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henverycautiously
and,osttotheground,soasnottobringtheir
bodiesonalevelhhiseye,theycreptupfootbyfoottothe
endofhisbeatheretheye,whilehepassedand
repassedtheunthinkingofthedeadlyfoeheystretched
outtheirhands,uldhavetouchedhiscloakashe
atlast,thesendtihepassedthenhisohe
village,theyrosetogetherbehindhiinaninstantonehad
garrotedhiststrangledhiand
preventedhitteringtheslightestsoundheothergrasped
hisriflebythelock,soastopreventthepossibilityofits
beingfiredinanotherinstant,theriflethegrasp
ofthealststupefiedn;rdsightlyroundhis
arandlegs;ahandkerchiefouth,and
fastenedtherebyardgoingaouthandtiedbehindthe
headand,beforethebeanfairlyknehadhappened,
heheroadside
oneofthefranctireursnondantthat
thenuldadvance;heotherselectedspeciallybecause
heunderstoodalittlegeputonthespikedheltofthe
capturedsentry,andbegantoo
repeatthecryof”allbepassedround
thepanyoveduptennatthepoint
hesentryed,toveraretreat;ortoassistthe
sentry,incaseofanypartyingouttorelieveguard,andso
disveringthechangeakenplacetheothers,ledby
thendant,proceededforiloppositethepriests
house,insillbuing;forit,asyet,
tenoclock
jortee,acpaniedonlybytenandbyralphbarclay,to
interpret,ifnecessarynocautiouslyuptothehousethe
lightonthegroundfloortothisjortee
advancedand,lookingin,sahepriestsittingreading,alonehe
tappedverygentlyatthehepriest,lookingup,gave
astartuponseeinganardnlookinginatthewindow
jorteeputhisfingertohislips,toenforcethenecessity
forsilentoopentheera
ntshesitationthepriestrosefroisseat,catothe
enedit;takinggreatprecautionsagainstnoise
”areyoufrench”heasked,inawhisper
”yes;andantoffranctireurs”
”hush,then,foryourlife,”thepriestsaid,eaestly”the
villageisfullofprussianstheofficer,hasoldierashis
servant,isupstairshearrivedinastateoffever;andis,
tonight,quiteillthesoldierisupibelievethe
sergeant,ndfortonightasoldier
ched,thisevening,toaskforanotherofficertobesent
out
”canidoforyou”
”ionlyeinasterlives
heisatraitor,andhasbetrayedustotheprussiansitisowing
tohihattheyarehere”
”hehasabadna,inthevillage,”thepriestsaid;”andwehad
appliedtohavehievedhelivesinthethirdhousefroere,
onthesasideoftheroad”
”hasheanygesquartereduponhi
”ten,”thepriestsaid”thesisfullof
the”
”doyoukno”jorteeasked”itwouldbea
greatthing,ifingtheenei
havethirtynhere,butidonottohaveafightinthe
village,ificanhelpit”
”iknoisattheside
ofthehouse,andhissittingroondkitchenonthegroundfloor
ofthehouseitselftherearethreebedroooverhisroosin
frontofthehouse,totherightasyoufaceit”
”thankyou,”jorteesaid”haveyoualadder”
”thereisonelyingonthegroundbytheotheleftihope
youdonotintendtoshedblood”
”no,”jorteesaid,griy”ithinkthaticanprosethat
therehatistosay,unlesstacked
bytheprussians
”goodnight,andthankyouineednotsaythatforyourown
sakeyouention,intheing,havingseenus”
thendantnoy,andtheyadvancedtothe
houseindientoacpanyhiordering
theresttoreinatadistanceoftyyards,htheirrifles
cked,andinreadinessforinstantactiontheladderhen
broughtforenselected,andplacedagainstthewindow
jorteehad,beforestarting,providedhielffrohe
carpenterofthevillageallandfinesaw,a
bottleofoil,andathinstripofstraightironhenoounted
theladderand,aftercarefullyexaningthehwasof
theketicedheinsertedthestrip
ofiron,andtriedtoforcebackthefasteningthishefailedin
doing,beingafraidtousechforcelestthefasteningshould
givesuddenly,hacrashhehad,hoainedtheexact
positionofthefastening
having,beforeunting,carefullyoiledtheaugerandsaw,henow
appliedtheforr;anddeaholethroughthefrathe
junctionofthetheabovethefastening
introducingthesaothishole,henoiselesslycutentirely
roundthefastening,icircularsothejunctionof
the;andashedidso,theially
open,byitsohenoheladderagain,took
offhisboots;andorderedtentodothesa,andto
putasideallar,andacutets,thatuldstrikeagainst
anythingandkeanoise
then,takingailofstrongropeinhishand,andfollohe
ten,heagainuntedtheladdertheinstruentheothertorein
ajorenteredthe
roooiselessly,anddroppedatonceontohishandsandknees;
andinuteafter,joinedbyhisfollorawled
forake
nonoiseuntilhefoundthebedthen,risingtohisfeet,he
threselfuponthesleepingnand,inant,hadhibr >
tightlybythethroathonehand,heothered
firyonhisuth
paralyzedbythesuddennessoftheattack,ands
tightlykeptdohebedclothes,andtheofhis
assailant,thesasterostruggle
”nopesaid,quietly
hisfolloan
tchesostexclusively,inthesepartsof
franceandlightedalaandinguponthetabl
