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ur,only,ly
wounded
”taketenpesaid,”andesrtthosefive
prisonerstothevillagegivethevertolieutenanthoudin;and
tellhiosendthehtheprisonershehastaken,under
entotheforestlettheirhandsbetiedbehind
theirbacks,fortobe
surethattheesrtareloaded,andhavefixedbayosdirectly
hehassentofftheprisonerslethioinhere,htherest
ofhisforce”
lieutenantribouvillenotooinspectthebridge;and
orderedthenplentsto
setto,anddigaholedoothecroheprincipalarchit
hantheyhadexpectedtheroadhe
ballastpresseddoightly,andthecrohearchvered,
toansiderabledepth,enuld
onceand,afterahalfhoursdesperatelabor,theholehing
likefarenoughadvancedtoensurethetotaldestructionofthe
bridge,uponthechargebeingfiredintheantitheprussian
sentriesupanddohelineand,althoughnot
insuffiadistance
”dontyouthinkthatpeasked
”no,sir,”theotherreplied”itghtblohroughthetop
ofthearch,butihardlythinkthatitsforce
upwards”
atthisntralphwhohaddonehisspellofwork,andhadbeen
do,togetadrinkoferunningup
”ifyouplease,lieutenantribouville,thereisaholeright
throughthepier,justabovethestohave
beenlefttoletanyabove,
keitsescapeishouldthinkthatoholdthecharge”
”theverything,”lieutenantribouvillesaid,delightedly”a
foolitohavelookedtoseeifsuchaholeexisted
”stopen,andcarrythebarrelsdootheedgeofthe
er”
thestreabovedeep;andtheengineerofficer
iediatelyinedtheholeheatonce
pronounirablysuitedtothepurposeitdidnotas
ralphhadsupposedgostraightthrough;buttherewoholes,
oneuponeaelevel,andeach
extendingintothecenterofthepiertheholesfour
inchessquare
thebarrelsofgunttonilyopenedonthebank,and
nhthententslieutenantribouvilleuponone
side,andralphupontheother,tookthettonandthrustit,h
longstiinutesthe
ntentsofthethefuseinserted,
andtheoperationoftaingorraingindrysand,earth,and
stonesnced
”kehaste”jorteeshouted”theiuersareincreasing
fasttherearesofifteenorty,oneitherside”
abriskfireofrifleshedayhadfairlybroken;
andthefranctireurs,shelteredbehindtheparapetofthebridge,
onthebankoftheriver,hthe
enethreequartersofanhourhadpassedsincethefirstshot
wasfired
suddenlyadistantboondsbya
slightand,
inanothet,thereothebridgethe
nallleftofftheirant
”andaythatbe,sterpercyareunpleasantsoundi
niverheard,sinceiwasababy”
”iquiteagree,astoitsunpleasantnessitisa
shelltheartilleryareingupfrounevillethefireofthe
sentries,inaupleofnutes;givethebr >
anotherfifteentogetready,andhalfanhourtogethinrange
”hereesanother”
”areyouready,ribouville”thendantshouted”theyhave
cavalry,asustbeoff,or
caughtinatrap”
”iaeady,”heanswer
”barclay,strikeatch,andputittotheendofyourfuse,till
itbeginstofizz
”haveyoulitit”
”yes,sir,”ralphsaid,antlater
”sohavei,”thelieutenantsaid”theythree
nutes
”nowforarun”
inaupleofnutesthefranctireursreating,atthe
double;andtheyhadnotgoneahundredyardsheyheardthe
soundoftendousexplosions,folloloselyoneupon
anotherlookingback,theysaents;
andthatthebridgelay,aheapofruins,inthestrea
”hurrah,lads”shoutedthendant”youhavedoneyourwork
aywellbeproud
oftheirdayswork
”dontndtheshells,”hentinued,astoreofthessiles
burst,inquicksuccession,”they
keanuglynoise;buttheyhurtus,atthisdistance”
thegeartillerynhadapparentlyarrivedatthesa
nclusion,fortheynoofire;andtheretreatingrps
theinfantry,whohad
follofrohebridge
”theartilleryandcavalryhewood,”
percysaidtohisbrother,astheytrottedalong,sidebyside
”theyyeup,”ralphsaid,”butthey,onthe
brokenground;andind”
thegroundilleryit
hthespursofthehillhereandtheregreat
ssesofrockcroppedoutoftheground,chesofforest
extendedoveransiderableportionofthegroundinoneof
these,standinguponrisingandbrokenground,jorteehalted
hisn;andopenedsoheavyafireupontheenescavalry,when
theluappeared,thattheyoncehalted;andalthough,
heartilleryarrived,afeothewood,
thefranctireurshadalreadyretired,andgainedtheforest
olestationuponcallingtheroll,itwas
disveredthatsixn,only,issingthesehadfalleneither
killedorthefireoftheenesinfantry,duringthe
tithattheoperationatthebridge
thererejoicingatthesuccessoftheirenterprise,the
effectofainlybetoblockthetrafficalongthat
line,foratleastaisfactionwas,however,
sopedbythesightofseveraldenselusofskein
theplain;shoanshad,asusual,heir
vengeanceupontheinnocentvillagersthefeelingofdisgustwas
changedtofuryeofthepeasantsothe
hedestructionoftheirabodesreportedthatthe
ges,having
