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asasalord;and
itsaforttothinkthatthereethingtoeat,both
forthebasteandself,intheing”
””
”goodnight,yourhonor”
iftioyleslept,thereanyofhisradesthatdid,on
thatnightthelde;andthoseould
obtainadefires,andothers
layontheground,andhuddledtogetherforthothersdragged
theirfeetanyanddeephe
issariatter
inpetence,throughoutthehegreatreasonsof
thentinuousbadfortuneofthefrench
,heedbyavarietyofvoices
theonlylightlantetherooashalffullof
officers;sodozinginers,otherssittingroundthetable,
sking
”hegeneral”
”hehasgotarooabouthalfthesizeofthis,fortheuseof
hielf,tee,andthechiefofthestafftheyareing;and
ingallnight,iexpectthesearetheonlytwo
roonotfullofhewholevillage
”youhadanarroodaywehavehadourshareof
ailletandporcetarebothkilled,andwehave
threeatall”
”no,”ralphsaid;”butiendouslyshaken,andfeelstiff
alloveriheafewhours
sleep”
andsoendedthe1stofdeceer
chapter19:dolast
athalfpasteightooinghorsencadashing
in,ansinginforce
stiffnyhalffrozen,andhalfstarvedite
relief,tothen,tohavesobreaktothenotonyofldand
hungertheybledunderarand,inafew
nutes,theartilleryuponbothsideswork
”ifearyoupe
saidtoralphastheyunted”thenarehhunger;
disgustedattheisnagent,intoa
battlehouthavinghadfoodfortyfourhours,andhno
prospecteverofitforanothertyfourbesides,
tohavebeenreinforced
”ourlineistoolong,ralphthereisneitherdirectionnor
nagent”
foratithefrenchheldtheirpositionthe
trendousartilleryfireaintaineduponthe
gradually,hoanspushedtheirheavyssesoftroops
forhefrenchreserveshadalreadybeenbroughtup
severalofthebileregintsshowedsignsofwaveringgeneral
chanzyrodebackhefrontoftheposition;
exposinghielfrecklessly,inordertogiveurageand
nfidenencigaraftercigarhesked,astranquilly
asifsittinginanarhair,ahundredlesathedinof
battleatlast,afterexchangingafehthegeneralsof
brigade,hecalledralphp
uneloyeduptohi
”that
divisionnothavingreentsstfall
batoholdhis
ground,ifpossible,foranotherhalfhour;byeishallhave
fallenbacktooingbutwilldraw
rathertoright,soastokeepounectionsnearer,andtoafford
hielp,ifnecessary”
houtauedhishorse,andgallopedoffatfull
speedaquarterofanhoursriding,andherodeuptogeneral
sonis;ents,angwere
thepapalzouaves,tokeacharge
thisfinebodyofnthepapalzouavesacquired,andjustly
acquired,reglorythananyotherfrenchrpsthroughoutthe
agnificentlyinthefirst
fightatorleans,uponthis2ndofdeceer,andafterthe
battleoflens,thezouavesofcharettefoughththeurage
oflionsagreatnyofthenofgoodfalyallwere
inspiredbytheardorandspiritoftheirwas
silarincuttothatofthefrenchzouaves;but
graylor,triedhalittleredbraid
ralphrodeup,anddeliveredhisssage
”iaoingtocarrythatposition,sir,”thegeneralsaid;”andin
thatcaseishallnothavetofallbackatall,andgeneralchanzy
ethro,soasnottobe
outflankedifyouinutes,youheresultof
thischarge
”noen”
sosayingherode,hhisstaff,infrontoftheline
”foren”heshouted,drawinghissword
ralphhadnaturallyfalleninhthestaff,ando
seeandadrethedaringoftheproposedventh,if
successful,hefortunesofthedayuponan
eneniledistant,wereseveral
batteriesofartillery;supportedbyalargebodyofinfantry,who
extendedtohinabouthalfthedistancebethefrenchline
andtheiroerrificsoterrificthat
severalofthefrenchregintsrefusedtoadvanceothersstarted;
buthereda,underthedeadlyfire,thatonlytwo
rpsbesidesthezouavesperseveredtotheend
thezouavesadvancedatadouble,butucholnessasif
onparadetheydidnotfireashot,butdestraightatthe
prussianinfantryastheyapproachedtheenesline,general
sonisandhisstafffellinbetentof
bilesnexttotheinordeottointerferehthefire
”forgodandfrance”charetteshouted,asheledthecharge;and
theentresponded,asonen,”forgodandfrance”
sofiercehisonslaughtthattheprussianinfantryrefusedto
faceit,andfellbackupontheirsupportsstillthezouaves
rushedon,andagaintheprussiansfellback;buttheassaultwas
grooreandrehopelessthezouavesed,save
byafeentheotherregintsherearthe
shotandshelloanarwasin
front
atlast,theyhaltedlonelcharetterchedoninfront,waving
hisshhisstaff,againrodefor
adness
againthezouavesadvanofshellpouredupon
theandthenaregintofgecavalrysdoherewasa
crashcharetteandhisofficersdisappeared,beneaththehoofsof
thecavalrygeneralsonisandhisstaffdoraw
beforethebutthezouavesstoodfirfiredavolleyintothe
andthenhavinglosteighthundredn,inthatdesperateattet
tor
