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rses
ogetherinthestalls,ascloselyastheyuldstand;
pletelyveredhcavalry
soldiers,sosittingupskingandtalking,othersalready
heircloaksandstretchedatfulllength
asergeant,seeingtherksofralphsrank,atoncerosetohis
feetandsaluted
”ihavetyoolonel
teesgeneraleishouldfindrooere,butit
doesnotlooklikeit”
”iuthesehorsesout,sir,”thesergeantsaid
”istherenootherplace”ralphasked
”theyareallasfullasthis,sir”
”thereisalittleshed,dotheendofthegarden,”oneofthe
nsaid”inoticeditthisafteoonthedoorkedi
lookedin,anditseedaknoheranyoneis
thereihyou,sir,andshoheway,ifyou
like”
theshedhesoldierforcedthedooropenh
hisstheplacehad,ashesupposed,beenawshed;
butthehegroundhard
”thissaid”thereisrooor
allfourhorses,iftheysqueezeabit;andforjacqueshere,and
selfisuppose,yourhonor,thereinknockingup
soofthisakeabitofafireitstoodarkto
lookforstithesnow,
thattheskehebastesentirelytosaynothingof
us”
”stances,tiiagreehyou;butdontdo
redagethanyouakeenoughfiretoke
theenough,here,
ustgoandseeifyoucangettheo
forage”
”buthoasked
”ihaventdraeat,
inthehaversaattours,forithoughtthere
bechtobehadhere”
”thankyouforthinkingofit,tibuththegeneral
fortable,andlityourfire,oneof
youbringupourcloakstothehousekeepthehorsessaddleson,
aysuddenly,atanyntof
thenight”
thenexting,generalchanzysaidtoralph:
”ishouldrendyou,captainbarclay,tospendanhourstudying
thisp;andgettingup,froheselists,theexactpositionof
ourforcesasteredtheridethroughthe
hepositionsoccupiedbytherpsand,houtexposing
yourself,gainasgoodanideaasyoucanoftheuntrybeyond
torroayhavetoridestraighttocertainpoints,h
orders;anditysaveiortanttiifyouarethoroughly
acquaintedhtheground,andposition”
afteraupleofhoursstudyofthestaffp,soastoknow
everylittlebylaneandhaet,fortenlesoneitherside,
ralphuntedhishorseandforalongrideued,
lonelteetoldhihatgeneralchanzyogeneral
daurellesquarters,toarrangethedetails;andthattheattack
otakeplacethenextday
atfiveopeandthe
chiefofhisstaff,fortwohours,in
drapehad
notbeenout,allday;andhethereforeofferedhishorsetoralph,
inorderthatralphsoightbefreshforthenextday
fourstaffofficerssetoffinvariousdirectionshthe
dispatches;andralphngratulatedhielfuponhavingbeenupon
thegroundheraversingoncebeforethatdayas,evenh
thatpreviousacquaintance,itofindtheway
throughthedarkness,frohesnoeringthegeneralappearance
andapparentdistanceofeachobjectthanks,hoohisride
oftheing,hereachedthevariousrpstohhewas
dispatchedistakesinhisbackto
headquartersbyelevenoclock
ti
”sure,yourhonor,anditsaghtyldnightivegotapotof
ffeeontheboilinthestables”
”thankyou,tiiakereporttothe
general,andthengoofftobedbringtheffeeintoroowe
shallbeupearly,fororrow”
”dosaid,adringly”anditsaboutti;forwe
shouldbeallfrozenintoskeletons,ifoheredoing
nothingchlongerbadlucktotheher,saysi”
attenooingthefrenchtroopsotion,
theobjectsoftheirattackbeingthevillagesofguillonville,
teiers,andniertheuntryelyflatand,foran
hour,theysayafetes,only,were
seenthesegallopedoffhastily,thenttheycaughtsightof
theheavyssesofthefrenthewoodralphwas
riding,htherestofthestaff,behindthegeneral
”thatisteiers,”lonelteesaid,pointingtoahouseor
tadistance,ontheplain
ashespoke,apuffofskecafrohehouses
”thereisthefirstshell,”ation
inanotherinstantthessileburstnearsoinfantry,attwo
hundredyardstotheright
”takeorderstothatbattery,there,totakepositiononthat
littleenento
keepthegunsalittlebackangthetrees,andtoopensharply
uponteiers”
itinutes,therewasa
roarofcannonalongthehofbothlinesforhalfan
hourthebatntinuedareartillerydueltheshellsfellin
alldirethetrees,tearingup
theground,andleavingdeepblackgashesintheesnow;
crashingthroughaongthe
troops
”theirfireisslackeningalittle,”generalchanzysaid”itis
titobepushingforward
”lieutenantporent
ofbilestoadvanishers
”enttosupport
”captainillot,ordertheartillerytoncentratetheirfire
uponthevillage,andtoadvancebybatteries”
theordersobilesadvancedtohin
fivehundredyardsofthevillagethesketryfirewasnow
trendous,andthebilesansrenchedin
thegardensandhevillageeverywall,every
houseed,tofill
upthebreaksinthewalls
generalchanzytingonhorseback,ashortdistanceinthe
rearofthefightinguntedofficersrodeupandleftagain,
everynt,hnehebattlegoin
