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gonneartheother
villages
”rideupandorderthebilestoliedoainbarclay;then
telltheloneloftheliobringhistroopsupinlineh
thelettheiedown,also
”tee,havethetteriesofartillerybroughtup,at
fullspeed,tosilencethatbatteryintheotheleftofthe
villageitsfirecrossesthegroundopassover”
tennutesreofntinuouscannonading,andthenitwas
apparentthattheprussianfirewasweakening
”notocharge,atthedouble”
ralphsetspurstohishorsebut,justashereachedthetroops,a
shellexplodedjustunderhishorseralphheardacrash;felta
shock,andahroughtheair;andthenfellheavilyupon
thegroundbelievingheadenoeffort
togettohisfeet;butsatupandshoutedtothelonelofthe
biles,hi
”thebilesandlinearetocharge,atthedouble,andtocarry
thevillagehthebayo”
thebileshadflinchedalittlebefore,astheyhadadvancedh
thedeadlyfireofshotandshell;buttheydidnotflinchnow,and
leapingupontheirfeet,hacryof”vivelafrance”the
bilesandlinesoldiersliterallydearaceofitforthe
village
ralph,afterhavinggivenhisssage,laybackagain,hasort
ofbeinuteafterwardsheheardarapid
galloping;andlonelteerodeup,follodoyle
”areyoubadlyhurt,dearboy”theforrexclaid,ashe
leapedfroishorse”thegeneralhielfaskedtoe,and
seeafteryou”
”idontquiteknopresent,
asifheadylegsshotoff”
”youhadatrendousshake,”saidlonelteeh
tibythistikneelingbesidehiandyourhorseisblown
alsttopieces;butidontthink,asfarasicansee,at
present,thatyouarehitanyakeasipofbrandyit
unnedalittle,youknow
”there,youarebetteow,”hesaid;asralph,havingdrunka
littlebrandy,satupandlookedround
”iallright,ithink,lonel;dontstayanylongertiill
hereidontthinkiunned,elseiuldnothavegiven
theordeo,iigineihadanearesyneck
”please,dontinutesi
shorse,andjoinyouagaintiupa
sketthereareplentyaboutanddoalittlefightingonhisown
acunt”
lonelteejuedonhishorse,androdeoffinanuteor
tounttihorse,andridesloothe
village,usketryfireillgoingon;butasno
shellorshotinginthedirectioninhralphwas,
itthatthefrenchhadtakentheposition,andhad
openedfireupontheretreatinggesthefightstillraged,
bothtotherightandleft;butinanotherquarterofanhourit
slackenedalso,here,andthethreevillageshehands
ofthefrench
inaquarterofanhour,ralphfeltquitehielfagainand,seeing
oneofhisfellowherehe
uldfindthegeneral
”heisatguillonvillebutheinutesthe
advanceistontinueonneville,
villepani,andfaverolles”
inhalfanhour,thetroopsovedfore
theresistanceoreobstinatethanbefore,theprussianshaving
reentshourafterhourthefightntinuedthe
shorterdayfaded,andthegatheringdarknesso
theassailantsand,athalfpastfive,theycarriedthevillagesby
assault
thescehe
incessantflashesofrifleandcannoninthestreetsofthe
villagenfought,handtohandsooftheges,taking
refugeinthehouses,refusedtosurrenderothersthreheir
ar,ands,curses,cheers,the
explosionoffirearandtheingled,inonewild
andnfusingdinainedinthe
handsofthefrench;andtheprussiansretreated,sullenly,into
thedarkness
thereforthestaff,forhourstheyweregalloping
about,carryingordersbutatlastralphretuedtovillepani,at
ersatthedoorof
thettageedout,asthatinhegeneral
ing
”faith,yourhonor,ifthisis”
””
”isit,yourhonorherehaveingallday,and
notablessedthingtoeatortodrinknooneknoeof
theuchasabiscuitto
ateandinsuchherasthis,too;andanotherbattleinthe
ing”
”ay,tiitsbadenough,butthinkofthethousandsofpoor
felloodeath,onthesnow”
”idothinkofthesterralph;andivebeenatwork,ever
sincethe
gardensandfieldsthereisnotahouseherethatsnotfull,frobr >
thetoptothebotto
”haveyoulosttheysaddle,yourhonor”
”no,tihat”
”idontknoakingup
ndthatyouherthatyou
shotoff,orthatyoudthroaoaisethehorsenow,we
shalldo”
”why,”
”justabigchunkofbread,yourhonoritonthetable
oing;andisaidtoself,ity
beusefulbeforenight,andsojustslippeditintothe”
inanotheutethebreadakenout,andcutintotwo
portions
”i,ifiwereyou,”ralphsaid
”itisnotbyanyanstoolargeforsupper,butauthfulinthe
ingfortisupposethereisnochanceof
gettinganythingforthehorse”
”trust,yourhonoroneofthefirstthingsidid,he
firingful
ofhay;andtakeitoutandhideitawas
luinuteafterhavegota
handful,if”
””
”underthatsahedge,sterralphthehorsealwaysliesdown;
andhessotiredhebreaktherule,tonight;soillgive
hialfthehayforhissupperand,
therestbetandthehedge,androllselfupincloak
andhthecloak,andthehorse,andthehedge,andthe
hay,nottontionthesupperishallbe