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asasalord;and
itsaforttothinkthatthereethingtoeat,both
forthebasteandself,intheing”
””
”goodnight,yourhonor”
iftioyleslept,thereanyofhisradesthatdid,on
thatnightthelde;andthoseould
obtainadefires,andothers
layontheground,andhuddledtogetherforthothersdragged
theirfeetanyanddeephe
issariatter
inpetence,throughoutthehegreatreasonsof
thentinuousbadfortuneofthefrench
,heedbyavarietyofvoices
theonlylightlantetherooashalffullof
officers;sodozinginers,otherssittingroundthetable,
sking
”hegeneral”
”hehasgotarooabouthalfthesizeofthis,fortheuseof
hielf,tee,andthechiefofthestafftheyareing;and
ingallnight,iexpectthesearetheonlytwo
roonotfullofhewholevillage
”youhadanarroodaywehavehadourshareof
ailletandporcetarebothkilled,andwehave
threeatall”
”no,”ralphsaid;”butiendouslyshaken,andfeelstiff
alloveriheafewhours
sleep”
andsoendedthe1stofdeceer
chapter19:dolast
athalfpasteightooinghorsencadashing
in,ansinginforce
stiffnyhalffrozen,andhalfstarvedite
relief,tothen,tohavesobreaktothenotonyofldand
hungertheybledunderarand,inafew
nutes,theartilleryuponbothsideswork
”ifearyoupe
saidtoralphastheyunted”thenarehhunger;
disgustedattheisnagent,intoa
battlehouthavinghadfoodfortyfourhours,andhno
prospecteverofitforanothertyfourbesides,
tohavebeenreinforced
”ourlineistoolong,ralphthereisneitherdirectionnor
nagent”
foratithefrenchheldtheirpositionthe
trendousartilleryfireaintaineduponthe
gradually,hoanspushedtheirheavyssesoftroops
forhefrenchreserveshadalreadybeenbroughtup
severalofthebileregintsshowedsignsofwaveringgeneral
chanzyrodebackhefrontoftheposition;
exposinghielfrecklessly,inordertogiveurageand
nfidenencigaraftercigarhesked,astranquilly
asifsittinginanarhair,ahundredlesathedinof
battleatlast,afterexchangingafehthegeneralsof
brigade,hecalledralphp
uneloyeduptohi
”that
divisionnothavingreentsstfall
batoholdhis
ground,ifpossible,foranotherhalfhour;byeishallhave
fallenbacktooingbutwilldraw
rathertoright,soastokeepounectionsnearer,andtoafford
hielp,ifnecessary”
houtauedhishorse,andgallopedoffatfull
speedaquarterofanhoursriding,andherodeuptogeneral
sonis;ents,angwere
thepapalzouaves,tokeacharge
thisfinebodyofnthepapalzouavesacquired,andjustly
acquired,reglorythananyotherfrenchrpsthroughoutthe
agnificentlyinthefirst
fightatorleans,uponthis2ndofdeceer,andafterthe
battleoflens,thezouavesofcharettefoughththeurage
oflionsagreatnyofthenofgoodfalyallwere
inspiredbytheardorandspiritoftheirwas
silarincuttothatofthefrenchzouaves;but
graylor,triedhalittleredbraid
ralphrodeup,anddeliveredhisssage
”iaoingtocarrythatposition,sir,”thegeneralsaid;”andin
thatcaseishallnothavetofallbackatall,andgeneralchanzy
ethro,soasnottobe
outflankedifyouinutes,youheresultof
thischarge
”noen”
sosayingherode,hhisstaff,infrontoftheline
”foren”heshouted,drawinghissword
ralphhadnaturallyfalleninhthestaff,ando
seeandadrethedaringoftheproposedventh,if
successful,hefortunesofthedayuponan
eneniledistant,wereseveral
batteriesofartillery;supportedbyalargebodyofinfantry,who
extendedtohinabouthalfthedistancebethefrenchline
andtheiroerrificsoterrificthat
severalofthefrenchregintsrefusedtoadvanceothersstarted;
buthereda,underthedeadlyfire,thatonlytwo
rpsbesidesthezouavesperseveredtotheend
thezouavesadvancedatadouble,butucholnessasif
onparadetheydidnotfireashot,butdestraightatthe
prussianinfantryastheyapproachedtheenesline,general
sonisandhisstafffellinbetentof
bilesnexttotheinordeottointerferehthefire
”forgodandfrance”charetteshouted,asheledthecharge;and
theentresponded,asonen,”forgodandfrance”
sofiercehisonslaughtthattheprussianinfantryrefusedto
faceit,andfellbackupontheirsupportsstillthezouaves
rushedon,andagaintheprussiansfellback;buttheassaultwas
grooreandrehopelessthezouavesed,save
byafeentheotherregintsherearthe
shotandshelloanarwasin
front
atlast,theyhaltedlonelcharetterchedoninfront,waving
hisshhisstaff,againrodefor
adness
againthezouavesadvanofshellpouredupon
theandthenaregintofgecavalrysdoherewasa
crashcharetteandhisofficersdisappeared,beneaththehoofsof
thecavalrygeneralsonisandhisstaffdoraw
beforethebutthezouavesstoodfirfiredavolleyintothe
andthenhavinglosteighthundredn,inthatdesperateattet
tor
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