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rses
ogetherinthestalls,ascloselyastheyuldstand;
pletelyveredhcavalry
soldiers,sosittingupskingandtalking,othersalready
heircloaksandstretchedatfulllength
asergeant,seeingtherksofralphsrank,atoncerosetohis
feetandsaluted
”ihavetyoolonel
teesgeneraleishouldfindrooere,butit
doesnotlooklikeit”
”iuthesehorsesout,sir,”thesergeantsaid
”istherenootherplace”ralphasked
”theyareallasfullasthis,sir”
”thereisalittleshed,dotheendofthegarden,”oneofthe
nsaid”inoticeditthisafteoonthedoorkedi
lookedin,anditseedaknoheranyoneis
thereihyou,sir,andshoheway,ifyou
like”
theshedhesoldierforcedthedooropenh
hisstheplacehad,ashesupposed,beenawshed;
butthehegroundhard
”thissaid”thereisrooor
allfourhorses,iftheysqueezeabit;andforjacqueshere,and
selfisuppose,yourhonor,thereinknockingup
soofthisakeabitofafireitstoodarkto
lookforstithesnow,
thattheskehebastesentirelytosaynothingof
us”
”stances,tiiagreehyou;butdontdo
redagethanyouakeenoughfiretoke
theenough,here,
ustgoandseeifyoucangettheo
forage”
”buthoasked
”ihaventdraeat,
inthehaversaattours,forithoughtthere
bechtobehadhere”
”thankyouforthinkingofit,tibuththegeneral
fortable,andlityourfire,oneof
youbringupourcloakstothehousekeepthehorsessaddleson,
aysuddenly,atanyntof
thenight”
thenexting,generalchanzysaidtoralph:
”ishouldrendyou,captainbarclay,tospendanhourstudying
thisp;andgettingup,froheselists,theexactpositionof
ourforcesasteredtheridethroughthe
hepositionsoccupiedbytherpsand,houtexposing
yourself,gainasgoodanideaasyoucanoftheuntrybeyond
torroayhavetoridestraighttocertainpoints,h
orders;anditysaveiortanttiifyouarethoroughly
acquaintedhtheground,andposition”
afteraupleofhoursstudyofthestaffp,soastoknow
everylittlebylaneandhaet,fortenlesoneitherside,
ralphuntedhishorseandforalongrideued,
lonelteetoldhihatgeneralchanzyogeneral
daurellesquarters,toarrangethedetails;andthattheattack
otakeplacethenextday
atfiveopeandthe
chiefofhisstaff,fortwohours,in
drapehad
notbeenout,allday;andhethereforeofferedhishorsetoralph,
inorderthatralphsoightbefreshforthenextday
fourstaffofficerssetoffinvariousdirectionshthe
dispatches;andralphngratulatedhielfuponhavingbeenupon
thegroundheraversingoncebeforethatdayas,evenh
thatpreviousacquaintance,itofindtheway
throughthedarkness,frohesnoeringthegeneralappearance
andapparentdistanceofeachobjectthanks,hoohisride
oftheing,hereachedthevariousrpstohhewas
dispatchedistakesinhisbackto
headquartersbyelevenoclock
ti
”sure,yourhonor,anditsaghtyldnightivegotapotof
ffeeontheboilinthestables”
”thankyou,tiiakereporttothe
general,andthengoofftobedbringtheffeeintoroowe
shallbeupearly,fororrow”
”dosaid,adringly”anditsaboutti;forwe
shouldbeallfrozenintoskeletons,ifoheredoing
nothingchlongerbadlucktotheher,saysi”
attenooingthefrenchtroopsotion,
theobjectsoftheirattackbeingthevillagesofguillonville,
teiers,andniertheuntryelyflatand,foran
hour,theysayafetes,only,were
seenthesegallopedoffhastily,thenttheycaughtsightof
theheavyssesofthefrenthewoodralphwas
riding,htherestofthestaff,behindthegeneral
”thatisteiers,”lonelteesaid,pointingtoahouseor
tadistance,ontheplain
ashespoke,apuffofskecafrohehouses
”thereisthefirstshell,”ation
inanotherinstantthessileburstnearsoinfantry,attwo
hundredyardstotheright
”takeorderstothatbattery,there,totakepositiononthat
littleenento
keepthegunsalittlebackangthetrees,andtoopensharply
uponteiers”
itinutes,therewasa
roarofcannonalongthehofbothlinesforhalfan
hourthebatntinuedareartillerydueltheshellsfellin
alldirethetrees,tearingup
theground,andleavingdeepblackgashesintheesnow;
crashingthroughaongthe
troops
”theirfireisslackeningalittle,”generalchanzysaid”itis
titobepushingforward
”lieutenantporent
ofbilestoadvanishers
”enttosupport
”captainillot,ordertheartillerytoncentratetheirfire
uponthevillage,andtoadvancebybatteries”
theordersobilesadvancedtohin
fivehundredyardsofthevillagethesketryfirewasnow
trendous,andthebilesansrenchedin
thegardensandhevillageeverywall,every
houseed,tofill
upthebreaksinthewalls
generalchanzytingonhorseback,ashortdistanceinthe
rearofthefightinguntedofficersrodeupandleftagain,
everynt,hnehebattlegoin
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