【】henverycautiously
and,osttotheground,soasnotttheir
bodiesonalevelhhiseye,theycreptupfootbyfoottothe
endofhisbeat.heretheye,whilehepassedand
repassedtheunthinkingofthedeadlyfoeheystretched
outtheirhands,uldhavetouloakashe.
atlast,thesendtihepassedthenhisohe
village,theyrosetogetherbehindhiinaninstantonehad
garrotedhiststrangledhiand
preveteringtheslightestsouhergrasped
hisriflebythelock,soastopreventthepossibilityofits
beingfired.inanotherinstant,theriflethegrasp
ofthealststupefiedn;rdsightlyroundhis
arandlegs;ahandkerchiefouth,and
fasteherebyardgoingaouthandtiedbehindthe
headand,beforethebeanfairlyknehadhappened,
heheroadside.
ohefranctireursnondantthat
thenuldadvance;heotherseleiallybecause
heuoodalittlegernputonthespikedheltofthe
capturedsentry,aoo
repeatthecryof”allbepassedround.
thepanyovedup.tennatthepoint
heseoveraretreat;ortoassistthe
sentry,incaseofanypartyingouttorelieveguard,andso
disveringthegeakenplace.theothers,ledby
thendant,proceededforiloppositethepriests
house,insillbuing;forit,asyet,
tenok.
jortee,aiedonlybytenandbyralphbarclay,to
interpret,ifneautiouslyuptothehouse.the
lightonthegroundfloor.tothisjortee
advand,lookingin,sahepriestsittingreading,alone.he
tappedverygentlyatthehepriest,lookingup,gave
astartuponseeinganardnlookinginatthewindow.
jorteeputhisfiohislips,toenforcethey
forsilentoopentheera
ationthepriestrosefroisseat,catothe
e;takiprecautionsagainstnoise.
”areyoufrench”heasked,inawhisper.
”yes;andantoffranctireurs.”
”hush,then,foryourlife,”thepriestsaid,eaestly.”the
villageisfullofprussians.theofficer,hasoldierashis
servant,isupstairs.hearrivedinastateoffever;andis,
tonight,quiteill.thesoldierisup.ibelievethe
sergeant,ndfortonight.asoldier
ched,thisevening,toaskforanotherofficertobesent
out.
”idoforyou”
”ionlyeinasterlives.
heisatraitor,andhasbetrayedustotheprussians.itisowing
tohihattheyarehere.”
”hehasabadna,inthevillage,”thepriestsaid;”andwehad
appliedtohavehieved.helivesihirdhousefroere,
onthesasideoftheroad.”
”hasheanygernsquartereduponhi
”ten,”thepriestsaid.”thesisfullof
the”
”doyoukno”jorteeasked.”itwouldbea
greatthing,ifingtheene.i
havethirtyidonottohaveafightinthe
village,ifihelpit.”
”iknoisattheside
ofthehouse,andhissittingroondkitonthegroundfloor
ofthehouseitself.therearethreebedrooover.hisroosin
frontofthehouse,thtasyoufaceit.”
”thankyou,”jorteesaid.”haveyoualadder”
”thereisonelyingonthegroundbytheotheleft.ihope
youdonotioshedblood”
”no,”jorteesaid,griy.”ithinkthatiprosethat
therehatistosay,uacked
bytheprussians.
”goodnight,andthankyou.isaythatforyourown
sakeyouention,intheing,havingseenus.”
thendantnoy,andtheyadvahe
houseioayhi
theresttoreinatadistayyards,htheirrifles
cked,andinreadinessforinstanta.theladderhen
broughtforeed,andplacedagainstthewindow.
jorteehad,beforestarting,providedhielffrohe
carpehevillageallandfinesaw,a
bottleofoil,andathinstriphtiron.henoounted
theladderand,aftercarefullyexaningthehwasof
theketicedheiedthestrip
ofiron,andtriedtoforkthefastening.thishefailedin
doing,beingafraidtouseelestthefasteningshould
givesuddenly,hacrash.hehad,hoaiheexact
positionofthefastening.
having,beforeunting,carefullyoiledtheaugerandsaw,henow
appliedtheforr;anddeaholethroughthefrathe
junofthetheabovethefastening.
introdugthesaothishole,henoiselesslytirely
rouening,iularsothejunof
the;andashedidso,theially
open,byitso.henoheladderagain,took
offhisboots;andorderedtentodothesa,andto
putasideallar,andacuternts,thatuldstrikeagainst
anythingandkeanoise.
then,takingailropeinhishand,andfollohe
ten,heagaiheladder.theinstruehertorein
ajorehe
roooiselessly,anddroppedatoohishandsandknees;
andier,joinedbyhisfollorawled
forake
noilhefoundthebed.then,risingtohisfeet,he
threselfuponthesleepingnand,inant,hadhibr>
tightlybythethroathonehahered
firyonhisuth.
paralyzedbythesuddennessoftheattads
tightlykeptdohebedclothes,andtheofhis
assailant,thesasterle.
”nopesaid,quietly.
hisfolloan
tlusively,inthesepartsof
frandlightedalaandingupoabl
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