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phasked,in
surprise
”ineverfireatinfantry,”thepeasantsaid”ithat
didit,anditsonlyuhlansifireatiputselfonarock,or
ahillside,eorinathickwoodandi
ntentselfyts,andthengoidonttobe
killed,yetihavesetndonhavingfiftyjusttenforeach
ofneandthelastofthefifty,thesoonerthey
finish,thebetter
”youdbetteotgoanyfarther,sirthevalley,round
theer;andthereareprussiansinthenearestvillage”
”thankyou,”ralphsaid,”butordersaretorennoiterthe
self,andistdosoiaunted,andidontthinkthat
theye,ifigetaupleofhundredyardsstart
therearefranctireursinthevillage,aleback”
ralphnohepeasantbackinto
hishidingplacebythehegorgewidened
intoabroadvalley,afeerging
frohegorge,ralphatonong
treesatadistanileafter
hehadheard,hedarednotrideonfartherhethereforedrewhis
horseasidefroheroad,angsotrees;disunted,andde
his
ndaviehewholevalley
hisspot,helookedcautiouslyroundbelow,beyond
thevillage,heuldseelargenuersofn;uldkeout
linesofcavalryhorses,androilleryansiderable
ventthatthey
toadvanceinhisinterestinhesaw,heprobablyexposedhis
figuresoesharpsightedsentry,
inthevillage
thefirstintitionofhisdangerbyseeingso
tyuhlansdartsuddenlyoutofthetrees,inhevillage
lay,atthetopoftheirspeedostatthesant,
eightortenriflesflashed,andtheballsin
stunpleasantpropinquityralphtuedinaninstant;and
boundeddoherockhaspeedandrecklessnessof
anyothet,hehe
paceatheuhlansheyillahundred
yardsdistantin
frontofthe
thereenatfull
gallopkebutpoorshootingralphfeltheouchedbut,by
thenvulsivespringalwas
herelittle
differenayfelthibr >
flag,andknehattheher
hundredyards,andtheanilstaggered;andwouldhavefallen,had
notralphheldhiphkneeandbridle
theuhlanssfortheygaveashout,andapistolbullet
ohisheadralphlookedroundanofficer,ty
yardsaheadofhisn,fortyyardsinhisrearin
hishandheheldarevolver,discharged
”surrender”heshouted,”oryouareadeadn”
ralphsatocarry
outhisintentionofdisunting,andtakingtotheh,
here,begantoapproachthicklyclosetotheroadandhe
pointofthro,intokenofsurrender;whenhishorse
fellheavily,,atthentheprussianagain
firedalstsiltaneouslyethe
reportofagun;andthegeofficerfelloffhishorse,shot
throughtheheart
ralphleapedtohisfeet,anddashedupthebankinangthe
trees;justasanothershothalikefatalresult,
intotheadvancinguhlanstherestbelievingthattheyhadfallen
intoanaushinstantlytuedtheirhorsesheads,andgalloped
backtheroadtheyhade
ralphsfirstiulseorushdootheroad,andcatchthe
officershorse;distances
sterfell,andpanionsashe
didso,theoldpeasantappeared,frohewood
”thankyou,”ralphsaidly”youhavesavedlifeor,atany
rate,havesavedfrogeprison”
thepeasantpaidnoattentiontohibutstoopeddoine,
carefully,anshdead
”tore,”hesaid,sle”thatkesfifteenthree
apiece”
thenhepickeduptheofficersrevolver,tookthecartridge
belongingtoitfrohepouchand,hahehandto
ralph,strodebackintothewood
ralphrevedtheholstersfrohesaddleofhisoh
hadfallendeadplaanofficerand
then,untingit,rodeoffatfullspeed,toinforeneral
carielsoftheresultsofhisinvestigation
”hallo,barclay”oneofhisfelloo
theheadquarters,”haveyoubeenuptodoingalittlebarter,
anhussaryouseeohavegotthebestofhitoo;
foryourothisisagooddealbetter,
unlessiaistaken
”hoeabout”
quiteacroedround,heofficerwas
speaking;struck,likehihthesingularityofthesightofa
frenchstaffofficeruponahorseantrappingsralphdid
noterelyreplied,in
thesajestingstrain,thatithadbeenafairexchangethe
slldifferenceinthevalueofthehorsesbeingpaidfor,ha
sllpieceofleadthen,throohisorderlywho
carunningupheintoreport,tothegeneral,theevident
foroventsoftheges
”aretheyasstrongashegeneralasked
”fully,ishouldsay,sirihadnoansofjudgingtheinfantry,
buttheyseedinlargeforcetheyainlystrongin
cavalry,andisaeeightortenbatteriesofartillery”
”letthenextfordutyride,pe;andtellhibr >
toholdtheupperendofthisvalleysendhervesbatteryforward
toassisthihavethegeneralasselysounded”
ralphlefttoobeytheseorders,hegeneralgavethelonel
ofhisstafftheinstructionsforthedispositionofhisforces
thearofthevosgespoousasensisted,atthis
ti,ofonlysotenthousandn;allbilesorfranctireurs,
htheexceptionofabattalionofline,andabattalionof
zouavesthebilesostundisciplined,havingonlybeen
outanth;andostpart,ardonlyhtheold
zzleloadeyhedonlyinthegraytrousers,ha
redstripe,spartofthebilesuniforand
