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egivenhibr >
upheendedhisnotebysayingthathehadalreadyntionedhis
na,indispatches,andshouldnoakeafreshreport
lonelteeorrathergeneraltee,forhenondeda
brigadeoneportionofhisletter
ntainedbadneentionedthattiadlostanarat
thebattleofthe8thdeceer,butthatheell
thoseingdaysatdijonthenehevictoryat
villersexel,follohefightinghecaptureof
ntbeliard;andthentheobstinatentestsnearbelfort,when
bourbakiinvainendeavoredtodrivebacktheges,andto
relievethebesiegedtoentup,at
feverheat
itfatedthatthehouttheboysseeing
serviorefor,uponthe21st,heavyfiringwasheardupon
thenorthofdijonthebarclayshousehesouthof
thetohenorththegroundrisesinteep
hillsorratheronesteephill,tsaboutale
apartoneofthesesuitsiscalledtalant,theotherfontaine
lesdijonbehindthelatter,anduponevenhighergroundata
distanceoftiles,respectivelylaythevillagesof
daixandhauteville
itoingthattheboysheardthe
faintboofacannon
”listen,papa,”percyshouted;”therearecannontheprussiansare
attackingtheheights,ontheotherside”
captainbarclaycaoutintothegarden,andlistenedforawhile
theenehadtakenuppositionsuponsoofthe
nurousheightssurrounding,andhebatteries
attalant,fontainelesdijon,daix,andhautevillethefrench
repliedvigorously;anditthattheyronger,in
artillery,thany
”ifancy,”captainbarclaysaid,”thatitisnoattackitis
rely,ithink,afireopenedtooccupyourattention;inorder
thatabodyoftroopsypassalongtothenortho
falluponbourbakisrearhoyplaceisypanyof
nationalguardsthereisnofearofanattack,atpresent;but
theysnodoubt”
”hetohyou,papa”
thefiringntinueduntilfiveoclock,graduallydied
aansretiringanhourlater,thegreaterportionof
thetroopsrchedbacktothetoy,theyreported,were
notover15,000stronghegaribaldiansand
bilizednationalguardsinthetoo40,000strong
thefrenchuchstrongerinartillery
captainbarclayretuedhohtheboystheysatuplate,
talkingovertheaffair,anditidnighthey
uptotheirroosuddenly,theyartledbyafreshoutburst
offireupontheheightsinanuteorthehousehold
hegarden
”itisanightattack,”captainbarclaysaid;”andjudgingbythe
sound,theyareineaesticanhearsketry,aswellas
artillery”
astheylistened,itcanearer
”theyhavetakendaixandhauteville,”ralphsaid”shallwe
do,papastayhere,quietitisourplaindutytogo
doourselvestogeneralpelissier”
”ithinkyououghttodoso,”captainbarclayanswered,gravely
theboyssforralphhadreplaced
theonehehadleftbehind,inthettagenearorleans
”idonotthinkyouneedbeuneasy,lanie,”captainbarclaysaid
tohisisourdutytogo;butihardlythinkthatthey
canhavebeenreinforcedinsufficientstrengthtoattackthe
town”
theboysweresoondown
”goodbye,goodbye,llydontbealardaboutuswehave
nohorses,andtherecanbenoriskofourbeingsentonany
perilousservice,tonight”
tkisses,andthenfatherandsonshurriedaowards
thetown
”theyhavetakenfontainelesdijon,”ralphsaid”weshallsoon
seeiftheyareineaest”
dijontheyfoundinuttefusionuntedorderliesgalloped
aboutthetroopssengineerswork,
crenelatingthehesidethreatenedh
attackgeneralgaribalditinginhiscarriage,inreadiness
toveinanydirection,instantlygeneralpelissierwho
ndedthebilizedguardsaff
officerscainandoutinutes
theboysentered,andbrieflyreportedtheelvesforservicethey
