【】elves
flatioftheditdperagain,atfull
gallop.thefrenchohepoint
anyofthebileswerein
fullflight.generalcariels,therefore,hdreillery
toapois;andthenordereda
rapidretreattesofline,andthezouaves,agas
rearguard.
itovents
ans,edhtheirsuess,
attetedinpursuit.
chapter12:thesurprise.
afterthebrielsfoundit
iossibletorestoresuffiongthebiles,to
enablehioshoy.hewas,besides,in
anyarticlesenty.halfhisforcewere
shoeless;ahinblouseshwereashasbeensaidall
theveringthatnyofthebileshad,edto
resistthebitterldnition,
too,as.
thegeneraldeterherefore,uponfallingbackuponbesann,
andreanizinghisforcesthere.aoo,h
nd,hadnowbroken
outagain;andhissurgeonorderedabsoluterepose,forawhile.
uponthedayofthefight,ralphhadriddenslootherear,
hatthefightthefrench.hardened
ashehanexcellentnstitution,his
ontassudatroublesoaspect;butatthe
endofa,ofurse,inaslingto
unthishorse,ahielfreadyforduty.the
headquartersbesann;andralphuld,hadheapplied
forit,haveobtaiogotodijon;buthehadnotdoneso,
ashehadbeensolatelyatho,ahoughtthatthesightof
hisarnasliherrenervous,
andanxiousontheirat,thanbefore.
thegerancefroesann,being
peandhisfranctireurs,andbythe
irregularforces.ansiderableargatheringat
besann,andtheregintalandsuperiorstaffofficerswerehard
atp,theboyshadlittle
todo;andthereforerequestedleave,forthreedays,togo
uptotheiroldfriends,thefranctireursofdijon.thegeneralat
oncegraherequiredperssion;adding,ile:
”dontfetyouareoffiointoany
harebrainedadventures,youknokon
thursday,asiexpeeralessortoarriveon
friday;andishallhavetogiveyou,aspartofbelongings.”
”obeback,general.”
andsotheysetoff;taking,asusual,tioyle,as
orderlyandservant.
”faith,andialadenoughtobeoutintheopenagain,ster
ralph,”tiaid,astheyleftbesannbehind.”afterlivingout
intherooobreathe,
inacroown.”
”itsjollytobeoutagain,tibutidontknoinda
townagain,forafewdays.”
”ah,itsallveryisterralphh
youroffi,andyourarnasling,andthegirlsall
lookingatyouasaherobutforitsdiffereirely.out
intheopehatexceptheresanythingtodofor
yourhonorsiayoaster,andplaseself.hereinthe
toanhussar;andarsjusthsaluting
toallthefelloeetinthe
street.
”thentheresnoceofanyfighting,aslongasup
iheuseofbeingdeckedupin
uniforexcepttofightisthereanyceofjusttheleast
scriageiheboys”he
asked,persuasively.
theboyslaughed.
”notch,tibuty,and
sothingytuup,atanynt.butsurelyyouvehadenough,
isixweeks”
”prettyisterpercyprettyyousee,thelast
affairdidntunt.”
”oh,didntitunt”ralphsaid,lookingathisar”ithinkit
untedfortsure
youostdesperatelover
offighting,ti”
”iisterralph;andit
saythatilikedit,entirely.itisntsoghtypleasantsitting
likeastiffstatuebehindthegeneral,htheshellsfalling
aboutyoulikepeas,andnotallohedivarshinofasi
baretu.
”shootaletsshootback,
iu.”
theboyslaughed,andthedaypassedpleasantlyastheyrode,and
talked.theduskhadalreadyfallenheyreachedapartyof
franctireurs.ittheiroheoffi
ndtellexactly.
”teredoveransiderableextentofuntry,”hesaid;
”andthelonel,alone,uldtellyouhoed.i
expectthatheonight;andyourbestplano
stayhere,tillhees.uchtoofferyou,butsuch
asitis,itisatyourservice.”
afterantsnsultation,theboysagreedtoaepttheoffer;
astheyhadpalpablyreeetinglohere,
thaninajoueythroughthenight;andinaen
heirhorsesiedtotrees,aingbya
blazingfire,htheofficersoffranctireurs.thevillage
nsistedofonlythreeorfourhousesand,asthereen
iyupoheybivouackeduhe
trees,hardby.
”hoans”ralphasked,whendinnerwasover;
andtheylaybythefire,skingcigars.
”tenlesorso,”theoffisarelessly.
”noceoftheiringthisway,ihope,”ralphlaughed.”we
nearsavee,once.”
”soiheard,”theofficersaid,”butiaatherskepticalasto
thesenightsurprises.innineind,idontan
forantthatitinninecasesoutof
ten,theserursofnightattacksareallonshine.”
”perhapsso,”ralphsaid,alittlegravelyforhehadalready
notien,
thanthattoedangthefranctireurs
ofdijon;”perhapsso,butoocareful.
”hope”
”thelonelfelloour
loheoffian.
foreverrg,a
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