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inablue
blousegreatnuersofthestshoeless;havingbeen
takenstraightfroheploeivedno
shoessined,half
ans
thefactenttotheirgeneral,andhisofficersstill,his
instructionsakeastand,atallhazards,inthevosges;
andhenooobeytheordersnothopingforvictory,but
trustinginthenaturalurageofhisntoenablehiodraw
theffhoutseriousdisasterhisgreatestweaknesswashis
artillery,ofteries;againsteightorten
ofthegeserically,superiorto
hisown
inhalfanhour,thedispositionsadethevalleywaswide,
atthispoint;andthereefiveorsixvillagesnestledin
ititilesbehind,narrowed
againnsiderablyjustasthetroopshadgainedtheirappointed
plausketryfirehe
gorgeahead;ngled,inafeinutes,of
cannon
thegeneral,surroundedbyhisstaff,vedforohe
spotfroheroadattheentrancetothenarroofthe
valley,nothinguldbeseen;buttheongthe
treesandrocksoneitherside,theburstingofshellsandthe
lingofbulletsthegeneralandhisstaff
aenofthe
esrt,anduntedthesideofthehill
afterasharpheyuld
seerightdohelongnarrohetreesexcept
neartheroadhin;thesteepsidesofthehillsbeing
veredong
thesealldoe
fivehundredyardsfroheposttakenupbythegeneral,a
suoketoldpesfranc
tireursongthetreesbeloeup
greatokefrohebattery,
byfiringattheges
thesefordalongline,upanddohesidesofthevalley,at
threeorfourhundredyardsdistancefrohefrenchlinestwo
gebatteriesheroad,afeothe
rearoftheirskirshers;andthesehicklyup
angtherocks,hefranctireurswo
otherbatteriesanshadnagedtoputashortway
upontheuntainsides,stillfartherintherearwereraining
shell,hdeadlyprecision,uponthefrenchbatteriesinthe
road
aprettierpieceofto
igiheloftyuntainsides;thelonglinesoflittlepuffs
ofske,angthebrushokearising
frohetrees,inthebottothequick,dullburstsofthe
shellsasaspectacle,itoststrikingthenoisewas
prodigiousthesteepsidesoftheuntainechoedeachreportof
thegunsintoaprolongedroar,liketheruleofthunderthe
rattleofthesketryneverceasedforaninstant,andloudand
distinenacingscreaftheshells
”thisisgrand,indeed,ralph”percysaid,afterants
silence
”splendid”ralphsaid,”butitisevidentholdthe
gorgetheirskirshersarethreetoourone,andtheirshells
stbedoingterribledage”
”barclay,”generalcarielssaid,”godoothebattery,and
bringbackheyaregettingon”
thescenequitelostitsbeautytopercy,now,ashesawralph
scralerapidlydohehillsideinthedirectionofthetrees;
angongh
theshellsedlikeenteringa
fieryfuace
itinutesbeforeralphbing
upthehillsideagain;andpercysheartgaveajuofdelight,
enear,his
brothersahathehiefbound
roundonearthishbloodhekepton
steadily,hoilhereachedthegeneral;whohad,upon
seeingheeethi
”onegunisdisunted,sir,andhalfthenarekilledor
wounded”
”godo,andtellhervetofallbackatonce;andto
takepositionintheiledohe
valley,soastosheentrance
”laon,gototheright,andyou,dubois,totheleftorderthe
franctireurstoretreatalongthehillsideand,heygetto
theendofthegorge,tofotheplain,andfallbacktothe
firstvillage
”youareseriously,ihope”hesaid,kindly,
astheofficershurriedaissions
”asplinterofashell,sir,”ralphsaid,faintly”idontthink
ithastouchedthebone,butithascutthefleshbadly”
ralph;andhewould
havefallen,hadnotpercycaughthinhisar,halittle
cry
”hehasonlyfaintedfroossofblood,”thegeneralsaid”twoor
threehandkerchiefs,gentlen
”noajor,bindtheoundhisar
”noakeoffhissash,andbinditastightlyasyoucan,over
thethatsright
”nodoeto
lose”
tsunderralphsshoulders,
ookhisfeet;andtheyhasteneddoothehorsesas
theydidso,ralphopenedhiseyes
”iallright,noly
”liequiet,”thejorsaid,kindly”itisonlylossofblood
thereisnorealharone
”there,herearethehorses”
ralphting,ontheground;alittlebrandyander
and,asthebloodslohrough
thebandage,hefeltsufficientlyrestoredtositonhishorse
”doyle,yougohlieutenantbarclay,”thelonelofthestaff
said”rideslo;soastocatchhi
ifyouseehiotteryouhesurgeonsreadyatthe
generalsquarters
”halt,standasideforanthereestheartillery”
”welldone,lads,inished
batteryrattledpast,atfullgallop
thenhehielf,hhisstaff,putspurstohishorseand
offatfullspeed;folloaheside
ofralphthefloopped,andralpho
sithishorseuntilhereachedthehousehe
generalsheadquarters,intheinghereoneofthestaff
surgeonshadfittedupateoraryaulance;andralphsbandages
ovedtiuedsickatthe
sightof
