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foundthatthreeofthefranctireurswereonly
alongtotheentrancetothevillage;and
hadhungthehereuponsotrees,bytheroadsidehaditnot
beenforjorteesassurance,thattheirradesshouldbe
avenged,thefranctireursoncehavekilledtheir
prisoners
intheeveningthenedup,theprisonersrangedin
line,andtakenbylot;andthese,htheofficer
takenarchedoff,under
aguardofthirtynneitheroftheboysfordpartofthe
esrt,nserelieftotheor,althoughtheywere
asindignantastherest,attherderoftheirrades
bytheges;andquiteagreedinthejusticeofreprisal,still,
theylyrelievedheyfoundthattheyhave
tobepresentattheexecution
tperetued,htheesrttheofficer,
andelevenofhisn,hadbeenhungontreesbytheroadside,ata
distanile,only,frohevillage;thetan
hadbeenreleased,asbearerofanotefroajorteetothe
gendingoffiurder
ofthethreeans;and
that,infuture,hewouldalwayshangfourprisonersforeveryone
ofhisnightberdered,ntrarytotherulesofwar
thisaed,therpsretreatedto
jointhearofthevosges,undergeneralcarielsthenewsof
thedestru;
andarching,theyreachedthe
villageedtheheadquartersofthegeneral,theywere
receivedobileshrongedits
littlestreetsitofthequestiontofindquarters;and
thejorthereforeorderedthentobivouacintheopen,while
hereportedhielftogeneralcariels
thendantofthefranctireursogeneral
eservedforsoyearsunderhis
nd;andheostlyreceivedbytheveteran,oneofthe
bravestandstpopularofthefrenchgeneralsasgeneralofthe
distripesreports;andwas
thereforeacquaintedhtheactionsoftherps
”ah,jor”hesaid,afterthefirstgreetings,”ifihadonlya
feen,anitedhthespiritandurageofyour
felloansthroughthevosgesasitisi
shall,ofurse,dobest;butyof
plohingoftheirduty,against
troopsliketheges
”asforfranctireurs,theyareinnycaseshan
uselesstheyhavenodiseh
thepeasantrytheyarealplainingthe,
together,havenotdoneasallband
theyshootdoinverysllparties;
buthavenonotion,ever,ofrealfighting
”holyyouawillappearin
thegazette,torroustaskyoutoextendthe
sphereofyourdutieserribly;andiwill
brigadefourorfiveoftheserpsoffranctireursunderyour
orders,soastokeupaforenyouwillhave
fullauthorityoverthetoenforaychoose
iakeabodytoactasanadvancedguardof
skirsherstoarofbilesihaveaferoops,buti
asanucleusfortheforce
”doyousay”
”personally,general,ishouldgreatlypreferreiningyown
littlerps,uponeverynoficanrelyatthesati,
ishouldnotonttoopposeownlikings,or
dislikings,tothegeneralgoodoftheservicenyoftheserps
offranaterialsand,ifwell
ledanddisciplined,y
best”
”thankyou,teeisthereanythingelseicandoforyou”
”ishouldliketoseeastepgiventothethreeofficersserving
under,”thejorsaid”theyhaveallservedintheregular
ar,andallhaveequallyheirduty”
”itshallbedone;andtshallbepostedtootherrps,
ndofyourohegeneralsaid”doyou
ssionsforanyofthen”
jorteenadthreeofthen,andthenadded:
”theteersoftherpsostdistinguished
theelvesihavenotntioned,general,becausetheyaretoo
youngtoplaeti,
theirservientionedthein
thedispatnseserviceby
goingdoidstofthegesinfact,at
saveetheysavedtherpsfroestructiontheyaretwoyoung
englishlads,nadbarclay”
”ireerdistinctly,”generalcarielssaid”theyspeakfrench
fluently,isuppose,asan”
”bothlanguageslikenatives,”thejoranswered
”andcantheyride”
”yes,adrably,”jorteesaid”iknebeforethewar,
andtheyareexen”
”thentheyaretheveryfelloe,”generalcarielssaid”i
ssionsintheprovisionalar,atonce;and
puttheponoe
”you,ihope”
”ishallbeextrelysorrytodoso,general;butfortheirown
sakes,andforthegoodoftheservice,ioursedoso”
”thanks,lonelishallputthefranctireursofdijoningeneral
orders,torroedgoodservicetotheuntry;
andpleasetothanktheinna,fortheirservices”
”thankyouverych,generaliterepleasurethan
eventhestepthatyouhavebeenkindenoughtogivetoself”
”goodevening,lonelusthavealongchattogether,oneof
thesedays
”theystaffesoftherpstobe
plaatteroing,and
ihavepickedoutthebestofthosehereordershavebeensentfor
theoasseleatraoulavillage,alefroereinthe
ing;hanotificationthattheyareplacedunderyour
nd
”goodbye”
chapter11:afightinthevosges
uponlonelteesrejoiningthenwhowerealreadybusy
preparingtheirsuppersheorderedtheasselytobesoundedand,
edup,heforllythankedtheinthenaof
thegeneral,fortheservicethattheyhadrendered;addingthat
theyhefollowingday
thenrepliedhacheerof”vivelafrance”
theidertheninform
