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upas,”hesaid,”runuptotheupperstoryofthathouse,and
tryandseetheyaredoinglookallroundidontlikethis
longhesitationtheyaregreatlysuperiorinforce,andknoi
thinkthattheystbegoingtotrysoflankingvent”
thelieutenantobeyedand,goinguptotheupperstoryofthehouse
pointedoutbyhisnder,peeredcautiouslyoutasfarashe
uldsee,nothingansappearedtobelying
inthelittleholloheyeredheto
descend,eeredhisorderstolookaroundinall
directionshethereforetoatheendofthehouse,
andlookedcarefullyout
ashedidsohegaveastart;andhisheartseed,forant,
tostandstillthen,habound,hereachedthedoor,sprang
dopeanding,
behindawall
”thecavalryareuponus,”hesaid”theyarenotfivehundred
yardsofftheyhavedeagreatdetourandare”
jorteestoppedtoheaore
”fallback,n,”heshouted”keepogetherthecavalryare
uponusnoadoubletotheforest,foryourlives
”steady,steady”
thensprangfrohepositionbehindheyhadbeenfiring,
fellinhurriedlyinthestreet;andthenoff,atafast
double,toheforesttherereesnear,butno
sheltersufficienttobeofanyusenearerthanfivehundredyards
fortunatelytheypededbyanhavingbeen
diatelyheruckstill,it
etheyhad
seentheleadinghorsentuintotheendofthevillage,not
rethanthreehundredyardsdistant,astheystarted;andthe
carbineballsheirheads
oventsofthe
prussianedinlineastheyissuedfrohe
villageand,beforethefugitivesotheforest,a
lineofhorsen,fiftyabreast,hen
folloher,ofequalstrength,fiftyyardsbehindthefranc
tireurs,ents,werealready
slackeningtheirspeed
”ajortheyarenotahundredandfiftyyards
behind,”deupasexclaid”off,easily
enough”
jorteeshookhishead,andshoutedcheerily:
”keepontothelastnt,n,ogetheriellyou
ontiseholdyourriflesinreadiness”
intenresends,hegavetheenwereinreadiness,
andthesquareedasifbygictheuhlansore
thaneightyyardsoff
”filefiring,”thejorshouted”steadydontthrowawaya
shot”
noeforbreechloadinghe
firethattheelted
andthenainedreinedasidetheirhorses,astheyreached
thehedgeofbayostheflankskepton,andunitedagainbehind
thesquare;draheedgeofthewood,ahundredand
fiftyyardsdistant
thechargeofthesendlineilar
resultstheinstantthattheyhadpassed,hope
shoutedtohisn:
”onagainfortheeadykeepsquarereserveyourfire
tillitellyouustbreakthroughthecavalrytheyonly
tokeepustheirinfantryinutestheyare
throughthevillage,already”
thepositionofthefranctireurse
theenescavalrybetandsafety,onlyahundredyards
distanthadunslungtheircarbines,andopenedfiretheinfantry
,fortunately,darednot
fireforfearofhittingtheiroavalry
atarapidpacefortheyhelittleknotof
franctireursdashedforthefireofthe
cavalryand,astheythehere
doyleanstopped,caughthipasifhehad
beenafeatherand,hadesperateeffort,againjoinedthe
others,justastheyhintyyardsofthecavalry
”fire”jorteeeachside
ofthelittlesquaresixdeep,eitherhe
riflesflashedout
”levelbayos;charge”
therestrugglethesendrankspouredtheirfireinto
thecavalrylinetheresagainstswords,
andthenthebandranthroughthebrokenlineofcavalrytherewas
arushintothebrushbehindtheshelterofthe
trees,thefireopenedagain;andthecavalryfellsullenlyback,
havinglostupeninthatshortfivenutessince
theyhadleftthevillage
thegeinfantryhalted,atadistanceoft
theyanyn,inakeit
off,
tothelastnt,onlytohdraotheforestwhen
theyapproacheditsedgeacrdinglytheytoofellback,
exchangingfirehthefranctireursuntiltheygainedthe
shelterofthevillage
thenfliensank,exhausted,uponthegroundwhere
theystoodjorteeroundtoeach;sayingawordof
praise,andgivingalittleofthebrandyhhhehadfilled
hiscanteen,beforestartingetheirownkegs
thenhegaveasharpenagaingatheredroundhi
”onustthankyouforyouduct,”hesaid”you
havedefendedyourselvesagainstfores
youroatbayaninfantryforceofteyour
oberyouhavehstoodachargeofcavalry,alsodouble
youroedtheunusualfeatof
successfullychargingcavalryyouhaveinflictedaveryheavyloss
upontheenenotlessthanfortyoftheinfantrysthavebeen
placedhorsdebat;andfifteenortyofthecavalry,atthe
loatealtogether,althoughforcedtofallback,the
affairisrecreditablethannyabrilliantvictory
”ouroiontoour
nuers,asthatoftheenethough,ooanadvantageof
position,htheinfantry,itisactuallyfarless
thantheirsstill,lads,itisvery,veryheavy,”andthejor
lookedround,inishedband
”ouronlynsolationisthatourfriendshavedieddoingtheir
duty,andsettinganobleexaleifallfrenchn
anitedproudtosay,anites
thefranctireursofdijon,therearefeheinvaderswhowould