hadalreadyreportedtheirpresenceintheplace,upontheir
arrival
”thankyou,gentlen,”hesaid”idonotthinkthatyoucanbeof
anyuse,justatpresent;butifthegespresstheattack,i
shallbegreatlyobligedinthatcase,pleasedisuntthe
orderlies,andtaketheirhorses”
thenightpassedoff,hoans,satisfiedh
theadvantage,reinedinthepositionstheyhadtaken;andthe
frenbackagain,intheing
atdaybreak,thetroopsbegantopouroutfrohetohe
encedhgreaterfuryonbothsidesthe
orderlies,inobediencetogeneralpelissiersorders,gaveup
theirhorsestothebarclays;hthegenerals
stafftheprussianshadevidentlybeenreinforced,inthenight;
butthefrenchneverthelessgainedground,graduallyafterseveral
hoursheavyobilisesotakethe
positionoffontainelesdijon,hthebayothree
zouavesobepresenttooktheirplacesatthehead
oftheluand,atthedouble,theyidsta
storfshotandshellthegesdidnotatheassault,but
fellbackupondaix
thespiritofthebilisesillledbythethree
zouaves,theydashedforancehereinate;
butthegeshgreatlossthepursuers
gavetheorest;but
outofhautevilleatthebayospoint,thushe
positionslostinthenightthebarclayshadlittletododuring
theaffairas,aftertheordershadoncebeengiven,thespiritof
thetroopscarriedthenovereverythingthelossuponboth
sidesong
theprisonerstakenbythefrench
thefightover,theboysretuedhoforafeheir
fatherhadeinhalfanhourbeforethe
thenextingtheyretued,atdaybreak,todijonthe
prussianshadreents,inthenight;
andhadexeebythelangres
road,nearlyduenorthofthecitytheylefttheroadandtookup
theirpositionuponaplateau,nearthevillageofpouilly,about
threelesfroijonthefrenchpositionsile
nearertotheto
... </P></TD>
egivenhibr >
upheendedhisnotebysayingthathehadalreadyntionedhis
na,indispatches,andshouldnoakeafreshreport
lonelteeorrathergeneraltee,forhenondeda
brigadeoneportionofhisletter
ntainedbadneentionedthattiadlostanarat
thebattleofthe8thdeceer,butthatheell
thoseingdaysatdijonthenehevictoryat
villersexel,follohefightinghecaptureof
ntbeliard;andthentheobstinatentestsnearbelfort,when
bourbakiinvainendeavoredtodrivebacktheges,andto
relievethebesiegedtoentup,at
feverheat
itfatedthatthehouttheboysseeing
serviorefor,uponthe21st,heavyfiringwasheardupon
thenorthofdijonthebarclayshousehesouthof
thetohenorththegroundrisesinteep
hillsorratheronesteephill,tsaboutale
apartoneofthesesuitsiscalledtalant,theotherfontaine
lesdijonbehindthelatter,anduponevenhighergroundata
distanceoftiles,respectivelylaythevillagesof
daixandhauteville
itoingthattheboysheardthe
faintboofacannon
”listen,papa,”percyshouted;”therearecannontheprussiansare
attackingtheheights,ontheotherside”
captainbarclaycaoutintothegarden,andlistenedforawhile
theenehadtakenuppositionsuponsoofthe
nurousheightssurrounding,andhebatteries
attalant,fontainelesdijon,daix,andhautevillethefrench
repliedvigorously;anditthattheyronger,in
artillery,thany
”ifancy,”captainbarclaysaid,”thatitisnoattackitis
rely,ithink,afireopenedtooccupyourattention;inorder
thatabodyoftroopsypassalongtothenortho
falluponbourbakisrearhoyplaceisypanyof
nationalguardsthereisnofearofanattack,atpresent;but
theysnodoubt”
”hetohyou,papa”
thefiringntinueduntilfiveoclock,graduallydied
