheir
resofthelittlevillagesthroughhey
passedapspublishedinengland,and
hereforepossesslittleinterestforenglishreadersafter
tarches,theinbodyoftherpsreacheda
villagesituatedinailesfrohegreatrock
tunnelofsaveethefourthpanyhadbeenleftatavillage,
fivelestotheleft;panyday,to
rchforedistancetotheright
theirordersokeepasharplookout,tollectnehe
ventsandstrengthoftheene;butnottoundertakeany
expedition,ortodoanything,ytoguess
attheirpresenceintheneighborhoodasital
iortancethattheyshouldnotbeputupontheirguard,untilthe
greatbloruck
assoonastheyhadrchedintothevillage,theprincipal
inhabitantscaforationo
providinglodgingsaftersonversation,ithatthe
officersshouldhavequartersinthevillage;andthatthe
sstbershouldbeplacedatthedisposalofthe
ntheys,andeneach,
panyarchforhe
inghquartersinthevillage
ralphandpercybarclay,asusual,actedasinterpretersbetween
jorteeandtheinhabitants;foeitherthejor,noranyof
hisoffianthatlanguage,indeed,wasspokenonly
byafeeninthendanthad
dividedangtheotherpanies,inorderthateachpanyght
beabletoshiftforitself,theinbody
”haveyouseenthisproclation”oneofthevillagersasked”you
seethattlerisk,intakingyouin”
ralphreadit,andashedidsohisfaceflushedhindignation,
andheexclaid:
”thisisinfausinfaus”
”peasked
”itisaprotheprussiangeneralndingthe
district,jor,givingnoticethatheeveryfranc
tireurheycatch;andalsogivingnoticetotheinhabitantsthat
ifanyprussiansoldierbekilled,orevenshotat,byafranc
tireurifarailbepulledup,oraroadcutthathewillhold
thevillagenearthespotacuntable;hehouses,and
treattheleinhabitantsacrdingtortiallahatthe
sapenaltiesedforshelteringorhidingfranc
tireurs”
”iossible”jorteesaid,astounded”noofficerofa
civilizedaruldissuesuchanedictbesides,duringan
invasionofgey,thepeoplenedbythekingof
prussiatotakeupar,tocutroads,destroybridges,andshoot
doyjustasodo,noistoo
atrocioustobetrue”
”thereitis,inblackande,”ralphsaid”therecanbeno
stakeastothewording”
jorteelookedgrieved,as
”thiserriblebusiness,”hesaid,”iftheobe
carriedoninthisheygiveusnoquarter,we
shallgivetheonethatis,ustkeasnyprisonersaswe
enaretakenprisoners,ay
”itnaturally,thevillagers,
insteadoflookinguponusasdefenders,ost
dangerousofgueststheywillargue:
”ifakenoresistance,theprussiansyplunderus,butat
leastourhousesandourlivesaresafe;hesefranc
tireursarefoundtohavebeenakeanyattack
inoueighborhood,onlyplundered,butbutout,and
shot
”ofurse,otreacherytherearesundrels
alothers,butnoweven
thestpatriotinse
riskinshelteringus
”neverbefore,ibelieve,intheannalsofcivilizednations,dida
ninauthoritydaretoproclaihatpersonsshouldsufferfora
crihheyhadnothing,ever,todoif
alittlevillage,hohepeopletosaytous,we
alloopulluparailandyet,iftheydonotpreventus,
theyaretobepunishedhfireandshesepeoplecall
theelvesacivilizednation
”oneoftheevilnsequenationisthatweshall
neverdaretrusttotheinhabitantstokeinquiriesforusthey
ed,incaseptanythingintheir
neighborhood,thattheyodoandsayeverythingthey
uldtodissuadeusfrotand,ifinight
eventrytobuytheiroybybetrayingus”
jortem
... </P></TD>
oyouneednot
troubleyourselfighthave
thabear,oratheyhavedisappeared,long
sinceitispossiblethatthereareafeteredabout;
buttheyareneverfordabletoanybutasolitaryperson,evenin
esflyfroansapproach”
thepartyhadachagrale,forthesceneryherewasvery
fineattis,theforesthickthattheyuldseeno
gliseofthesky,andthetrunksofthetreesseedtokeathenagain,itheywould
obtainagliseovertheuntryfarao
theplainofchaagneorifthevieeadofin
frontoftheheyuldseethetopsofthehighestrangeofthe
vosges,risinghillabovehill,andoftenothevery
suitthedonon,oneofthehighestpointsoftherange,being
iediatelybehindthe
thevillagesare,here,fehepeople
extrelypoor;forthesoilispoor,andalthoughinsuerthe
