betreatedasprisonersof
war.”
”iananswered.
”thenishalltosurrender,”ralphsaid,
firy.”ihavenoauthority,;butifigive
advice,ithattheyshouldselltheirlivesasdearlyas
possible.”
theoffiore
hefightntinuedrouage,nyofthegerns
falling;thenarushade,thereestinside
thehouseshouts,shrieks,erdthenallwas
still.
theyoungbarclaysandtildtositdoree,
atashortdistanceoff;htries,hloadedrifles,
standihethegernsoldierstookfrohehouses
fe;sittingdown
aingtheirbreakfastastheflasshotup.atashort
distancefro
eightortenfranctireurs,andsixorsevenpeasants,guardedby
sosoldiers.
hehegernjorasalking.oneof
theyoungnappearedtotakelittleiintheion;
buttheotherepoint,hgreat
eaestness;andthejorwasequallyplainlyrefusinghis
request,forhestaedhisfootangrily,andshookhishead.
”ajoris,ofthebrutalspean,”ralph
said.”ooetthesotis.theirofficersareeither
partiaes,reatbrutes;
apparentlyenofea,here.”
theofficerspassednearenoughforthebaratchthey
weresaying.
theyouenantwasverypale.
”forthelastti,jor,iiloreyou.”
”forthelastti,lieutenantvonhersen,”thejorsaid,
brutally,”iorderyoutodoyourdutyand,byheavens,ifyou
speakanotheryoui”
theyouenanttuedsilentlyaen,
andorderedtheoplatireursandthepeasants
againstawall.
”thisishorrible,ralph,”percysaid.”thatsundrelisgoingto
shoottheinldblood.”
”iprotestagainstthisexecution,”ralphsaid,inaloudtone,
advanurder,anda
violationofalltherightsofwar.”
”holdyue,sir,”thegernjorsaid,tuingtohibr>
furiously,”or,byheavens,iyouupthere,too”
”youdarenot,”ralphsaid,firy.”e,asyoudo,everylaw
ofanity;youdarenotshootanofficerofthe
ar,inldblood.”
thejortuedblackhpassion.
”byheavens”heexclaid.
buttheofficerself
beforehi
”pardon,jor,”hesaid,respectfully,”butthefrenis
right.itytotouchthese
prisonersofwar.
”ihertter,ihavenothingtosay.theorderhasbeen
publishedthatfranctireurs,andpeasantsshelteringtheshall
beshot;anditisnotfortodiscussorders,buttoobey
theutthisisatteraffegallourhonors.”
thejorstood,forant,irresolute;buthek
thegernlitaryauthoritieshdeath,
theatroeof
thennear:
”tietheirarbehindtheirbacks,andtaketheartherintothe
wood.”
ralph,hisbrother,andtioyleothewoodby
theirguardsbutstrian
artheyuldseethattheydisapproved,inthehighestdegree,
ofthenduandingofficer.
theyillnearenoughtoseehevillage.
notanofthefranctireursbeggedhislife,butstoht
againsttheitatedtheirexale,as
didaboyofnotoverthirteenyearsofage.therladsofthe
saage,andapeasant,fellontheirkneesandprayedpiteously
forlife.
theyoungofficertuedroundtoajorinone,noute,
appeal.itwasinvain.
”putyourrifleshinafootoftheirheads,”thelieutenant
said.”fire”
okeclearedahesoldiersandingalone;and
thepeasantsandfranctireurslay,inanfusedss,onthe
ground.
thelieutenantajorhasteadystep,buth
afaceaspaleasashes.
”ihavedoy,jorkolbach;yourordersareobeyed.”
then,houtanotherhisrevolver,putitrapidly
tohistele,andblehisbrainsanhistorit.
brutalasjorkolbachartedbahorrorastheyoung
lieutenantfelldeadathisfeet;ryofsurpriseand
ionbrokefrohen.thejordidnotsaya
tuedahdisturbedsteps;he
otherlieutenaoverthebodyofhisradeand,seeingthat
heeno
digagrave,uhetrees,andbringhihere.
hisentofallinplagthe
barclays,andtintheirdstandthenajorand
saluted,sayingldlythatthenarch.thejor
nodded,sigheorderlyo
approach,vaultedintothesaddle,androdealongtheroadback
toainbodyofthear.thelieutenantgavetheword,and
thelurokinghouses,
aillbodiesofsosixtyn.
thereoverthefaen;andnoone
uldsuppose,froheirair,thattheya
suessfulexpedition,inheyhadannihilatedabodyof
eystrong,hthelossofonlyfiveorsixoftheirown
n.disciplinee,or
evenofnttobespoken;andnotasoundthe
heavy,asuredtraasthetroopsrkthroughthe
forests.thejorrodeon,odily,sofortyorfiftyyards
aheadoftheinbody.
theyhadnotgonehalfalebeforetherefiredinthe
ajaveastart,andnearlyfell
froishorse;thenreveredhielf,aoridebackto
thelu,herehershot,andhefelloffhishorse,
heavily,totheground.
theluhadinstinctivelyhalted,andthelieutenantgavethe
word,”load.”
ashoutoftriuhheyone”andthen
allill.
ralphsaid;”andbyjoveasihen,ido thinkthatiaratefulnow.” findingthattheshotsetyorthirty skirshersintoth ... 【在阅读模式下不能自动加载下一页，请<退出阅读模式>后点击下一页阅读。】