【】e.he
thenajortosecurelygagand
bindtheprisonerowhosehandshehad
falleokeheterror.
”searajorteesaid.”ayfindsothingof
iortance.”
inthebreastpocketofhisatong
thepapersthelonelndingat
saveebytheofficerof
thedetatoedoosavee,
onthefollooguidethetroopstothevillagein
hefranctireursatioheletteralsoenclosed
tenhuhaleotesathalerisaboutequaltotwo
shillings.
”theyarepartofourbloodhejorsaid,griy.”bring
theheyarethefairspoilofwar.
”tellbarretoein.”
thenontheladdeo;andtogethertheyquietly
liftedthesaster,andcarriedhiothehen
fastenedaroperoundtheprisonersbody,liftedhiutontothe
ladder,andlograduallydoenbelow.
theynoen
edatitsfootraisedtheprisoheirshoulders,
andandantandthe
othertenhastilyputontheirboots,seizedtheirarand
acuterntsand,intihearg
quietlydoarkedtheir
retreat.thesentryhadbeenundisturbed,duringtheirabsend
iestheyofthevillage,hout
theslightestalaravingbeenraised.
theyfolloe,foraboutale;
auedoffasidepathintheforest,totheleft.they
follohisforashortdistanly,intotheforest;and
then,all,openspace,ahaltwasordered.
theprisoneroniouslytotheground,bythetwo
franctireursontheirshoulders,andafirewas
speedilylighted.
jorteetheheprisoobeunboundandungagged
and,,tobeplafrontof
thepanydrailebythefire.theprisoner
anofaboutfiftyfive,hasallounningface.he
uldselystandand,indeed,wouldhavesunkonhisknees,in
hisabjebythe
ar.
”n,”jorteesaid,”undoubtedastheguiltoftheprisoner
appearedtobe,istakeght
havebeenpossible,astothenaofthevillagewhose
sasterhadbetrayedus.thisletterfoundinhisatpocket,
andthisgerhepriceofourbloodleavenofurther
doubtpossible.”
ahejorreadtheprussianlonelsletter.
”areyoustillofopinionthatheritsdeath”
”yes,yes,”thenexclaid,unaniusly.
”prisoner,”jorteesaid,”youhaveheardyoursentence.you
areanvictedtraitornvictedofhavirayedyouruntry,
nvien.igiveyou
fiveoaskthatpardon,ofgod,obtain
froan.”
theserableryofterror,andfellonhisknees;
andercy,hadnot
hisguardrestrainedhiforthefiveheforest
ranghalteatecries,eies,threats,andcursesso
horriblethatthefourboys,andseveraloftheyoungern,put
theirhandstotheirearsandtoseeorhear
theterriblepunishnt.attheendofthattitherewasabrief
struggle,andthenadeepsilendthebodyofthetraitor
sabranchofohetrees,hapaperpinnedonhis
breast:
”soperishalltraitors.”
”louisduburg,”jorteesaid,”takethispaper,hthosewho
seekatraitorhere,andfastenittoatree;so
thatitybeseenatthepointthe
road.”
louistookit,andranoff.inaquarterofanhour,whenhe
retued,hefoundthepanydraarch.he
fellinatonovedoff;leavingbehindthehe
slderingfire,andtheefigures.
chapter9:adesperatefight.
daylightpercheden
intorpanieshad
arrived,thenightpreviously.ithechief
placeofitstonandtherpsosthospitablyreceivedby
theinhabitants.hadtheyarrivedtheeveningbefore,itwouldhave
beeniossibletoprovidethellhbeds;andtheywouldhave
beenobliged,likethejorityoftheirrades,tosleepon
stra.theinhabitants,however,wereupand
about,veryshortlyafterthearrivalofjorteesnd;and
hisnhebedsheyhadleft.
beds
siheyhadbeenquarteredatbaarat,tsbeforetheir
firste.ithgreat
uhattheytuedouthebuglesounded,
attheafteoon.theypartookofahearty
alprovidedbythepeopleupontheyeredandan
hourlaterthearchedouttoall
touatedonthebreuche;alittleriverh,windinground
bylsheifallsintotherhirasburg.abraneof
railroadterhisplace.
heyarrivedilesofit,theytuedofftothe
rightforlybeenvisitedbythe
prussiansathelittlevillageofcassthe
edgeoftheforestofoedenherdaysshort,butweary,
rountainsbroughttheothevillageofstill;
lyinghighupozig.
frohispointtheyhadasplendidviehevalleyofthe
rhine.froheirfeet,attzig,therail
straightacrosstheuntrytostrasburg;thebeautifulspireof
hedralroseabovetheflats,atadistanceofabout
fifteehedayhappeobeaquietone,andthedeep
boongofthegunsofthebesiegersuldbedistinctlyheard.the
inhabitaedthatthegerntroopspatrolledthewhole
valley,pushingsotisdootheadt,levying
ntributionsandcarryingoffcattle.
thevillageofuishlittle
acdationintheers,stilllessinthatoffood.
sixofthevillagersherefore,sentthroughtheforestof
oedenoraon;haofetchoverthirty
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