cattletheironlyhareabletopickupan
abundanceoffood,intheforests,theyhaveahardstruggleto
keeptheliveduringthean,and
theirappearanceanddressrathergethanfrenchbut,
nothstandingthis,theyhoroughlyfrenchinspirit,and
regardedtheinvadershanintensehatred
anotherday,passedinrest,pletelyrestoredthestexhausted
ofthebandordershereforeissuedforanearlystart,the
nexting;theobject,thisti,beingtoendeavortocutthe
railarchinabodyfortheslopesofthe
vosges,behindsarrebourgandsavee;andhentodivideinto
panies,andscattertheelvesangthevillagesbetween
lorquinandtier,soastoacttogetherorseparately,asit
ghtseexpedient
chapter6:thetunnelofsavee
itisneedlesstofolloherps,stepbystep,throughtheir
resofthelittlevillagesthroughhey
passedapspublishedinengland,and
hereforepossesslittleinterestforenglishreadersafter
tarches,theinbodyoftherpsreacheda
villagesituatedinailesfrohegreatrock
tunnelofsaveethefourthpanyhadbeenleftatavillage,
fivelestotheleft;panyday,to
rchforedistancetotheright
theirordersokeepasharplookout,tollectnehe
ventsandstrengthoftheene;butnottoundertakeany
expedition,ortodoanything,ytoguess
attheirpresenceintheneighborhoodasital
iortancethattheyshouldnotbeputupontheirguard,untilthe
greatbloruck
assoonastheyhadrchedintothevillage,theprincipal
inhabitantscaforationo
providinglodgingsaftersonversation,ithatthe
officersshouldhavequartersinthevillage;andthatthe
sstbershouldbeplacedatthedisposalofthe
ntheys,andeneach,
panyarchforhe
inghquartersinthevillage
ralphandpercybarclay,asusual,actedasinterpretersbetween
jorteeandtheinhabitants;foeitherthejor,noranyof
hisoffianthatlanguage,indeed,wasspokenonly
byafeeninthendanthad
dividedangtheotherpanies,inorderthateachpanyght
beabletoshiftforitself,theinbody
”haveyouseenthisproclation”oneofthevillagersasked”you
seethattlerisk,intakingyouin”
ralphreadit,andashedidsohisfaceflushedhindignation,
andheexclaid:
”thisisinfausinfaus”
”peasked
”itisaprotheprussiangeneralndingthe
district,jor,givingnoticethatheeveryfranc
tireurheycatch;andalsogivingnoticetotheinhabitantsthat
ifanyprussiansoldierbekilled,orevenshotat,byafranc
tireurifarailbepulledup,oraroadcutthathewillhold
thevillagenearthespotacuntable;hehouses,and
treattheleinhabitantsacrdingtortiallahatthe
sapenaltiesedforshelteringorhidingfranc
tireurs”
”iossible”jorteesaid,astounded”noofficerofa
civilizedaruldissuesuchanedictbesides,duringan
invasionofgey,thepeoplenedbythekingof
prussiatotakeupar,tocutroads,destroybridges,andshoot
doyjustasodo,noistoo
atrocioustobetrue”
”thereitis,inblackande,”ralphsaid”therecanbeno
stakeastothewording”
jorteelookedgrieved,as
”thiserriblebusiness,”hesaid,”iftheobe
carriedoninthisheygiveusnoquarter,we
shallgivetheonethatis,ustkeasnyprisonersaswe
enaretakenprisoners,ay
”itnaturally,thevillagers,
insteadoflookinguponusasdefenders,ost
dangerousofgueststheywillargue:
”ifakenoresistance,theprussiansyplunderus,butat
leastourhousesandourlivesaresafe;hesefranc
tireursarefoundtohavebeenakeanyattack
inoueighborhood,onlyplundered,butbutout,and
shot
”ofurse,otreacherytherearesundrels
alothers,butnoweven
thestpatriotinse
riskinshelteringus
”neverbefore,ibelieve,intheannalsofcivilizednations,dida
ninauthoritydaretoproclaihatpersonsshouldsufferfora
crihheyhadnothing,ever,todoif
alittlevillage,hohepeopletosaytous,we
alloopulluparailandyet,iftheydonotpreventus,
theyaretobepunishedhfireandshesepeoplecall
theelvesacivilizednation
”oneoftheevilnsequenationisthatweshall
neverdaretrusttotheinhabitantstokeinquiriesforusthey
ed,incaseptanythingintheir
neighborhood,thattheyodoandsayeverythingthey
uldtodissuadeusfrotand,ifinight
eventrytobuytheiroybybetrayingus”
jortem
... </P></TD>