... </P></TD>
gonneartheother
villages
”rideupandorderthebilestoliedoainbarclay;then
telltheloneloftheliobringhistroopsupinlineh
thelettheiedown,also
”tee,havethetteriesofartillerybroughtup,at
fullspeed,tosilencethatbatteryintheotheleftofthe
villageitsfirecrossesthegroundopassover”
tennutesreofntinuouscannonading,andthenitwas
apparentthattheprussianfirewasweakening
”notocharge,atthedouble”
ralphsetspurstohishorsebut,justashereachedthetroops,a
shellexplodedjustunderhishorseralphheardacrash;felta
shock,andahroughtheair;andthenfellheavilyupon
thegroundbelievingheadenoeffort
togettohisfeet;butsatupandshoutedtothelonelofthe
biles,hi
”thebilesandlinearetocharge,atthedouble,andtocarry
thevillagehthebayo”
thebileshadflinchedalittlebefore,astheyhadadvancedh
thedeadlyfireofshotandshell;buttheydidnotflinchnow,and
leapingupontheirfeet,hacryof”vivelafrance”the
bilesandlinesoldiersliterallydearaceofitforthe
village
ralph,afterhavinggivenhisssage,laybackagain,hasort
ofbeinuteafterwardsheheardarapid
galloping;andlonelteerodeup,follodoyle
”areyoubadlyhurt,dearboy”theforrexclaid,ashe
leapedfroishorse”thegeneralhielfaskedtoe,and
seeafteryou”
”idontquiteknopresent,
asifheadylegsshotoff”
”youhadatrendousshake,”saidlonelteeh
tibythistikneelingbesidehiandyourhorseisblown
alsttopieces;butidontthink,asfarasicansee,at
present,thatyouarehitanyakeasipofbrandyit
unnedalittle,youknow
”there,youarebetteow,”hesaid;asralph,havingdrunka
littlebrandy,satupandlookedround
”iallright,ithink,lonel;dontstayanylongertiill
hereidontthinkiunned,elseiuldnothavegiven
theordeo,iigineihadanearesyneck
”please,dontinutesi
shorse,andjoinyouagaintiupa
sketthereareplentyaboutanddoalittlefightingonhisown
acunt”
lonelteejuedonhishorse,androdeoffinanuteor
tounttihorse,andridesloothe
village,usketryfireillgoingon;butasno
shellorshotinginthedirectioninhralphwas,
itthatthefrenchhadtakentheposition,andhad
openedfireupontheretreatinggesthefightstillraged,
bothtotherightandleft;butinanotherquarterofanhourit
slackenedalso,here,andthethreevillageshehands
ofthefrench
inaquarterofanhour,ralphfeltquitehielfagainand,seeing
oneofhisfellowherehe
uldfindthegeneral
”heisatguillonvillebutheinutesthe
advanceistontinueonneville,
villepani,andfaverolles”
inhalfanhour,thetroopsovedfore
theresistanceoreobstinatethanbefore,theprussianshaving
reentshourafterhourthefightntinuedthe
shorterdayfaded,andthegatheringdarknesso
theassailantsand,athalfpastfive,theycarriedthevillagesby
assault
thescehe
incessantflashesofrifleandcannoninthestreetsofthe
villagenfought,handtohandsooftheges,taking
refugeinthehouses,refusedtosurrenderothersthreheir
ar,ands,curses,cheers,the
explosionoffirearandtheingled,inonewild
andnfusingdinainedinthe
handsofthefrench;andtheprussiansretreated,sullenly,into
thedarkness
thereforthestaff,forhourstheyweregalloping
about,carryingordersbutatlastralphretuedtovillepani,at
ersatthedoorof
thettageedout,asthatinhegeneral
ing
”faith,yourhonor,ifthisis”
””
”isit,yourhonorherehaveingallday,and
notablessedthingtoeatortodrinknooneknoeof
theuchasabiscuitto
ateandinsuchherasthis,too;andanotherbattleinthe
ing”
”ay,tiitsbadenough,butthinkofthethousandsofpoor
felloodeath,onthesnow”
”idothinkofthesterralph;andivebeenatwork,ever
sincethe
gardensandfieldsthereisnotahouseherethatsnotfull,frobr >
thetoptothebotto
”haveyoulosttheysaddle,yourhonor”
”no,tihat”
”idontknoakingup
ndthatyouherthatyou
shotoff,orthatyoudthroaoaisethehorsenow,we
shalldo”
”why,”
”justabigchunkofbread,yourhonoritonthetable
oing;andisaidtoself,ity
beusefulbeforenight,andsojustslippeditintothe”
inanotheutethebreadakenout,andcutintotwo
portions
”i,ifiwereyou,”ralphsaid
”itisnotbyanyanstoolargeforsupper,butauthfulinthe
ingfortisupposethereisnochanceof
gettinganythingforthehorse”
”trust,yourhonoroneofthefirstthingsidid,he
firingful
ofhay;andtakeitoutandhideitawas
luinuteafterhavegota
handful,if”
””
”underthatsahedge,sterralphthehorsealwaysliesdown;
andhessotiredhebreaktherule,tonight;soillgive
hialfthehayforhissupperand,
therestbetandthehedge,androllselfupincloak
andhthecloak,andthehorse,andthehedge,andthe
hay,nottontionthesupperishallbe
... </P></TD>