【】sheep,ofthoseleftthereinanofthe
village.theyretuedinthreedays,raonbeingonlyaboutfifteen
leseastofstill.
therpspanies;whowere
statiohevillagesonthevosges,andattheedgeofthe
forestoftriespanyreiningatstill.
frohesevillagestheyndedaviehewholeplain;and
uld,en
goingsouthfrotrasburg.eayoadepely
oftheother,unitingtheirforlyodosoby
jortee;pany,
thathavitralposition.eayokeepa
sharpynot
superiortotheelvesinfordtocutoff,ifpossible,any
sllpartiespillaginginthevillagesofthevalley,he
footoftheuntains.
thefirstpanyuheirlieutenant,deupastuedtheir
speutzig;,theyleaed,actually
oupiedbythegerns,butlyvisitedby
partiesfroolsheiyofthebesiegers
doyle
eredtogether,ihelargesthousesinthe
village;andfrohenceafinevieheplaintainable.
theyainlongininactivity.uponthe
fourthdayaftertheirarrival,theysaety
horsenapproagtzig.ieseverynhad
asseledand,atonce,rapidlyrcheddohehill;taking
advasirregularities,soastofollorah
theytheroad.kingaloour,they
gaiheroadabouthalfalebeyondtzigand,posting
theelvesangsotreesbyitsside,aedtheretuofthe
uhlans.
itheyretued.theywere
laughing,andsinging;andtheboysfeltasensatinance,
astheyraisedtheirriflestotheirshoulders,ahe
ordertofireintotheirunsuspegfoes.theyhadnot,asyet,
beehardehehorrorsofhehe
riflesflashedout;andsixofthehorseherest,putting
spurstotheirhorses,gallopedfuriouslyawasso
yghtebackagain,largelyreinforced,in
soshortatithattheorderoretreat,atonce.
reagthehillandlookingbahourlater,theysawadark
ssingfroolsheiandtheglassessooheuttobe
aboutahundredcavalry,andasnyinfantry.ithey
ezigandalthoughitprobablethattheywould
asdthehill,atnightsentrieshro,fardos
sides,togivethealarandthenohold
theelvesinreadinessforaeretreattotheforest.it
happehatheboysyand,justastheywere
sittingdoe
erunningin.
”heavenlytherthebrutesaresettingfiretotzig,your
honor.”
theboysranout.beloassofredflawas
evidentthatseveralhouseses.thesightwasagrandone,
forthelightshoheoutliheslopesofthehillsand,
refle
lookasifredhot.outupontheplain,roundlsheihe
serablecafireshedistance,
flirlightningtoldofthe
ceaselessrainoffirekeptupupontheunhappytorasburg.
”e”percysaid,indignantly;”asiftheinhabitantsof
tziguldhelpourattagtheuhlans.
”look,ralph,therearesixdistinctfires.”
”isupposethatisoneforeay.
youybesuretheyaketheay,too.thirtythousand
francs,ishouldthink,atleast.
”obelookeduponasachivalrousproceeding.thereisno
rongernionofshopkeepers;
theykeselves,inthespiritofanatioy
hucksterers.”
”aupassaid,
inguptoheyanding.
”itisshaful,sir,shaful,”ralphsaid.
”yes,”theoffiily.”thisistokehe
vandalsdeit,notasitisdeinthehtury.in
thecria,initalyay,eveninaakewarin
thisperorssuerpalaause
hissoldiershadrderedourprisonersinldblood,butwedid
notbuasinglevillage.”
”no,”ralphsaid;”andihavereadthat,inabyssinia,weneveras
chastookafothenatives,hout
payingforit;andagdalaafter
it,insuession,tothevariouskingsoftheuntry;
aroyedit,atlast,topreventitbeingastrongholdof
thegallastheeneesofabyssinia.
”dontyouthink,”heasked,afterapause,”ing
torrow,sir”
”ithinkitverylikely,ihelieutenantsaid.”ihavejust
sentoffassehendant,hafullreport;and
askedhiosendoverareplyetoour
assistance,orifofallback.”
”faith,andihopethatitsnotfallingbackillafter
abit,”tioyleput
in.”barrileaffairoftodayh
ntioningihaventhadagesinceijoined
therps.itsbeenjistrgandunterrg,overthe
stonraisory;nothingbutuphillanddownhilland
throughtrees,hbigstonesbreakingourpoorfeetintopieces,
andtherainrunningdotogiveustheague.
”sure,lieutenant,yeargusaillwevehad
alittledivarshin”
theboysalllaughedattiplaint,hhadbeendelivered
inenglish;foralthoughheuldnoandfrench,henever
attetedtospeakit,exenecessaryquestion.percy
translatedittothelieutenant.
”you.her
youorroknohereareahundred
infantrytheytusetheircavalryandysix
n,alltold.fortunately,ronglineofretreat;ori
shouldnotevenfortheceofbeingattacked.”
”atanyrate,youthinkthatoing,sir”
”yes,ithinkso,”thelieutenantsaid.
”thenoourdinner,”ralphsaid.”herewe
ydiorrow”
daybeginningtobreak,a
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