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ogetherialls,ascloselyastheyuldstand;
pletelyveredhcavalry
soldiers,sosittingupskingandtalking,othersalready
heircloaksandstretchedatfulllength.
asergeant,seeingtherksofralphsrank,atoncerosetohis
feetandsaluted.
”ihavetyoolonel
tees.generaleishouldfindrooere,butit
doesnotlooklikeit.”
”iuthesehorsesout,sir,”thesergeantsaid.
”istherenootherplace”ralphasked.
”theyareallasfullasthis,sir.”
”thereisalittleshed,dotheendofthegarden,”ohe
nsaid.”inoticeditthisafteoon.thedoorked.i
lookedin,anditseedaknoheranyoneis
there.ihyou,sir,andshoheway,ifyou
like.”
theshedhesoldierforcedthedooropenh
hiss.theplacehad,ashesupposed,beenawshed;
butthehegroundhard.
”thissaid.”thereisrooor
allfourhorses,iftheysqueezeabit;andforjacqueshere,and
self.isuppose,yourhonor,thereinknogup
soofthisakeabitofafireitstoodarkto
lookforstithesnow,
thattheskehebasteseosaynothingof
us.”
”staiiagreehyou;butdontdo
redagethanyouakeenoughfiretoke
theenough,here,
ustgoandseeifyougettheo
fe.”
”buthoasked.
”ihaventdraeat,
inthehaversaattours,forithoughtthere
bechtobehadhere.”
”thankyouforthinkingofit,tibuththegeneral.
fortable,andlityourfire,oneof
yupourcloakstothehouse.keepthehorsessaddleson,
aysuddenly,atanyntof
thenight.”
theing,generalzysaidtoralph:
”ishouldrendyou,captainbarclay,tospendanhourstudying
thisp;aingup,froheselists,theexactpositionof
ourforces.asteredtheridethroughthe
hepositionsoupiedbytherpsand,houtexposing
yourself,gainasgoodanideaasyouoftheuntrybeyond.
torroayhavetoridestraighttocertainpoints,h
orders;anditysaveiortanttiifyouarethhly
acquaiheground,andposition.”
afteraupleofhoursstudyofthestaffp,soastoknow
everylittlebylanea,fortenlesoherside,
ralphuntedhishorseandforalongride.ued,
looldhihatgeneralzyogeneral
daurellesquarters,tethedetails;andthattheattack
otakeplacetheday.
atfiveopeandthe
chiefofhisstaff,fortwohours,in
drapehad
notbeenout,allday;ahereforeofferedhishorsetoralph,
ihatralphsoightbefreshfortheday.
fourstaffofficerssetoffinvariousdireshthe
dispatches;andralphngratulatedhielfuponhavingbeenupon
thegroundheraversingoncebeforethatdayas,evenh
thatpreviousacquaintaofindtheway
throughthedarkness,frohesnthegeneralappearance
andapparentdistanhobject.thanks,hoohisride
oftheing,hereachedthevariousrpstohhewas
dispatchedistakesinhisbackto
headquartersbyelevenok.
ti
”sure,yourhonor,anditsaghtyldnight.ivegotapotof
ffeeontheboiliables.”
”thankyou,tiiakereporttothe
general,andthengoofftobed.bringtheffeeintoroowe
shallbeupearly,fororrow.”
”dosaid,adringly.”anditsaboutti;forwe
shouldbeallfrozenintoskeletons,ifoheredoing
nothingger.badlucktotheher,saysi.”
attenooingthefrenchtroopsotion,
theobjectsoftheirattackbeingthevillagesofguillonville,
terniers,aheuntryelyflatand,foran
hour,theysay.afetes,only,were
seen.thesegallopedoffhastily,thenttheycaughtsightof
theheavyssesofthefrenthewood.ralphwas
riding,htherestofthestaff,behindthegeneral.
”thatisterniers,”loeesaid,pointingtoahouseor
tadistaheplain.
ashespoke,apuffofskecafrohehouses.
”thereisthefirstshell,”ation.
inanotherinstantthessileburstnearsoinfantry,attwo
hundredyardstht.
”takeorderstothatbattery,there,totakepositiononthat
littleeo
keepthegunsalittlebagthetrees,andtoopensharply
uponterniers.”
itiherewasa
roarofonalongthehofbothlines.forhalfan
hourthebatntinuedareartilleryduel.theshellsfellin
alldirethetrees,tearingup
theground,andleavingdeepblackgashesintheesnow;
crashingthroughaongthe
troops.
”theirfireisslaingalittle,”generalzysaid.”itis
titobepushingforward.
”lieutenantporent
ofbilestoadvanishers.
”enttosupport.
”captainillot,ordertheartillerytoratetheirfire
uponthevillage,andtoadvancebybatteries.”
theordersobilesadvaohin
fivehundredyardsofthevillage.thesketryfirewasnow
trendous,andthebilesansrenchedin
thegardensandhevillage.everywall,every
houseed,tofill
upthebreaksinthewalls.
generalzytingonhorseback,ashortdistahe
rearofthefighting.untedofficersrodeupaagain,
everynt,hlegoin
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