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henverycautiously
and,osttotheground,soasnottobringtheir
bodiesonalevelhhiseye,theycreptupfootbyfoottothe
endofhisbeatheretheye,whilehepassedand
repassedtheunthinkingofthedeadlyfoeheystretched
outtheirhands,uldhavetouchedhiscloakashe
atlast,thesendtihepassedthenhisohe
village,theyrosetogetherbehindhiinaninstantonehad
garrotedhiststrangledhiand
preventedhitteringtheslightestsoundheothergrasped
hisriflebythelock,soastopreventthepossibilityofits
beingfiredinanotherinstant,theriflethegrasp
ofthealststupefiedn;rdsightlyroundhis
arandlegs;ahandkerchiefouth,and
fastenedtherebyardgoingaouthandtiedbehindthe
headand,beforethebeanfairlyknehadhappened,
heheroadside
oneofthefranctireursnondantthat
thenuldadvance;heotherselectedspeciallybecause
heunderstoodalittlegeputonthespikedheltofthe
capturedsentry,andbegantoo
repeatthecryof”allbepassedround
thepanyoveduptennatthepoint
hesentryed,toveraretreat;ortoassistthe
sentry,incaseofanypartyingouttorelieveguard,andso
disveringthechangeakenplacetheothers,ledby
thendant,proceededforiloppositethepriests
house,insillbuing;forit,asyet,
tenoclock
jortee,acpaniedonlybytenandbyralphbarclay,to
interpret,ifnecessarynocautiouslyuptothehousethe
lightonthegroundfloortothisjortee
advancedand,lookingin,sahepriestsittingreading,alonehe
tappedverygentlyatthehepriest,lookingup,gave
astartuponseeinganardnlookinginatthewindow
jorteeputhisfingertohislips,toenforcethenecessity
forsilentoopentheera
ntshesitationthepriestrosefroisseat,catothe
enedit;takinggreatprecautionsagainstnoise
”areyoufrench”heasked,inawhisper
”yes;andantoffranctireurs”
”hush,then,foryourlife,”thepriestsaid,eaestly”the
villageisfullofprussianstheofficer,hasoldierashis
servant,isupstairshearrivedinastateoffever;andis,
tonight,quiteillthesoldierisupibelievethe
sergeant,ndfortonightasoldier
ched,thisevening,toaskforanotherofficertobesent
out
”canidoforyou”
”ionlyeinasterlives
heisatraitor,andhasbetrayedustotheprussiansitisowing
tohihattheyarehere”
”hehasabadna,inthevillage,”thepriestsaid;”andwehad
appliedtohavehievedhelivesinthethirdhousefroere,
onthesasideoftheroad”
”hasheanygesquartereduponhi
”ten,”thepriestsaid”thesisfullof
the”
”doyoukno”jorteeasked”itwouldbea
greatthing,ifingtheenei
havethirtynhere,butidonottohaveafightinthe
village,ificanhelpit”
”iknoisattheside
ofthehouse,andhissittingroondkitchenonthegroundfloor
ofthehouseitselftherearethreebedroooverhisroosin
frontofthehouse,totherightasyoufaceit”
”thankyou,”jorteesaid”haveyoualadder”
”thereisonelyingonthegroundbytheotheleftihope
youdonotintendtoshedblood”
”no,”jorteesaid,griy”ithinkthaticanprosethat
therehatistosay,unlesstacked
bytheprussians
”goodnight,andthankyouineednotsaythatforyourown
sakeyouention,intheing,havingseenus”
thendantnoy,andtheyadvancedtothe
houseindientoacpanyhiordering
theresttoreinatadistanceoftyyards,htheirrifles
cked,andinreadinessforinstantactiontheladderhen
broughtforenselected,andplacedagainstthewindow
jorteehad,beforestarting,providedhielffrohe
carpenterofthevillageallandfinesaw,a
bottleofoil,andathinstripofstraightironhenoounted
theladderand,aftercarefullyexaningthehwasof
theketicedheinsertedthestrip
ofiron,andtriedtoforcebackthefasteningthishefailedin
doing,beingafraidtousechforcelestthefasteningshould
givesuddenly,hacrashhehad,hoainedtheexact
positionofthefastening
having,beforeunting,carefullyoiledtheaugerandsaw,henow
appliedtheforr;anddeaholethroughthefrathe
junctionofthetheabovethefastening
introducingthesaothishole,henoiselesslycutentirely
roundthefastening,icircularsothejunctionof
the;andashedidso,theially
open,byitsohenoheladderagain,took
offhisboots;andorderedtentodothesa,andto
putasideallar,andacutets,thatuldstrikeagainst
anythingandkeanoise
then,takingailofstrongropeinhishand,andfollohe
ten,heagainuntedtheladdertheinstruentheothertorein
ajorenteredthe
roooiselessly,anddroppedatonceontohishandsandknees;
andinuteafter,joinedbyhisfollorawled
forake
nonoiseuntilhefoundthebedthen,risingtohisfeet,he
threselfuponthesleepingnand,inant,hadhibr >
tightlybythethroathonehand,heothered
firyonhisuth
paralyzedbythesuddennessoftheattack,ands
tightlykeptdohebedclothes,andtheofhis
assailant,thesasterostruggle
”nopesaid,quietly
hisfolloan
tchesostexclusively,inthesepartsof
franceandlightedalaandinguponthetabl
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