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ehe
thenajortosecurelygagand
bindtheprisonerowhosehandshehad
fallen,betokenedtheterror
”searajorteesaid”ayfindsothingof
iortance”
inthebreastpocketofhisatong
thepapersthelonelndingat
saveebytheofficerof
thedetatoedoosavee,
onthefollooguidethetroopstothevillagein
hefranctireursationedtheletteralsoenclosed
tenhundredthaleotesathalerisaboutequaltotwo
shillings
”theyarepartofourbloodney,”thejorsaid,griy”bring
theheyarethefairspoilofwar
”tellbarretoein”
thenontheladdeo;andtogethertheyquietly
liftedthesaster,andcarriedhiothehen
fastenedaroperoundtheprisonersbody,liftedhiutontothe
ladder,andlograduallydoenbelow
theynoen
edatitsfootraisedtheprisonerontheirshoulders,
andandantandthe
othertenhastilyputontheirboots,seizedtheirarand
acutetsand,intinutes,thearching
quietlydoarkedtheir
retreatthesentryhadbeenundisturbed,duringtheirabsence;and
inafeinutestheyofthevillage,hout
theslightestalaravingbeenraised
theyfolloe,foraboutale;
andthentuedoffasidepathintheforest,totheleftthey
follohisforashortdistance,only,intotheforest;and
then,all,openspace,ahaltwasordered
theprisoneroniouslytotheground,bythetwo
franctireursontheirshoulders,andafirewas
speedilylighted
jorteethenorderedtheprisonertobeunboundandungagged
and,,tobeplacedinfrontof
thepanydraicirclebythefiretheprisoner
anofaboutfiftyfive,hasallounningfacehe
uldscarcelystandand,indeed,wouldhavesunkonhisknees,in
hisabjebythe
ar
”n,”jorteesaid,”undoubtedastheguiltoftheprisoner
appearedtobe,istakeght
havebeenpossible,astothenaofthevillagewhose
sasterhadbetrayedusthisletterfoundinhisatpocket,
andthisgeneythepriceofourbloodleavenofurther
doubtpossible”
andherethejorreadtheprussianlonelsletter
”areyoustillofopinionthatheritsdeath”
”yes,yes,”thenexclaid,unaniusly
”prisoner,”jorteesaid,”youhaveheardyoursentenceyou
areanvictedtraitovictedofhavingbetrayedyouruntry,
nvienigiveyou
fivenutestoaskthatpardon,ofgod,obtain
froan”
theserablechgaveacryofterror,andfellonhisknees;
andercy,hadnot
hisguardrestrainedhiforthenextfivenutes,theforest
ranghalteatecries,entreaties,threats,andcursesso
horriblethatthefourboys,andseveraloftheyounge,put
theirhandstotheirearsandtoseeorhear
theterriblepunishntattheendofthattitherewasabrief
struggle,andthenadeepsilence;andthebodyofthetraitor
sabranchofoneofthetrees,hapaperpinnedonhis
breast:
”soperishalltraitors”
”louisduburg,”jorteesaid,”takethispaper,hthosewho
seekatraitorhere,andfastenittoatree;so
thatitybeseenatthepointthe
road”
louistookit,andranoffinaquarterofanhour,whenhe
retued,hefoundthepanydraarchhe
fellinatonovedoff;leavingbehindthehe
slderingfire,andtheefigures
chapter9:adesperatefight
daylightpercheden
intotier;atpanieshad
arrived,thenightpreviouslyithechief
placeofitscantonandtherpsosthospitablyreceivedby
theinhabitantshadtheyarrivedtheeveningbefore,itwouldhave
beeniossibletoprovidethellhbeds;andtheywouldhave
beenobliged,likethejorityoftheirrades,tosleepon
stratheinhabitants,however,wereupand
about,veryshortlyafterthearrivalofjorteesnd;and
hisnhebedsheyhadleft
beds
sincetheyhadbeenquarteredatbaccarat,tsbeforetheir
firstenunterontithgreat
unhen,thattheytuedouthebuglesounded,
attheafteoontheypartookofahearty
alprovidedbythepeopleupontheyeredandan
hourlaterthearchedouttoall
touatedonthebreuche;alittleriverh,windinground
bylsheifallsintotherhineatstrasburgabranchlineof
railroadteatesatthisplace
heyarrivedilesofit,theytuedofftothe
rightforlybeenvisitedbythe
prussiansandsleptatthelittlevillageofcassthe
edgeoftheforestofoedenherdaysshort,butweary,
rountainsbroughttheothevillageofstill;
lyinghighupontheutzig
frohispointtheyhadasplendidviehevalleyofthe
rhinefroheirfeet,attzig,therail
straightacrosstheuntrytostrasburg;thebeautifulspireof
hedralroseabovetheflats,atadistanceofabout
fifteenlesthedayhappenedtobeaquietone,andthedeep
boongofthegunsofthebesiegersuldbedistinctlyheardthe
inhabitantsreportedthatthegetroopspatrolledthewhole
valley,pushingsotisdootheadt,levying
ntributionsandcarryingoffcattle
thevillageofuishlittle
acdationintheers,stilllessinthatoffood
sixofthevillagersherefore,sentthroughtheforestof
oedenoraon;hanordertofetchoverthirty