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inablue
blousegreatnuersofthestshoeless;havingbeen
takenstraightfroheploeivedno
shoessined,half
ans
thefactenttotheirgeneral,andhisofficersstill,his
instructionsakeastand,atallhazards,inthevosges;
andhenooobeytheordersnothopingforvictory,but
trustinginthenaturalurageofhisntoenablehiodraw
theffhoutseriousdisasterhisgreatestweaknesswashis
artillery,ofteries;againsteightorten
ofthegeserically,superiorto
hisown
inhalfanhour,thedispositionsadethevalleywaswide,
atthispoint;andthereefiveorsixvillagesnestledin
ititilesbehind,narrowed
againnsiderablyjustasthetroopshadgainedtheirappointed
plausketryfirehe
gorgeahead;ngled,inafeinutes,of
cannon
thegeneral,surroundedbyhisstaff,vedforohe
spotfroheroadattheentrancetothenarroofthe
valley,nothinguldbeseen;buttheongthe
treesandrocksoneitherside,theburstingofshellsandthe
lingofbulletsthegeneralandhisstaff
aenofthe
esrt,anduntedthesideofthehill
afterasharpheyuld
seerightdohelongnarrohetreesexcept
neartheroadhin;thesteepsidesofthehillsbeing
veredong
thesealldoe
fivehundredyardsfroheposttakenupbythegeneral,a
suoketoldpesfranc
tireursongthetreesbeloeup
greatokefrohebattery,
byfiringattheges
thesefordalongline,upanddohesidesofthevalley,at
threeorfourhundredyardsdistancefrohefrenchlinestwo
gebatteriesheroad,afeothe
rearoftheirskirshers;andthesehicklyup
angtherocks,hefranctireurswo
otherbatteriesanshadnagedtoputashortway
upontheuntainsides,stillfartherintherearwereraining
shell,hdeadlyprecision,uponthefrenchbatteriesinthe
road
aprettierpieceofto
igiheloftyuntainsides;thelonglinesoflittlepuffs
ofske,angthebrushokearising
frohetrees,inthebottothequick,dullburstsofthe
shellsasaspectacle,itoststrikingthenoisewas
prodigiousthesteepsidesoftheuntainechoedeachreportof
thegunsintoaprolongedroar,liketheruleofthunderthe
rattleofthesketryneverceasedforaninstant,andloudand
distinenacingscreaftheshells
”thisisgrand,indeed,ralph”percysaid,afterants
silence
”splendid”ralphsaid,”butitisevidentholdthe
gorgetheirskirshersarethreetoourone,andtheirshells
stbedoingterribledage”
”barclay,”generalcarielssaid,”godoothebattery,and
bringbackheyaregettingon”
thescenequitelostitsbeautytopercy,now,ashesawralph
scralerapidlydohehillsideinthedirectionofthetrees;
angongh
theshellsedlikeenteringa
fieryfuace
itinutesbeforeralphbing
upthehillsideagain;andpercysheartgaveajuofdelight,
enear,his
brothersahathehiefbound
roundonearthishbloodhekepton
steadily,hoilhereachedthegeneral;whohad,upon
seeingheeethi
”onegunisdisunted,sir,andhalfthenarekilledor
wounded”
”godo,andtellhervetofallbackatonce;andto
takepositionintheiledohe
valley,soastosheentrance
”laon,gototheright,andyou,dubois,totheleftorderthe
franctireurstoretreatalongthehillsideand,heygetto
theendofthegorge,tofotheplain,andfallbacktothe
firstvillage
”youareseriously,ihope”hesaid,kindly,
astheofficershurriedaissions
”asplinterofashell,sir,”ralphsaid,faintly”idontthink
ithastouchedthebone,butithascutthefleshbadly”
ralph;andhewould
havefallen,hadnotpercycaughthinhisar,halittle
cry
”hehasonlyfaintedfroossofblood,”thegeneralsaid”twoor
threehandkerchiefs,gentlen
”noajor,bindtheoundhisar
”noakeoffhissash,andbinditastightlyasyoucan,over
thethatsright
”nodoeto
lose”
tsunderralphsshoulders,
ookhisfeet;andtheyhasteneddoothehorsesas
theydidso,ralphopenedhiseyes
”iallright,noly
”liequiet,”thejorsaid,kindly”itisonlylossofblood
thereisnorealharone
”there,herearethehorses”
ralphting,ontheground;alittlebrandyander
and,asthebloodslohrough
thebandage,hefeltsufficientlyrestoredtositonhishorse
”doyle,yougohlieutenantbarclay,”thelonelofthestaff
said”rideslo;soastocatchhi
ifyouseehiotteryouhesurgeonsreadyatthe
generalsquarters
”halt,standasideforanthereestheartillery”
”welldone,lads,inished
batteryrattledpast,atfullgallop
thenhehielf,hhisstaff,putspurstohishorseand
offatfullspeed;folloaheside
ofralphthefloopped,andralpho
sithishorseuntilhereachedthehousehe
generalsheadquarters,intheinghereoneofthestaff
surgeonshadfittedupateoraryaulance;andralphsbandages
ovedtiuedsickatthe
sightof
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