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elves
flatinthebottoftheditch;andpercyonagain,atfull
gallopthefrenchohepoint
anyofthebileswerein
fullflightgeneralcariels,therefore,hdreillery
toapointovents;andthenordereda
rapidretreattenregintsofline,andthezouaves,actingas
rearguard
itovents
ans,ntentedhtheirsuccess,
attetednoventinpursuit
chapter12:thesurprise
afterthebrielsfoundit
iossibletorestoresuffiongthebiles,to
enablehioshoyhewas,besides,in
anyarticlesofurgentnecessityhalfhisforcewere
shoeless;andthethinblouseshwereashasbeensaidall
theveringthatnyofthebileshad,edto
resistthebitterldnition,
too,as
thegeneraldeteed,therefore,uponfallingbackuponbesann,
andreorganizinghisforcesthereaoo,h
nd,hadnowbroken
outagain;andhissurgeonorderedabsoluterepose,forawhile
uponthedayofthefight,ralphhadriddenslootherear,
hatthefightthefrenchhardened
ashehanexcellentnstitution,his
ontassudatroublesoaspect;butatthe
endofa,ofurse,inaslingto
unthishorse,andreporthielfreadyfordutythe
headquartersbesann;andralphuld,hadheapplied
forit,haveobtainedleavetogotodijon;buthehadnotdoneso,
ashehadbeensolatelyatho,andhethoughtthatthesightof
hisaaslingakehistherrenervous,
andanxiousontheiracunt,thanbefore
thegesedistancefroesann,being
peandhisfranctireurs,andbythe
irregularforcesansiderableargatheringat
besann,andtheregintalandsuperiorstaffofficerswerehard
atp,theboyshadlittle
todo;andthereforerequestedleave,forthreedays,togo
uptotheiroldfriends,thefranctireursofdijonthegeneralat
oncegrantedtherequiredperssion;adding,ile:
”dontforgetyouareofficersnointoany
harebrainedadventures,youknokon
thursday,asiexpectgeneralchelsuccessortoarriveon
friday;andishallhavetogiveyou,aspartofbelongings”
”obeback,general”
andsotheysetoff;taking,asusual,tioyle,as
orderlyandservant
”faith,andialadenoughtobeoutintheopenagain,ster
ralph,”tiaid,astheyleftbesannbehind”afterlivingout
intherooobreathe,
inacroown”
”itsjollytobeoutagain,tibutidontknoinda
townagain,forafewdays”
”ah,itsallveryisterralphh
youroffi,andyouraasling,andthegirlsall
lookingatyouasaherobutforitsdifferent,entirelyout
intheopenifeelthatexceptheresanythingtodofor
yourhonorsiayoaster,andcanplaseselfhereinthe
toanhussar;andarsjusthsaluting
toallthefelloeetinthe
street
”thentheresnochanceofanyfighting,aslongasup
intheostheuseofbeingdeckedupin
uniforexcepttofightisthereanychanceofjusttheleast
scriageinthehtheboys”he
asked,persuasively
theboyslaughed
”notch,tibuty,and
sothingytuup,atanyntbutsurelyyouvehadenough,
inthelastsixweeks”
”prettyisterpercyprettyyousee,thelast
affairdidntunt”
”oh,didntitunt”ralphsaid,lookingathisar”ithinkit
untedfortsure
youostdesperatelover
offighting,ti”
”iisterralph;andicant
saythatilikedit,entirelyitisntsoghtypleasantsitting
likeastiffstatuebehindthegeneral,htheshellsfalling
aboutyoulikepeas,andnotallohedivarshinofasingleshot
back,inretu
”shootaletsshootback,
inretu”
theboyslaughed,andthedaypassedpleasantlyastheyrode,and
talkedtheduskhadalreadyfallenheyreachedapartyof
franctireursittheiroheofficerin
ndtellexactly
”teredoveransiderableextentofuntry,”hesaid;
”andthelonel,alone,uldtellyouhoedi
expectthatheonight;andyourbestplano
stayhere,tillheesuchtoofferyou,butsuch
asitis,itisatyourservice”
afterantsnsultation,theboysagreedtoaccepttheoffer;
astheyhadpalpablyreeetingloneltee,there,
thaninajoueythroughthenight;andinanotherten
nutestheirhorsesiedtotrees,andtheytingbya
blazingfire,htheofficersoffranctireursthevillage
nsistedofonlythreeorfourhousesand,asthereen
inthepartyupone,theybivouackedunderthe
trees,hardby
”hoans”ralphasked,whendinnerwasover;
andtheylaybythefire,skingcigars
”tenlesorso,”theofficeransarelessly
”nochanceoftheiringthisway,ihope,”ralphlaughed”we
nearsavee,once”
”soiheard,”theofficersaid,”butiaatherskepticalasto
thesenightsurprisesinnineind,idontan
forantthatitinninecasesoutof
ten,theserursofnightattacksareallonshine”
”perhapsso,”ralphsaid,alittlegravelyforhehadalready
notien,
thanthattoedangthefranctireurs
ofdijon;”perhapsso,butoocareful
”hope”
”thelonelfelloour
lonel,”theoffian
foreverrching,a
