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rtedupin
hisbedhelistenedforaninstant,andheardthecrackofa
rifle
”up,ralph;upallofyou”heshouted”tacked”
theothershad
thoughtofundressingand,astheyseizedtheirarand
equipnts,theaupassoundedloudand
shrillastheyissuedouttherele
andnfusioninthevillagethefranctireurs
thedoorsthevillagersenscreangand
nswearing
”youhadbetterdriveoffyouranilsupintotheforest,and
carryoffenand
aupasshouted,totheheadnofthe
village”eas,iftheyare
infullstrength,itbelong
”nothrotakeadvantageof
everypossiblever,andfallbackassloeadilyasyou
canthendantpany,inhalf
anhourihadassagefroilatelastnight”
thenadvancedatonce,atthedouble,andinaninstanthada
vieenout,assentries,were
fallingbackrapidlytohevillage;andtwodarkbodiesof
infantryofeachother,butatadistance
oftefivehundred
yardsbeyondtheretreatingsentries;selves,afew
hundredyardsbeloyhad,atpresent,deno
replyevertothefireofthesentries
”advanaupassaid”oneflank
ofthepanyopposeeachluopenfireatonce,sightfor
sevenhundredyards,takeadvantageofver,andfiresteadily”
asteadyfireonceopenedand,althoughitseffectsuld
notbeperceived,theyns
iediatelythreishers,and
openedfireinahundredpacesdeupashaltedhisn,andtold
theoliedoer
theenehefranctireurs
hadbeenjoinedbythesentriesthenuersooneand,
althoughthepositionaller
forceashefactthatthey,inshelter,
heiradversarieshadtofireastheyadvancedtheoddswere
fartoogreattohopeforsuccesseverynt,howas
gettinglighter;andthefranctireursuldseethattheirfire
enhad
receivedslighty,hoeadily;and
orethanthreehundredyardsdistant
”fallbaen,alteately,ofeach
halfpanybackfiftypaces,atthedouble”
attheenretreated,atfullspeed,forfiftyyards;
theothersredoublingthefirefroheirbreechloaders,tover
theretreattheinstantthatthefirstnhadgonefiftyyards,
theytued,threselvesupontheground,andopenedfire;
,and
halted,intu,fiftypacesinthereartheneuvered
threetis,andtheythengainedtheendhouseofthevillage
undershelterofaloade;butthe
superiorforyenabledtheothreatentooutflank
thenyofthegeshadfallen;buttherestadvanced,h
ascholnessandprecisionasifonparade
”hoed,in
adration
”noustretreat,”thelieutenantsaid”wehavedone
veryakefortheforestas
hardasyoucanitsnotoverfivehundredyardswhenyouare
oncethere,keastandagain”
thentuedand,inanothet,the
orderahouseinaline,butaboutfiftyyards
offaheavyfireofsketrysuddenlybrokeout
”hurrah,lads,theresthendantstandtoyourwall;well
thrashtheyet”
staggeredbythissuddenandheavyfire,thegespaused;and
thenfellback,toaspot
frohefirefroboveforashortti,thereion
ofthefightatthisnt,thendantjoinedthefirst
pany
”ed”gallantlydone,ladsweheard
thefiring,andfearedyouup
itisfortunateistartedhalfanhourbeforedaybreakwehave
dohelasttilesatarun
”haveyousufferedch”
thereenhadfallen,inthe
retreatanotherlaydead,shotthroughtheheadashefiredover
thehershreeseriously,whileralph
bar
”fortunately,”jorteesaid,”halfadozennfroheother
villagevolunteeredtoeovertohelpthewoundediwillsend
theverhere,atoncetheycantakesodoorsofftheirhinges,
andcarrythesethreenrightbackintotheforest,atoncewe
havenotdoneyet
”getyouintoskirshingline,deupasio
joinyouoccupythelineofgardens,andwalls”
senteffected,ansagainappeared
onthehillsidetheyhadstillaverygreatsuperiorityin
nuers;forthetpaniesoffranbered,now,
fortyfiven,ansupy
nillnearlyeightystrong
ralphbarclaystillkepthisplaceintherankstioylehad
bandageduphisarforpercy,ptedit,had
nearlyfaintedatthesightofthebloodtheirishnhe
highestglee;andoccasionallyindulgedine,and
intauntingrerksy,
uldtheyhaveheardandunderstoodthe
theges,astheyergedfroheirshelter,four
hundredyardsdistant;andthefireatoncerencedthefranc
tireursagreatadvantage
overthegesand,thedisparityofnuersbeingless,the
fightragedhgreaterobstinacythanbeforeverygradually,the
eneheirakingadvantageofeveryrockandinequality
ofgrounduntiltheyhinthevillage
nearerthanthistheyuldnote,forthegroundwasopenand,
inthefaedhbreechloaders,it
adnesstohaveattetedarush
forsoti,thebatantsreinedinthesaposition;rely
exchanginganoccasionalshot,
last,jorteebecauneasyattheprolongedinactionuponthe
partoftheene
”de