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foundthatthreeofthefranctireurswereonly
alongtotheentrancetothevillage;and
hadhungthehereuponsotrees,bytheroadsidehaditnot
beenforjorteesassurance,thattheirradesshouldbe
avenged,thefranctireursoncehavekilledtheir
prisoners
intheeveningthenedup,theprisonersrangedin
line,andtakenbylot;andthese,htheofficer
takenarchedoff,under
aguardofthirtynneitheroftheboysfordpartofthe
esrt,nserelieftotheor,althoughtheywere
asindignantastherest,attherderoftheirrades
bytheges;andquiteagreedinthejusticeofreprisal,still,
theylyrelievedheyfoundthattheyhave
tobepresentattheexecution
tperetued,htheesrttheofficer,
andelevenofhisn,hadbeenhungontreesbytheroadside,ata
distanile,only,frohevillage;thetan
hadbeenreleased,asbearerofanotefroajorteetothe
gendingoffiurder
ofthethreeans;and
that,infuture,hewouldalwayshangfourprisonersforeveryone
ofhisnightberdered,ntrarytotherulesofwar
thisaed,therpsretreatedto
jointhearofthevosges,undergeneralcarielsthenewsof
thedestru;
andarching,theyreachedthe
villageedtheheadquartersofthegeneral,theywere
receivedobileshrongedits
littlestreetsitofthequestiontofindquarters;and
thejorthereforeorderedthentobivouacintheopen,while
hereportedhielftogeneralcariels
thendantofthefranctireursogeneral
eservedforsoyearsunderhis
nd;andheostlyreceivedbytheveteran,oneofthe
bravestandstpopularofthefrenchgeneralsasgeneralofthe
distripesreports;andwas
thereforeacquaintedhtheactionsoftherps
”ah,jor”hesaid,afterthefirstgreetings,”ifihadonlya
feen,anitedhthespiritandurageofyour
felloansthroughthevosgesasitisi
shall,ofurse,dobest;butyof
plohingoftheirduty,against
troopsliketheges
”asforfranctireurs,theyareinnycaseshan
uselesstheyhavenodiseh
thepeasantrytheyarealplainingthe,
together,havenotdoneasallband
theyshootdoinverysllparties;
buthavenonotion,ever,ofrealfighting
”holyyouawillappearin
thegazette,torroustaskyoutoextendthe
sphereofyourdutieserribly;andiwill
brigadefourorfiveoftheserpsoffranctireursunderyour
orders,soastokeupaforenyouwillhave
fullauthorityoverthetoenforaychoose
iakeabodytoactasanadvancedguardof
skirsherstoarofbilesihaveaferoops,buti
asanucleusfortheforce
”doyousay”
”personally,general,ishouldgreatlypreferreiningyown
littlerps,uponeverynoficanrelyatthesati,
ishouldnotonttoopposeownlikings,or
dislikings,tothegeneralgoodoftheservicenyoftheserps
offranaterialsand,ifwell
ledanddisciplined,y
best”
”thankyou,teeisthereanythingelseicandoforyou”
”ishouldliketoseeastepgiventothethreeofficersserving
under,”thejorsaid”theyhaveallservedintheregular
ar,andallhaveequallyheirduty”
”itshallbedone;andtshallbepostedtootherrps,
ndofyourohegeneralsaid”doyou
ssionsforanyofthen”
jorteenadthreeofthen,andthenadded:
”theteersoftherpsostdistinguished
theelvesihavenotntioned,general,becausetheyaretoo
youngtoplaeti,
theirservientionedthein
thedispatnseserviceby
goingdoidstofthegesinfact,at
saveetheysavedtherpsfroestructiontheyaretwoyoung
englishlads,nadbarclay”
”ireerdistinctly,”generalcarielssaid”theyspeakfrench
fluently,isuppose,asan”
”bothlanguageslikenatives,”thejoranswered
”andcantheyride”
”yes,adrably,”jorteesaid”iknebeforethewar,
andtheyareexen”
”thentheyaretheveryfelloe,”generalcarielssaid”i
ssionsintheprovisionalar,atonce;and
puttheponoe
”you,ihope”
”ishallbeextrelysorrytodoso,general;butfortheirown
sakes,andforthegoodoftheservice,ioursedoso”
”thanks,lonelishallputthefranctireursofdijoningeneral
orders,torroedgoodservicetotheuntry;
andpleasetothanktheinna,fortheirservices”
”thankyouverych,generaliterepleasurethan
eventhestepthatyouhavebeenkindenoughtogivetoself”
”goodevening,lonelusthavealongchattogether,oneof
thesedays
”theystaffesoftherpstobe
plaatteroing,and
ihavepickedoutthebestofthosehereordershavebeensentfor
theoasseleatraoulavillage,alefroereinthe
ing;hanotificationthattheyareplacedunderyour
nd
”goodbye”
chapter11:afightinthevosges
uponlonelteesrejoiningthenwhowerealreadybusy
preparingtheirsuppersheorderedtheasselytobesoundedand,
edup,heforllythankedtheinthenaof
thegeneral,fortheservicethattheyhadrendered;addingthat
theyhefollowingday
thenrepliedhacheerof”vivelafrance”
theidertheninform
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