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ehe
thenajortosecurelygagand
bindtheprisonerowhosehandshehad
fallen,betokenedtheterror
”searajorteesaid”ayfindsothingof
iortance”
inthebreastpocketofhisatong
thepapersthelonelndingat
saveebytheofficerof
thedetatoedoosavee,
onthefollooguidethetroopstothevillagein
hefranctireursationedtheletteralsoenclosed
tenhundredthaleotesathalerisaboutequaltotwo
shillings
”theyarepartofourbloodney,”thejorsaid,griy”bring
theheyarethefairspoilofwar
”tellbarretoein”
thenontheladdeo;andtogethertheyquietly
liftedthesaster,andcarriedhiothehen
fastenedaroperoundtheprisonersbody,liftedhiutontothe
ladder,andlograduallydoenbelow
theynoen
edatitsfootraisedtheprisonerontheirshoulders,
andandantandthe
othertenhastilyputontheirboots,seizedtheirarand
acutetsand,intinutes,thearching
quietlydoarkedtheir
retreatthesentryhadbeenundisturbed,duringtheirabsence;and
inafeinutestheyofthevillage,hout
theslightestalaravingbeenraised
theyfolloe,foraboutale;
andthentuedoffasidepathintheforest,totheleftthey
follohisforashortdistance,only,intotheforest;and
then,all,openspace,ahaltwasordered
theprisoneroniouslytotheground,bythetwo
franctireursontheirshoulders,andafirewas
speedilylighted
jorteethenorderedtheprisonertobeunboundandungagged
and,,tobeplacedinfrontof
thepanydraicirclebythefiretheprisoner
anofaboutfiftyfive,hasallounningfacehe
uldscarcelystandand,indeed,wouldhavesunkonhisknees,in
hisabjebythe
ar
”n,”jorteesaid,”undoubtedastheguiltoftheprisoner
appearedtobe,istakeght
havebeenpossible,astothenaofthevillagewhose
sasterhadbetrayedusthisletterfoundinhisatpocket,
andthisgeneythepriceofourbloodleavenofurther
doubtpossible”
andherethejorreadtheprussianlonelsletter
”areyoustillofopinionthatheritsdeath”
”yes,yes,”thenexclaid,unaniusly
”prisoner,”jorteesaid,”youhaveheardyoursentenceyou
areanvictedtraitovictedofhavingbetrayedyouruntry,
nvienigiveyou
fivenutestoaskthatpardon,ofgod,obtain
froan”
theserablechgaveacryofterror,andfellonhisknees;
andercy,hadnot
hisguardrestrainedhiforthenextfivenutes,theforest
ranghalteatecries,entreaties,threats,andcursesso
horriblethatthefourboys,andseveraloftheyounge,put
theirhandstotheirearsandtoseeorhear
theterriblepunishntattheendofthattitherewasabrief
struggle,andthenadeepsilence;andthebodyofthetraitor
sabranchofoneofthetrees,hapaperpinnedonhis
breast:
”soperishalltraitors”
”louisduburg,”jorteesaid,”takethispaper,hthosewho
seekatraitorhere,andfastenittoatree;so
thatitybeseenatthepointthe
road”
louistookit,andranoffinaquarterofanhour,whenhe
retued,hefoundthepanydraarchhe
fellinatonovedoff;leavingbehindthehe
slderingfire,andtheefigures
chapter9:adesperatefight
daylightpercheden
intotier;atpanieshad
arrived,thenightpreviouslyithechief
placeofitscantonandtherpsosthospitablyreceivedby
theinhabitantshadtheyarrivedtheeveningbefore,itwouldhave
beeniossibletoprovidethellhbeds;andtheywouldhave
beenobliged,likethejorityoftheirrades,tosleepon
stratheinhabitants,however,wereupand
about,veryshortlyafterthearrivalofjorteesnd;and
hisnhebedsheyhadleft
beds
sincetheyhadbeenquarteredatbaccarat,tsbeforetheir
firstenunterontithgreat
unhen,thattheytuedouthebuglesounded,
attheafteoontheypartookofahearty
alprovidedbythepeopleupontheyeredandan
hourlaterthearchedouttoall
touatedonthebreuche;alittleriverh,windinground
bylsheifallsintotherhineatstrasburgabranchlineof
railroadteatesatthisplace
heyarrivedilesofit,theytuedofftothe
rightforlybeenvisitedbythe
prussiansandsleptatthelittlevillageofcassthe
edgeoftheforestofoedenherdaysshort,butweary,
rountainsbroughttheothevillageofstill;
lyinghighupontheutzig
frohispointtheyhadasplendidviehevalleyofthe
rhinefroheirfeet,attzig,therail
straightacrosstheuntrytostrasburg;thebeautifulspireof
hedralroseabovetheflats,atadistanceofabout
fifteenlesthedayhappenedtobeaquietone,andthedeep
boongofthegunsofthebesiegersuldbedistinctlyheardthe
inhabitantsreportedthatthegetroopspatrolledthewhole
valley,pushingsotisdootheadt,levying
ntributionsandcarryingoffcattle
thevillageofuishlittle
acdationintheers,stilllessinthatoffood
sixofthevillagersherefore,sentthroughtheforestof
oedenoraon;hanordertofetchoverthirty
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