aansretiringanhourlater,thegreaterportionof
thetroopsrchedbacktothetoy,theyreported,were
notover15,000stronghegaribaldiansand
bilizednationalguardsinthetoo40,000strong
thefrenchuchstrongerinartillery
captainbarclayretuedhohtheboystheysatuplate,
talkingovertheaffair,anditidnighthey
uptotheirroosuddenly,theyartledbyafreshoutburst
offireupontheheightsinanuteorthehousehold
hegarden
”itisanightattack,”captainbarclaysaid;”andjudgingbythe
sound,theyareineaesticanhearsketry,aswellas
artillery”
astheylistened,itcanearer
”theyhavetakendaixandhauteville,”ralphsaid”shallwe
do,papastayhere,quietitisourplaindutytogo
doourselvestogeneralpelissier”
”ithinkyououghttodoso,”captainbarclayanswered,gravely
theboyssforralphhadreplaced
theonehehadleftbehind,inthettagenearorleans
”idonotthinkyouneedbeuneasy,lanie,”captainbarclaysaid
tohisisourdutytogo;butihardlythinkthatthey
canhavebeenreinforcedinsufficientstrengthtoattackthe
town”
theboysweresoondown
”goodbye,goodbye,llydontbealardaboutuswehave
nohorses,andtherecanbenoriskofourbeingsentonany
perilousservice,tonight”
tkisses,andthenfatherandsonshurriedaowards
thetown
”theyhavetakenfontainelesdijon,”ralphsaid”weshallsoon
seeiftheyareineaest”
dijontheyfoundinuttefusionuntedorderliesgalloped
aboutthetroopssengineerswork,
crenelatingthehesidethreatenedh
attackgeneralgaribalditinginhiscarriage,inreadiness
toveinanydirection,instantlygeneralpelissierwho
ndedthebilizedguardsaff
officerscainandoutinutes
theboysentered,andbrieflyreportedtheelvesforservicethey
hadalreadyreportedtheirpresenceintheplace,upontheir
arrival
”thankyou,gentlen,”hesaid”idonotthinkthatyoucanbeof
anyuse,justatpresent;butifthegespresstheattack,i
shallbegreatlyobligedinthatcase,pleasedisuntthe
orderlies,andtaketheirhorses”
thenightpassedoff,hoans,satisfiedh
theadvantage,reinedinthepositionstheyhadtaken;andthe
frenbackagain,intheing
atdaybreak,thetroopsbegantopouroutfrohetohe
encedhgreaterfuryonbothsidesthe
orderlies,inobediencetogeneralpelissiersorders,gaveup
theirhorsestothebarclays;hthegenerals
stafftheprussianshadevidentlybeenreinforced,inthenight;
butthefrenchneverthelessgainedground,graduallyafterseveral
hoursheavyobilisesotakethe
positionoffontainelesdijon,hthebayothree
zouavesobepresenttooktheirplacesatthehead
oftheluand,atthedouble,theyidsta
storfshotandshellthegesdidnotatheassault,but
fellbackupondaix
thespiritofthebilisesillledbythethree
zouaves,theydashedforancehereinate;
butthegeshgreatlossthepursuers
gavetheorest;but
outofhautevilleatthebayospoint,thushe
positionslostinthenightthebarclayshadlittletododuring
theaffairas,aftertheordershadoncebeengiven,thespiritof
thetroopscarriedthenovereverythingthelossuponboth
sidesong
theprisonerstakenbythefrench
thefightover,theboysretuedhoforafeheir
fatherhadeinhalfanhourbeforethe
thenextingtheyretued,atdaybreak,todijonthe
prussianshadreents,inthenight;
andhadexeebythelangres
road,nearlyduenorthofthecitytheylefttheroadandtookup
theirpositionuponaplateau,nearthevillageofpouilly,about
threelesfroijonthefrenchpositionsile
nearertotheto
... </P></TD>