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etrievethefortunesofthedaythereinderretreated,
sullenly,htheirfacestothefoe
ralphbarclay,,hadshotthefirst
thhisrevolver;andhadthenbeencutdownbya
tallgedragoon,justatthentthathishorsefelldead,
shotthroughtheheadralphhadantaryvisionofgleang
hoofsabovehiandthenhereerednothingre,untilheca
tohielf,hoursafterwards
hisfirstsensationhatofintenseldheendeavoredto
rise,butovehandorfoothelayquietfora
feinutes;andthendeanothereffort,butilar
ofsuccessthisti,hobswouldhave
ved,hadtheynotbeenfasteneddoe
henoityielded
suddenlyand,otupartlyround,
soastofeelithathadnfinedithefoundthathis
ofasttothe
grounditrequiredansiderableeffortbeforeheuldget
altogetherfree,forheiffhtheldputtinghissword
uptohishead,hefoundthathehadbeensavedbytheveryans
sochpaintheintenseldhadfrozen
theblood,asitflooreeffectivelythanany
surgeonuldhavedone
ralphafterrubbinghishandsandar,torestore
circulationnoainsoft,tosee
,
andalstveringhithepooranilhadfallenontoitsback;
orhadrolledover,afterhelattercase,itwas
fortunateindeed,forralph,thatithadnottakenanotherhalf
tuhaditdoneso,ittodeathasitpartly
nfroheld,andalso
greatlydinishinghispleduponbycavalry
passingover
ashortdistanceoff,ralphuldseepartieshlantes;and
oneoftheeedapproachingfarinhisrear,heuldhearan
oind,atonce,thatthe
frenchhadbeendefeated,andhese
lights,therefore,stbeinthehandsofges
thethoughtthatageprisonarousedralphfrois
inaindthat,ashehadescaped
before,theybutlittlechanceof
esheadtofoot;
halffrozen,andfaintfroossofbloodthehopeofliberty
rousedhioneeeffort,hegotattheholster
ofhispistol;inrongbrandyander
inginfluencethe
lightsedistanceoff;andralph,after
nsiderabletrouble,andaftercuttingthestrapsened
ittothesaddle,succeededingettingathisfuroveratthishe
puton,piantrooperswhohad
fallennear,andthenhedesertedbattle
ground
tennuteslater,heheardahorseshoofsuponthehardground
heckedthepistolainedfastenedtohisbelt,when
hefellpulledforansoldierscap,andwalked
quietlyon
”here”shoutedavoice,andtanofficersrodeup
itoodark,noodistinguishfaces
”karlzie,oftheseventhdragoons,”ralphsaid,inge,
saluting
”areyoudoinghere”
”iaervanttolieutenantfalchen,oday;andihadbeen
tolookforhisbodyitehere,harged
thegrayzouaves”
”butyourregintislesoff,”oneoftheofficerssaid”isaw
thenhourago”
”idontknoyhead
laidopen,an
ihadseenshootsteriotherear,butthe
surgeonhadgoneon;andoppedofitselfand,wheni
reachedthehospital,thedoctorshatiaskedleave
togo,andseeifiuldfindster”
”bulancesnoheofficersasked,asthey
tuedtorideoff
”overinthatdireeofthe
searchers,hlantestheyyou,atonce”
”thanks,”theofficersaid,ridingoff;”goodluckinyoursearch”
ralphhadnoticedattage,standingbyitselfattheedgeofa
elittledistancefrohebivouafthenightofthe
30thofnoveer;andhadstoppedforant,andaskedafew
questionsoftheanhereshehadappeareda
kindheartedan,fullofhatredfortheinvader;andhadtwo
sonsinthebiles,archednorth
threatened,andhereforthisttageralph
deteedtoke,inorderiftheoto
takeshelterinthehouse;otherofindarefugeinthewood,
itself,toliehid
forafefearofaveryactivesearchbeing
deforfugitives,atpresent,astheprussianshadonlydriven
backty;andhad,ralphbelieved,
plentyofeti
itunateforralphthathehadstudiedthegroundso
eupontheroad,andthestarsh
hisdirectionandbearingsthe
battlehadextendedovertheesralph
uldheargroans;andsasthicklyscattered
overthegroundshoade,orwherea
reginthadlainexposed,forhours,toanartilleryfire
thedistancearkedoutfor
hielfeightles,atleast,hethought;foritwasawaybehind
had,titwas,inralphs
stateoffeebleness,averylongjoueyoverandoveragain,he
hadtositdohedidnotfeeltheld,nohefur
at,andtheexertionofhisbodyinagloook
greatpains,hoself,soastokehielf
toohot;ashefearedthathisightbreakout,ifhedidso
heheroad;anddaylight
breakingintheeastedbyhunger,fatigue,andloss
ofbloodhecraothedoor,andknocked
thereoventinside,butituntilhehadknocked
thatavoicehinasked:
”here”
”aer,”ralphsaid
therealk,inside
”letin,friends,”hesaid,”forthereranceofyourboys
inparisthe