everrecrosstherhin
... </P></TD>
upas,”hesaid,”runuptotheupperstoryofthathouse,and
tryandseetheyaredoinglookallroundidontlikethis
longhesitationtheyaregreatlysuperiorinforce,andknoi
thinkthattheystbegoingtotrysoflankingvent”
thelieutenantobeyedand,goinguptotheupperstoryofthehouse
pointedoutbyhisnder,peeredcautiouslyoutasfarashe
uldsee,nothingansappearedtobelying
inthelittleholloheyeredheto
descend,eeredhisorderstolookaroundinall
directionshethereforetoatheendofthehouse,
andlookedcarefullyout
ashedidsohegaveastart;andhisheartseed,forant,
tostandstillthen,habound,hereachedthedoor,sprang
dopeanding,
behindawall
”thecavalryareuponus,”hesaid”theyarenotfivehundred
yardsofftheyhavedeagreatdetourandare”
jorteestoppedtoheaore
”fallback,n,”heshouted”keepogetherthecavalryare
uponusnoadoubletotheforest,foryourlives
”steady,steady”
thensprangfrohepositionbehindheyhadbeenfiring,
fellinhurriedlyinthestreet;andthenoff,atafast
double,toheforesttherereesnear,butno
sheltersufficienttobeofanyusenearerthanfivehundredyards
fortunatelytheypededbyanhavingbeen
diatelyheruckstill,it
etheyhad
seentheleadinghorsentuintotheendofthevillage,not
rethanthreehundredyardsdistant,astheystarted;andthe
carbineballsheirheads
oventsofthe
prussianedinlineastheyissuedfrohe
villageand,beforethefugitivesotheforest,a
lineofhorsen,fiftyabreast,hen
folloher,ofequalstrength,fiftyyardsbehindthefranc
tireurs,ents,werealready
slackeningtheirspeed
”ajortheyarenotahundredandfiftyyards
behind,”deupasexclaid”off,easily
enough”
jorteeshookhishead,andshoutedcheerily:
”keepontothelastnt,n,ogetheriellyou
ontiseholdyourriflesinreadiness”
intenresends,hegavetheenwereinreadiness,
andthesquareedasifbygictheuhlansore
thaneightyyardsoff
”filefiring,”thejorshouted”steadydontthrowawaya
shot”
noeforbreechloadinghe
firethattheelted
andthenainedreinedasidetheirhorses,astheyreached
thehedgeofbayostheflankskepton,andunitedagainbehind
thesquare;draheedgeofthewood,ahundredand
fiftyyardsdistant
thechargeofthesendlineilar
resultstheinstantthattheyhadpassed,hope
shoutedtohisn:
”onagainfortheeadykeepsquarereserveyourfire
tillitellyouustbreakthroughthecavalrytheyonly
tokeepustheirinfantryinutestheyare
throughthevillage,already”
thepositionofthefranctireurse
theenescavalrybetandsafety,onlyahundredyards
distanthadunslungtheircarbines,andopenedfiretheinfantry
,fortunately,darednot
fireforfearofhittingtheiroavalry
atarapidpacefortheyhelittleknotof
franctireursdashedforthefireofthe
cavalryand,astheythehere
doyleanstopped,caughthipasifhehad
beenafeatherand,hadesperateeffort,againjoinedthe
others,justastheyhintyyardsofthecavalry
”fire”jorteeeachside
ofthelittlesquaresixdeep,eitherhe
riflesflashedout
”levelbayos;charge”
therestrugglethesendrankspouredtheirfireinto
thecavalrylinetheresagainstswords,
andthenthebandranthroughthebrokenlineofcavalrytherewas
arushintothebrushbehindtheshelterofthe
trees,thefireopenedagain;andthecavalryfellsullenlyback,
havinglostupeninthatshortfivenutessince
theyhadleftthevillage
thegeinfantryhalted,atadistanceoft
theyanyn,inakeit
off,
tothelastnt,onlytohdraotheforestwhen
theyapproacheditsedgeacrdinglytheytoofellback,
exchangingfirehthefranctireursuntiltheygainedthe
shelterofthevillage
thenfliensank,exhausted,uponthegroundwhere
theystoodjorteeroundtoeach;sayingawordof
praise,andgivingalittleofthebrandyhhhehadfilled
hiscanteen,beforestartingetheirownkegs
thenhegaveasharpenagaingatheredroundhi
”onustthankyouforyouduct,”hesaid”you
havedefendedyourselvesagainstfores
youroatbayaninfantryforceofteyour
oberyouhavehstoodachargeofcavalry,alsodouble
youroedtheunusualfeatof
successfullychargingcavalryyouhaveinflictedaveryheavyloss
upontheenenotlessthanfortyoftheinfantrysthavebeen
placedhorsdebat;andfifteenortyofthecavalry,atthe
loatealtogether,althoughforcedtofallback,the
affairisrecreditablethannyabrilliantvictory
”ouroiontoour
nuers,asthatoftheenethough,ooanadvantageof
position,htheinfantry,itisactuallyfarless
thantheirsstill,lads,itisvery,veryheavy,”andthejor
lookedround,inishedband
”ouronlynsolationisthatourfriendshavedieddoingtheir
duty,andsettinganobleexaleifallfrenchn
anitedproudtosay,anites
thefranctireursofdijon,therearefeheinvaderswhowould
everrecrosstherhin
... </P></TD>