第18节

  ouldfirethroughtheleaves,

  froietheroad.nueronepanyht

  and,nsequently,oblant.ralphandper

  thefrontline,behirees.

  notashotpe

  gavetheenbehireesolie

  doongthelohandbrushended

  nearlyahundredyards.theerproofs,blas,andallother

  iedintshadbeebehindathalloville,sothatthenhad

  thefreeuseoftheirar.therifleshepouches

  shiftedroundsoastobereadyathandandordershavingbeen

  giventhatnotawordshouldbespoken,eveninawhispera

  perfeereignedoverthespot.

  ralphandperhother.theyhadexgeda

  heartygripofthehand,beforelyingdoh

  beatisandhandsfirygraspingtheirrifles,inreadiness

  forthesignal.

  thetiiitseedto

  thenagebeforetheyheardthetraofhorses.nearerand

  heydnoheyuldhearthejinglingof

  acuterntsfirst,throughtheirleafys,theyuldseetwo

  uhlanspassatahewoods,andlookingfor

  possibledahebusheshidtheynotiothing,

  aonatthesapace.itisprobable,ihatthey

  reallyanticipatednopossibilityofanattack,asthedijonfranc

  tireurshefirstheseofa;and

  theprussiansly,iireignorahe

  viedbodyoftheeneand,at,apprehended

  astrayshotfrlerfrohefrenchares,hidden

  inthewoods.

  inaeortoreuhlanspassed;andafterthe

  saintervalberofcattleand

  sheep.thegreaterportionhadpassedthespotheboyswere

  lying,aheireurs,he

  silehepesshout:

  ”now”

  beforetheuhlanshadtitoreinintheirhorses,ortoaskeach

  othereaningofthecry,theflashofthirtyrifles

  brokefrohetrees,andseveralnfellfroheirhorses.there

  ontarypaniarbines

  attheinvisiblefoe.

  theeyoungofficer,hlight

  staen:

  ”steady,theyareonlyahandful.forine,charge”

  quicklyastheo

  fireagain;andtheninacehtheirordersretreated,

  andjoiheirradesbypassagesleftitis,on

  purpose.inanotherinstanttheuhlanschargedbut,asquickly,the

  direstnfusined,he

  eopof

  eaedtheirdeadlyhailinto

  thenfusedss.

  thesendlineofuhlanschargedretuedthefire

  oftheirinvisibleeneesand,althoughtheyuldhe

  severaloftheballstookeffeothinguldbeolerthanthe

  offiplesteadiedtheir

  n.underverofthefireoftheirradesthen,inpart,

  extricatedtheelvesandtheirhorses,anddrehe

  ountand,leavingtheir

  horsestobeheldbypartiesoftheirradesfourhorsestoone

  advanfootagainsttheirapparentlygreatly

  inferiorfoe,keepingupaheavyfirehtheircarbihiswas

  ndantofthefranctireurshadhopedfor,and

  expected.

  theheofthehorses;andthe

  prussiansadvanced,opposedonlybyafeebleretutotheirheavy

  fire,until

  ahundredriflesflashedoutuponthe

  theeffect

  thoseseffect.itthattheyhadfallen

  intoanaush.thecaptainortification,at

  thefaulthehadttedrushedfallantly

  sendedhisefforts.invain,hoheytrytoseparatethe

  interlay

  flashedoutthionttheyoungcaptain

  thresandfell,shhtheheart.theofficeext

  inndorderedaretreat,thehorsesidsta

  ntinuousfirefrohefranctireurs,thediroop

  gallopedbacktoont.

  thefranctireursnoallparty

  oforhevalley,togivenoticeifthe

  uhlansshouing.astrongbodysettoo

  driveiteredanils

  thevalleyherestllectedthedeadandwounded.

  ofthefranctireurseighteenhe

  uhlansfortysevenainedon

  theground.theirlargenuerofkilled,inproportiontothe

  edforbythefactthatthefiringlose

  that,innyenuallysinged

  bytheexplosion;enhadbeeo

  regaintheirhorses,andescape.

  thefirstiulseoftheyoungbarclays,hefireceased,was

  toturoundandtoerahotherhdelightonfinding

  thattheyhadeaapedhoutascratdthentoshake

  hailyhtheirusins,unehadbeenequally

  good.thereeforpesorder

  ca,sharpanddecisive:

  ”youthebars,andgo

  assisttodriveinthee.

  ”youhavedoyboys.”

  haflushofpleasure,theboysstartedofftocarryoutthe

  orders;hekind

  thoughtofsparingtheladstheterriblesightofthebattle

  ground.

  theshortbutdesperatenflictthroughheyhadpassed

  seed,totheyoungbar.inthe

  exultale,

  theyhadselyhadtieventogiveathoughttothedanger.

  fearisseldoeltbythesoldier.

  thetiosttriedisinginactive,

  atadistance,exposedtoaheavyshellfire;oro

  anattaofsketryandartillery.ina

  handtohandhink.hisnervesare

  strunguptosohighapitchthathenolohinksofdanger,or

  death.hiswho

  ...

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