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etrievethefortunesofthedaythereinderretreated,
sullenly,htheirfacestothefoe
ralphbarclay,,hadshotthefirst
thhisrevolver;andhadthenbeencutdownbya
tallgedragoon,justatthentthathishorsefelldead,
shotthroughtheheadralphhadantaryvisionofgleang
hoofsabovehiandthenhereerednothingre,untilheca
tohielf,hoursafterwards
hisfirstsensationhatofintenseldheendeavoredto
rise,butovehandorfoothelayquietfora
feinutes;andthendeanothereffort,butilar
ofsuccessthisti,hobswouldhave
ved,hadtheynotbeenfasteneddoe
henoityielded
suddenlyand,otupartlyround,
soastofeelithathadnfinedithefoundthathis
ofasttothe
grounditrequiredansiderableeffortbeforeheuldget
altogetherfree,forheiffhtheldputtinghissword
uptohishead,hefoundthathehadbeensavedbytheveryans
sochpaintheintenseldhadfrozen
theblood,asitflooreeffectivelythanany
surgeonuldhavedone
ralphafterrubbinghishandsandar,torestore
circulationnoainsoft,tosee
,
andalstveringhithepooranilhadfallenontoitsback;
orhadrolledover,afterhelattercase,itwas
fortunateindeed,forralph,thatithadnottakenanotherhalf
tuhaditdoneso,ittodeathasitpartly
nfroheld,andalso
greatlydinishinghispleduponbycavalry
passingover
ashortdistanceoff,ralphuldseepartieshlantes;and
oneoftheeedapproachingfarinhisrear,heuldhearan
oind,atonce,thatthe
frenchhadbeendefeated,andhese
lights,therefore,stbeinthehandsofges
thethoughtthatageprisonarousedralphfrois
inaindthat,ashehadescaped
before,theybutlittlechanceof
esheadtofoot;
halffrozen,andfaintfroossofbloodthehopeofliberty
rousedhioneeeffort,hegotattheholster
ofhispistol;inrongbrandyander
inginfluencethe
lightsedistanceoff;andralph,after
nsiderabletrouble,andaftercuttingthestrapsened
ittothesaddle,succeededingettingathisfuroveratthishe
puton,piantrooperswhohad
fallennear,andthenhedesertedbattle
ground
tennuteslater,heheardahorseshoofsuponthehardground
heckedthepistolainedfastenedtohisbelt,when
hefellpulledforansoldierscap,andwalked
quietlyon
”here”shoutedavoice,andtanofficersrodeup
itoodark,noodistinguishfaces
”karlzie,oftheseventhdragoons,”ralphsaid,inge,
saluting
”areyoudoinghere”
”iaervanttolieutenantfalchen,oday;andihadbeen
tolookforhisbodyitehere,harged
thegrayzouaves”
”butyourregintislesoff,”oneoftheofficerssaid”isaw
thenhourago”
”idontknoyhead
laidopen,an
ihadseenshootsteriotherear,butthe
surgeonhadgoneon;andoppedofitselfand,wheni
reachedthehospital,thedoctorshatiaskedleave
togo,andseeifiuldfindster”
”bulancesnoheofficersasked,asthey
tuedtorideoff
”overinthatdireeofthe
searchers,hlantestheyyou,atonce”
”thanks,”theofficersaid,ridingoff;”goodluckinyoursearch”
ralphhadnoticedattage,standingbyitselfattheedgeofa
elittledistancefrohebivouafthenightofthe
30thofnoveer;andhadstoppedforant,andaskedafew
questionsoftheanhereshehadappeareda
kindheartedan,fullofhatredfortheinvader;andhadtwo
sonsinthebiles,archednorth
threatened,andhereforthisttageralph
deteedtoke,inorderiftheoto
takeshelterinthehouse;otherofindarefugeinthewood,
itself,toliehid
forafefearofaveryactivesearchbeing
deforfugitives,atpresent,astheprussianshadonlydriven
backty;andhad,ralphbelieved,
plentyofeti
itunateforralphthathehadstudiedthegroundso
eupontheroad,andthestarsh
hisdirectionandbearingsthe
battlehadextendedovertheesralph
uldheargroans;andsasthicklyscattered
overthegroundshoade,orwherea
reginthadlainexposed,forhours,toanartilleryfire
thedistancearkedoutfor
hielfeightles,atleast,hethought;foritwasawaybehind
had,titwas,inralphs
stateoffeebleness,averylongjoueyoverandoveragain,he
hadtositdohedidnotfeeltheld,nohefur
at,andtheexertionofhisbodyinagloook
greatpains,hoself,soastokehielf
toohot;ashefearedthathisightbreakout,ifhedidso
heheroad;anddaylight
breakingintheeastedbyhunger,fatigue,andloss
ofbloodhecraothedoor,andknocked
thereoventinside,butituntilhehadknocked
thatavoicehinasked:
”here”
”aer,”ralphsaid
therealk,inside
”letin,friends,”hesaid,”forthereranceofyourboys
inparisthe
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