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ur,only,ly
wounded
”taketenpesaid,”andesrtthosefive
prisonerstothevillagegivethevertolieutenanthoudin;and
tellhiosendthehtheprisonershehastaken,under
entotheforestlettheirhandsbetiedbehind
theirbacks,fortobe
surethattheesrtareloaded,andhavefixedbayosdirectly
hehassentofftheprisonerslethioinhere,htherest
ofhisforce”
lieutenantribouvillenotooinspectthebridge;and
orderedthenplentsto
setto,anddigaholedoothecroheprincipalarchit
hantheyhadexpectedtheroadhe
ballastpresseddoightly,andthecrohearchvered,
toansiderabledepth,enuld
onceand,afterahalfhoursdesperatelabor,theholehing
likefarenoughadvancedtoensurethetotaldestructionofthe
bridge,uponthechargebeingfiredintheantitheprussian
sentriesupanddohelineand,althoughnot
insuffiadistance
”dontyouthinkthatpeasked
”no,sir,”theotherreplied”itghtblohroughthetop
ofthearch,butihardlythinkthatitsforce
upwards”
atthisntralphwhohaddonehisspellofwork,andhadbeen
do,togetadrinkoferunningup
”ifyouplease,lieutenantribouville,thereisaholeright
throughthepier,justabovethestohave
beenlefttoletanyabove,
keitsescapeishouldthinkthatoholdthecharge”
”theverything,”lieutenantribouvillesaid,delightedly”a
foolitohavelookedtoseeifsuchaholeexisted
”stopen,andcarrythebarrelsdootheedgeofthe
er”
thestreabovedeep;andtheengineerofficer
iediatelyinedtheholeheatonce
pronounirablysuitedtothepurposeitdidnotas
ralphhadsupposedgostraightthrough;buttherewoholes,
oneuponeaelevel,andeach
extendingintothecenterofthepiertheholesfour
inchessquare
thebarrelsofgunttonilyopenedonthebank,and
nhthententslieutenantribouvilleuponone
side,andralphupontheother,tookthettonandthrustit,h
longstiinutesthe
ntentsofthethefuseinserted,
andtheoperationoftaingorraingindrysand,earth,and
stonesnced
”kehaste”jorteeshouted”theiuersareincreasing
fasttherearesofifteenorty,oneitherside”
abriskfireofrifleshedayhadfairlybroken;
andthefranctireurs,shelteredbehindtheparapetofthebridge,
onthebankoftheriver,hthe
enethreequartersofanhourhadpassedsincethefirstshot
wasfired
suddenlyadistantboondsbya
slightand,
inanothet,thereothebridgethe
nallleftofftheirant
”andaythatbe,sterpercyareunpleasantsoundi
niverheard,sinceiwasababy”
”iquiteagree,astoitsunpleasantnessitisa
shelltheartilleryareingupfrounevillethefireofthe
sentries,inaupleofnutes;givethebr >
anotherfifteentogetready,andhalfanhourtogethinrange
”hereesanother”
”areyouready,ribouville”thendantshouted”theyhave
cavalry,asustbeoff,or
caughtinatrap”
”iaeady,”heanswer
”barclay,strikeatch,andputittotheendofyourfuse,till
itbeginstofizz
”haveyoulitit”
”yes,sir,”ralphsaid,antlater
”sohavei,”thelieutenantsaid”theythree
nutes
”nowforarun”
inaupleofnutesthefranctireursreating,atthe
double;andtheyhadnotgoneahundredyardsheyheardthe
soundoftendousexplosions,folloloselyoneupon
anotherlookingback,theysaents;
andthatthebridgelay,aheapofruins,inthestrea
”hurrah,lads”shoutedthendant”youhavedoneyourwork
aywellbeproud
oftheirdayswork
”dontndtheshells,”hentinued,astoreofthessiles
burst,inquicksuccession,”they
keanuglynoise;buttheyhurtus,atthisdistance”
thegeartillerynhadapparentlyarrivedatthesa
nclusion,fortheynoofire;andtheretreatingrps
theinfantry,whohad
follofrohebridge
”theartilleryandcavalryhewood,”
percysaidtohisbrother,astheytrottedalong,sidebyside
”theyyeup,”ralphsaid,”butthey,onthe
brokenground;andind”
thegroundilleryit
hthespursofthehillhereandtheregreat
ssesofrockcroppedoutoftheground,chesofforest
extendedoveransiderableportionofthegroundinoneof
these,standinguponrisingandbrokenground,jorteehalted
hisn;andopenedsoheavyafireupontheenescavalry,when
theluappeared,thattheyoncehalted;andalthough,
heartilleryarrived,afeothewood,
thefranctireurshadalreadyretired,andgainedtheforest
olestationuponcallingtheroll,itwas
disveredthatsixn,only,issingthesehadfalleneither
killedorthefireoftheenesinfantry,duringthe
tithattheoperationatthebridge
thererejoicingatthesuccessoftheirenterprise,the
effectofainlybetoblockthetrafficalongthat
line,foratleastaisfactionwas,however,
sopedbythesightofseveraldenselusofskein
theplain;shoanshad,asusual,heir
vengeanceupontheinnocentvillagersthefeelingofdisgustwas
changedtofuryeofthepeasantsothe
hedestructionoftheirabodesreportedthatthe
ges,having
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