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elves
flatinthebottoftheditch;andpercyonagain,atfull
gallopthefrenchohepoint
anyofthebileswerein
fullflightgeneralcariels,therefore,hdreillery
toapointovents;andthenordereda
rapidretreattenregintsofline,andthezouaves,actingas
rearguard
itovents
ans,ntentedhtheirsuccess,
attetednoventinpursuit
chapter12:thesurprise
afterthebrielsfoundit
iossibletorestoresuffiongthebiles,to
enablehioshoyhewas,besides,in
anyarticlesofurgentnecessityhalfhisforcewere
shoeless;andthethinblouseshwereashasbeensaidall
theveringthatnyofthebileshad,edto
resistthebitterldnition,
too,as
thegeneraldeteed,therefore,uponfallingbackuponbesann,
andreorganizinghisforcesthereaoo,h
nd,hadnowbroken
outagain;andhissurgeonorderedabsoluterepose,forawhile
uponthedayofthefight,ralphhadriddenslootherear,
hatthefightthefrenchhardened
ashehanexcellentnstitution,his
ontassudatroublesoaspect;butatthe
endofa,ofurse,inaslingto
unthishorse,andreporthielfreadyfordutythe
headquartersbesann;andralphuld,hadheapplied
forit,haveobtainedleavetogotodijon;buthehadnotdoneso,
ashehadbeensolatelyatho,andhethoughtthatthesightof
hisaaslingakehistherrenervous,
andanxiousontheiracunt,thanbefore
thegesedistancefroesann,being
peandhisfranctireurs,andbythe
irregularforcesansiderableargatheringat
besann,andtheregintalandsuperiorstaffofficerswerehard
atp,theboyshadlittle
todo;andthereforerequestedleave,forthreedays,togo
uptotheiroldfriends,thefranctireursofdijonthegeneralat
oncegrantedtherequiredperssion;adding,ile:
”dontforgetyouareofficersnointoany
harebrainedadventures,youknokon
thursday,asiexpectgeneralchelsuccessortoarriveon
friday;andishallhavetogiveyou,aspartofbelongings”
”obeback,general”
andsotheysetoff;taking,asusual,tioyle,as
orderlyandservant
”faith,andialadenoughtobeoutintheopenagain,ster
ralph,”tiaid,astheyleftbesannbehind”afterlivingout
intherooobreathe,
inacroown”
”itsjollytobeoutagain,tibutidontknoinda
townagain,forafewdays”
”ah,itsallveryisterralphh
youroffi,andyouraasling,andthegirlsall
lookingatyouasaherobutforitsdifferent,entirelyout
intheopenifeelthatexceptheresanythingtodofor
yourhonorsiayoaster,andcanplaseselfhereinthe
toanhussar;andarsjusthsaluting
toallthefelloeetinthe
street
”thentheresnochanceofanyfighting,aslongasup
intheostheuseofbeingdeckedupin
uniforexcepttofightisthereanychanceofjusttheleast
scriageinthehtheboys”he
asked,persuasively
theboyslaughed
”notch,tibuty,and
sothingytuup,atanyntbutsurelyyouvehadenough,
inthelastsixweeks”
”prettyisterpercyprettyyousee,thelast
affairdidntunt”
”oh,didntitunt”ralphsaid,lookingathisar”ithinkit
untedfortsure
youostdesperatelover
offighting,ti”
”iisterralph;andicant
saythatilikedit,entirelyitisntsoghtypleasantsitting
likeastiffstatuebehindthegeneral,htheshellsfalling
aboutyoulikepeas,andnotallohedivarshinofasingleshot
back,inretu
”shootaletsshootback,
inretu”
theboyslaughed,andthedaypassedpleasantlyastheyrode,and
talkedtheduskhadalreadyfallenheyreachedapartyof
franctireursittheiroheofficerin
ndtellexactly
”teredoveransiderableextentofuntry,”hesaid;
”andthelonel,alone,uldtellyouhoedi
expectthatheonight;andyourbestplano
stayhere,tillheesuchtoofferyou,butsuch
asitis,itisatyourservice”
afterantsnsultation,theboysagreedtoaccepttheoffer;
astheyhadpalpablyreeetingloneltee,there,
thaninajoueythroughthenight;andinanotherten
nutestheirhorsesiedtotrees,andtheytingbya
blazingfire,htheofficersoffranctireursthevillage
nsistedofonlythreeorfourhousesand,asthereen
inthepartyupone,theybivouackedunderthe
trees,hardby
”hoans”ralphasked,whendinnerwasover;
andtheylaybythefire,skingcigars
”tenlesorso,”theofficeransarelessly
”nochanceoftheiringthisway,ihope,”ralphlaughed”we
nearsavee,once”
”soiheard,”theofficersaid,”butiaatherskepticalasto
thesenightsurprisesinnineind,idontan
forantthatitinninecasesoutof
ten,theserursofnightattacksareallonshine”
”perhapsso,”ralphsaid,alittlegravelyforhehadalready
notien,
thanthattoedangthefranctireurs
ofdijon;”perhapsso,butoocareful
”hope”
”thelonelfelloour
lonel,”theoffian
foreverrching,a
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