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rtedupin
hisbedhelistenedforaninstant,andheardthecrackofa
rifle
”up,ralph;upallofyou”heshouted”tacked”
theothershad
thoughtofundressingand,astheyseizedtheirarand
equipnts,theaupassoundedloudand
shrillastheyissuedouttherele
andnfusioninthevillagethefranctireurs
thedoorsthevillagersenscreangand
nswearing
”youhadbetterdriveoffyouranilsupintotheforest,and
carryoffenand
aupasshouted,totheheadnofthe
village”eas,iftheyare
infullstrength,itbelong
”nothrotakeadvantageof
everypossiblever,andfallbackassloeadilyasyou
canthendantpany,inhalf
anhourihadassagefroilatelastnight”
thenadvancedatonce,atthedouble,andinaninstanthada
vieenout,assentries,were
fallingbackrapidlytohevillage;andtwodarkbodiesof
infantryofeachother,butatadistance
oftefivehundred
yardsbeyondtheretreatingsentries;selves,afew
hundredyardsbeloyhad,atpresent,deno
replyevertothefireofthesentries
”advanaupassaid”oneflank
ofthepanyopposeeachluopenfireatonce,sightfor
sevenhundredyards,takeadvantageofver,andfiresteadily”
asteadyfireonceopenedand,althoughitseffectsuld
notbeperceived,theyns
iediatelythreishers,and
openedfireinahundredpacesdeupashaltedhisn,andtold
theoliedoer
theenehefranctireurs
hadbeenjoinedbythesentriesthenuersooneand,
althoughthepositionaller
forceashefactthatthey,inshelter,
heiradversarieshadtofireastheyadvancedtheoddswere
fartoogreattohopeforsuccesseverynt,howas
gettinglighter;andthefranctireursuldseethattheirfire
enhad
receivedslighty,hoeadily;and
orethanthreehundredyardsdistant
”fallbaen,alteately,ofeach
halfpanybackfiftypaces,atthedouble”
attheenretreated,atfullspeed,forfiftyyards;
theothersredoublingthefirefroheirbreechloaders,tover
theretreattheinstantthatthefirstnhadgonefiftyyards,
theytued,threselvesupontheground,andopenedfire;
,and
halted,intu,fiftypacesinthereartheneuvered
threetis,andtheythengainedtheendhouseofthevillage
undershelterofaloade;butthe
superiorforyenabledtheothreatentooutflank
thenyofthegeshadfallen;buttherestadvanced,h
ascholnessandprecisionasifonparade
”hoed,in
adration
”noustretreat,”thelieutenantsaid”wehavedone
veryakefortheforestas
hardasyoucanitsnotoverfivehundredyardswhenyouare
oncethere,keastandagain”
thentuedand,inanothet,the
orderahouseinaline,butaboutfiftyyards
offaheavyfireofsketrysuddenlybrokeout
”hurrah,lads,theresthendantstandtoyourwall;well
thrashtheyet”
staggeredbythissuddenandheavyfire,thegespaused;and
thenfellback,toaspot
frohefirefroboveforashortti,thereion
ofthefightatthisnt,thendantjoinedthefirst
pany
”ed”gallantlydone,ladsweheard
thefiring,andfearedyouup
itisfortunateistartedhalfanhourbeforedaybreakwehave
dohelasttilesatarun
”haveyousufferedch”
thereenhadfallen,inthe
retreatanotherlaydead,shotthroughtheheadashefiredover
thehershreeseriously,whileralph
bar
”fortunately,”jorteesaid,”halfadozennfroheother
villagevolunteeredtoeovertohelpthewoundediwillsend
theverhere,atoncetheycantakesodoorsofftheirhinges,
andcarrythesethreenrightbackintotheforest,atoncewe
havenotdoneyet
”getyouintoskirshingline,deupasio
joinyouoccupythelineofgardens,andwalls”
senteffected,ansagainappeared
onthehillsidetheyhadstillaverygreatsuperiorityin
nuers;forthetpaniesoffranbered,now,
fortyfiven,ansupy
nillnearlyeightystrong
ralphbarclaystillkepthisplaceintherankstioylehad
bandageduphisarforpercy,ptedit,had
nearlyfaintedatthesightofthebloodtheirishnhe
highestglee;andoccasionallyindulgedine,and
intauntingrerksy,
uldtheyhaveheardandunderstoodthe
theges,astheyergedfroheirshelter,four
hundredyardsdistant;andthefireatoncerencedthefranc
tireursagreatadvantage
overthegesand,thedisparityofnuersbeingless,the
fightragedhgreaterobstinacythanbeforeverygradually,the
eneheirakingadvantageofeveryrockandinequality
ofgrounduntiltheyhinthevillage
nearerthanthistheyuldnote,forthegroundwasopenand,
inthefaedhbreechloaders,it
adnesstohaveattetedarush
forsoti,thebatantsreinedinthesaposition;rely
exchanginganoccasionalshot,
last,jorteebecauneasyattheprolongedinactionuponthe
partoftheene
”de
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