【】thepeopleofdijohalftheirtiinand
arouioforlear;butbandsof
ladiesrelievedeachothereveryfewhours,andhandedsoup,bread,
fruit,andothesoldiersastheypassedthrough.each
crorained,asitapproachedthestation,h
cheersaroopsasheartily
respoofthetrainsedhboughs,and
presentedagayappearanceas,filleden,the
sunbuedzouaves,shyturs,gayhussars,orsober
artilleryhetown.
soofthetrainslesssignifitof
horuckshthe
deadlyshellarrangedsidebyside,pointupwards,andlooking
relikeeggsinabasketthandeadlyssilesd.
there,too,ingbridgeswhile,
everyhalfhour,longlinesofhbiscuits,barrels
oforesofallsortsand
kindspassedthrough.
theenthusiasfdijon,atthesightofthisvingpanoraof
arseillaiseresounded
frooingtonight.victoryain,andthe
onlysubjectofdebatesoriousfrance
poseuponnqueredprussia.theonlyiatiewas
forthenehefirstvictory.
captainbarclaysentdoheuseofthe
passingtroops;andhisdooassistatthe
distribution.intheeveningsheandllyscrapeds,to
kelintfortheillclosedasitwas
foundiossibletogettheboystoattendtotheirstudiesand
ralphandpercyspeiingthetrainsgopast,
andinshoutingtheelveshoarse.
and,each
ingatbreakfast,helookedreandregraveas,upon
openingthepapers,hefoundthereillnonehe
ofhostilities.
”ake,papa”ralphasked,oneday;”weare
sendiroopsup,everyhour,andidonotseehowafew
daysdelaybeanydisadvaous.”
”itkesallthedifference,ralph,allthedifferehe
ythanthe
prussians,andhadtheadvatheinbodyofourtroops
uearertothefrohanthoseoftheprussians.
ifthingshadbeenready,archedtwohundred
thousandnintogerny,threeorfourdaysatlatestafterthe
declarationofansuldhavehadnoforapableof
resistingtheheprestigeofafirst
sucoslightthingyandweshouldalso
havehadthegreatandsolidadvantageoffightinginanenes
untry,insteadofuponourown.
”thegernreservesarefargreaterthanourohow
perfecttheiranizationis,andeveryhourofdelayisan
ienseadvaheitisquitelikelynohat,insteadof
thefrenvadinggerny,itheprussianswhowill
invadefrance.”
theboyslittleaffectedbytheirfathersforebodings.it
osupposethateveryoneuldbewrong;
stillreiossibletobelievethatthosegreathostshey
sae,uldbe
beaten.theyositrouableofan
evening,apoable,
explaihestrengthofthevariouspositions,andthe
probabilityofthisorthatlitackbeiedbyoneor
theotherar.
dayafterdayeat
last.thefirstbloruck,thefirstbloodshedthe
frenchhadtakensaarbruck.
”itistoolate,”captainbarclaysaid,asralphandpercyrushed
in,tosaythattheneedupattheprefecture.”itis
toolate,boys.theenglishpapers,ofthising,havebrought
ustheneansaressingatleastseve
huhousandn,alongthelinefroaarlouistospiers.it
isevidentthattheyfellbackfroaarbruckhoutanyserious
resistanahreedaystheywillbeinreadiness
and,astheystfaroutnuerourn,youhatthe
advasaarbruckbefollohatthe
prussiaheoffensive.”
”thendoyoureallythinkheresult,papa”
”ithink,ralph,thatodonothaving,at
oakentheoffehefirst.we
shallhavetofallback,toabandonthelineoffrontierhis
altogetherindefensibleandtoholdtheliheselle,and
thespursofthevosges;anierongposition,andhwe
oughttobeabletoholdagainstalltheeffortsofprussia.”
theexultationofdijonshortlivedfor,oh,the
boysthetohveryserious
faces.
”atter,ralph”
”thereisaruriohattheswisspapershave
publishedanatofthecaptureofhe
prussians.agreatnyfrencharesaidtobeprisoners.doyou
thinkitbetrue”
”itisprobable,atanyrate,ralph.theswisspaperswould,of
urse,gettheneany.we
stnotbeginbybelievingallthatthetelegraays,because
bothsidesarevictories;still,theabsolute
captureofatoatteruponherebenodispute,
andisthereforelikelyenoughtobetrue.weknoheprussians
assedallalongthatlineand,asiexpected,theyhavetaken
theoffeheiressinsodoing;
asherpartykhersarepreparingtostrikea
blohereforerate,andstrikehan
forceatanygivenpoint.
”noanshavedethefirstve,andshoheir
iion,bothpartiesrateinthatdire.you
see,fronseitherrchsouthupon
strasburg,orsouthetzoancy;buttoreachthis
latterplarossthespursofthevosges.the
frenchay
expectagreatbattle,inadayortwo.”
theoosoonforterdijon,aswellas
allfraoodaghastattheerroutof
sdivision,afterthedesperatelyedbattleof
h;alessdecided,thoughlessdisastrous,defeats
ofthefrez.so
littlensolationhefac
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