... </P></TD>
phasked,in
surprise
”ineverfireatinfantry,”thepeasantsaid”ithat
didit,anditsonlyuhlansifireatiputselfonarock,or
ahillside,eorinathickwoodandi
ntentselfyts,andthengoidonttobe
killed,yetihavesetndonhavingfiftyjusttenforeach
ofneandthelastofthefifty,thesoonerthey
finish,thebetter
”youdbetteotgoanyfarther,sirthevalley,round
theer;andthereareprussiansinthenearestvillage”
”thankyou,”ralphsaid,”butordersaretorennoiterthe
self,andistdosoiaunted,andidontthinkthat
theye,ifigetaupleofhundredyardsstart
therearefranctireursinthevillage,aleback”
ralphnohepeasantbackinto
hishidingplacebythehegorgewidened
intoabroadvalley,afeerging
frohegorge,ralphatonong
treesatadistanileafter
hehadheard,hedarednotrideonfartherhethereforedrewhis
horseasidefroheroad,angsotrees;disunted,andde
his
ndaviehewholevalley
hisspot,helookedcautiouslyroundbelow,beyond
thevillage,heuldseelargenuersofn;uldkeout
linesofcavalryhorses,androilleryansiderable
ventthatthey
toadvanceinhisinterestinhesaw,heprobablyexposedhis
figuresoesharpsightedsentry,
inthevillage
thefirstintitionofhisdangerbyseeingso
tyuhlansdartsuddenlyoutofthetrees,inhevillage
lay,atthetopoftheirspeedostatthesant,
eightortenriflesflashed,andtheballsin
stunpleasantpropinquityralphtuedinaninstant;and
boundeddoherockhaspeedandrecklessnessof
anyothet,hehe
paceatheuhlansheyillahundred
yardsdistantin
frontofthe
thereenatfull
gallopkebutpoorshootingralphfeltheouchedbut,by
thenvulsivespringalwas
herelittle
differenayfelthibr >
flag,andknehattheher
hundredyards,andtheanilstaggered;andwouldhavefallen,had
notralphheldhiphkneeandbridle
theuhlanssfortheygaveashout,andapistolbullet
ohisheadralphlookedroundanofficer,ty
yardsaheadofhisn,fortyyardsinhisrearin
hishandheheldarevolver,discharged
”surrender”heshouted,”oryouareadeadn”
ralphsatocarry
outhisintentionofdisunting,andtakingtotheh,
here,begantoapproachthicklyclosetotheroadandhe
pointofthro,intokenofsurrender;whenhishorse
fellheavily,,atthentheprussianagain
firedalstsiltaneouslyethe
reportofagun;andthegeofficerfelloffhishorse,shot
throughtheheart
ralphleapedtohisfeet,anddashedupthebankinangthe
trees;justasanothershothalikefatalresult,
intotheadvancinguhlanstherestbelievingthattheyhadfallen
intoanaushinstantlytuedtheirhorsesheads,andgalloped
backtheroadtheyhade
ralphsfirstiulseorushdootheroad,andcatchthe
officershorse;distances
sterfell,andpanionsashe
didso,theoldpeasantappeared,frohewood
”thankyou,”ralphsaidly”youhavesavedlifeor,atany
rate,havesavedfrogeprison”
thepeasantpaidnoattentiontohibutstoopeddoine,
carefully,anshdead
”tore,”hesaid,sle”thatkesfifteenthree
apiece”
thenhepickeduptheofficersrevolver,tookthecartridge
belongingtoitfrohepouchand,hahehandto
ralph,strodebackintothewood
ralphrevedtheholstersfrohesaddleofhisoh
hadfallendeadplaanofficerand
then,untingit,rodeoffatfullspeed,toinforeneral
carielsoftheresultsofhisinvestigation
”hallo,barclay”oneofhisfelloo
theheadquarters,”haveyoubeenuptodoingalittlebarter,
anhussaryouseeohavegotthebestofhitoo;
foryourothisisagooddealbetter,
unlessiaistaken
”hoeabout”
quiteacroedround,heofficerwas
speaking;struck,likehihthesingularityofthesightofa
frenchstaffofficeruponahorseantrappingsralphdid
noterelyreplied,in
thesajestingstrain,thatithadbeenafairexchangethe
slldifferenceinthevalueofthehorsesbeingpaidfor,ha
sllpieceofleadthen,throohisorderlywho
carunningupheintoreport,tothegeneral,theevident
foroventsoftheges
”aretheyasstrongashegeneralasked
”fully,ishouldsay,sirihadnoansofjudgingtheinfantry,
buttheyseedinlargeforcetheyainlystrongin
cavalry,andisaeeightortenbatteriesofartillery”
”letthenextfordutyride,pe;andtellhibr >
toholdtheupperendofthisvalleysendhervesbatteryforward
toassisthihavethegeneralasselysounded”
ralphlefttoobeytheseorders,hegeneralgavethelonel
ofhisstafftheinstructionsforthedispositionofhisforces
thearofthevosgespoousasensisted,atthis
ti,ofonlysotenthousandn;allbilesorfranctireurs,
htheexceptionofabattalionofline,andabattalionof
zouavesthebilesostundisciplined,havingonlybeen
outanth;andostpart,ardonlyhtheold
zzleloadeyhedonlyinthegraytrousers,ha
redstripe,spartofthebilesuniforand
... </P></TD>