第19节

  【】lethoughtsaregiventoloadingandfiring.

  anythoughtthattheboyshadgiventodangerfor

  theelves,butforeachother;andralphthoughhisoion

  eredhadoopercy,tokeephis

  bodybettershelteredbythetreesbehindanding.

  italsed

  together,anddrivenuptohespothefighthadtaken

  place.bythetithatitplished,thewoundedhadbeen

  lleanyoftheirwounds.a

  qualifiedsurgeonhadaiedtherps,asitsregulardoctor,

  andtheryoungsurgeonshadenlistedinitsranks;andthese,

  theirarlaidby,ingtostanchtheo

  applybandages.ofthefranctireurs,therewereonlyfourso

  seriouslyhattheyowalk.

  bythattitthevillageofdouteppe,h

  stoodinthevalley,halfaleonlyfroheseofa;and

  topehadsentoffassengerdirectlythe

  affairhadternated.ihesetheed,

  sandacuterntsofthe

  fallenuhlans.oheyoungsurgeonspanythe

  ainfor

  treatnt.

  tythreehorsesoftheuhlanshadalsobeencaptured,bythe

  partyongtheyweregalloping.

  fournbacktoepinal,andthere

  disposeoftheents,forthebeofthe

  litarychestoftherps.

  thequestionthenaroseastoobedoheprussian

  pedecidedthisbysayingthat,asite

  iossiblefortherpstobeburdehebest

  planongtheprisoners

  toont;essagethattheuhlansulde

  bahtheirolestation,asthefranc

  tireurshepointoftakingtheirdeparture.

  therpsthenasseledroundagravehhadalreadybeendug,

  andintoitthebodiesoftheirradeswhohadfallenwere

  plapethensaidafewbriefwordsofadieu,hoping

  thatallightdieequallybravely,andvictoriously.then

  thesodsen,saddehe

  scehoughstillflushedphoftheirfirst,and

  signal,suesspreparedtoleavethespot.

  jorteehadalreadyheldansultationhhisofficers,and

  theirplanofoperationhadbeendecidedupon.thedifficultyh

  theyhadeheeveningbefore,hthehorseandcart,

  hadalreadyprovedthatitpossibletitabout

  .theyhadalsotakenthirtyfile,andupwardsofa

  hundredsheepfroheene;andithereforeresolvedto

  establishasortofheadquartersiains,heyuld

  retireaftertheirexpeditions,aheeffortsofthe

  prussianstodisturbthethespotfixeduponheforestof

  bousson,highupangthevosges,anddistanttwoharddays

  rg.

  aportionofthetroop,therefore,roundtohalloville,to

  fetuternts,blas,etc.there;

  arched,bytheroad,totheplaart

  hadbeehenightbefore.tswereengagedasguides

  and,ieoon,therpsstartedfortheirdestination.

  itarch.theroadseretracks,andthe

  enhadtounload

  theforansiderable

  distailgrouuldagainbe

  loaded.

  itarchthat,

  thhlydoneupbyfatigueandhardship,therpsreachedthe

  littlevillageofraon,intheheartoftheforestofbousson.

  therendant

  decidedthat,forthenight,therehe

  assehevillagersatoookchargeofthe

  anils,ahenthenenoo

  eupeventocareaboutkeepingailsupperuldbe

  okedandbeingdividedangthehousesofthevillagethey

  threselvesdoinutes.

  theing,thesunshobrightly;auing

  outafteralongsleep,feltquitediffereurestothetired

  bandothevillage.thebrightsky,the

  freshingair,thepleasantodorofthegreatpineforest

  arouhebragatsphereattheheightoffifteen

  hundredfeetabovetheseaatoncerefreshedandcheeredthe

  thereoingparadeatdoyle,forthefirst

  ti,tookhisplaceharifleonhisshoulderahe

  jordisssedthesayingthatthereherparade

  thatday,andthatthenuldasetheelvesastheyliked.in

  ashortti,everyofhisown

  ination.first,hoherehe

  riflesandaendoothe

  streaandtherepaniedh

  chlaughingandjoking.thenneedlesandthreadained,

  froheenofthevillage,andthereudingand

  daingforthepastthreedaysongrodwoods,had

  donenolittledagetotheirunifor.

  cathegraionofbreakfast,forhe

  sheephadbeenkilled.this,beingthefirstregularalthatthey

  hadhad,forthreedays,lyenjoyed.afteriten

  stofthenlittheirpipes,andpreparedtopassadayof

  delightfulidlehreeofthevillageboyshadbeen

  engaged,asalswerealldriven

  outintotheheopenglades,theywouldfindan

  abundanceoffood.

  thenedaspty

  shedihatsuch

  storesofpoightberequired,uponeachexpedition,

  shouldbepackeduponthehorsesbad,ifthehorseuldnot

  takeallrequired,thatotherhorsesshouldbehired.

  thebarclays,bleinthewood;

  takingtheirishn,orandunflagging

  spirits,durithreedays,haddehigeneral

  favorite.

  ”sure,ahereahewood,yourhonor

  because,iftherebe,itotakeourrifleshus.

  itightyunpleasanttoeacrossalier,

  andnottobeabletopasshihetiofday.”

  ”no,tieetherlionsners,s

  ...

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