【】goheother
villages.
”rideupandorderthebilestoliedoainbarclay;then
tellthelohelihistroopsupinlineh
thelettheiedown,also.
”tee,havethetteriesofartillerybroughtup,at
fullspeed,tosilebatteryiheleftofthe
village.itsfirecrossesthegroundopassover.”
tennutesreofntinuousonading,awas
apparentthattheprussianfirewasweakening.
”note,atthedouble.”
ralphsetspurstohishorsebut,justashereachedthetroops,a
shellexplodedjustunderhishorse.ralphheardacrash;felta
shodahroughtheair;andthenfellheavilyupon
theground.believingheadenoeffort
togettohisfeet;butsatupandshoutedtothelohe
biles,hi
”thebilesandlie,atthedouble,andtocarry
thevillagehthebayo.”
thebileshadflinchedalittlebefore,astheyhadadvancedh
thedeadlyfireofshotandshell;buttheydidnotflinow,and
leapingupontheirfeet,hacryof”vivelafrahe
bilesandlinesoldiersliterallydearaceofitforthe
village.
ralph,afterhavinggivenhisssage,laybackagain,hasort
ofbeierwardsheheardarapid
galloping;andloeerodeup,follodoyle.
”areyoubadlyhurt,dearboy”theforrexclaid,ashe
leapedfroishorse.”thegeneralhielfaskedtoe,and
seeafteryou.”
”idontquitek,
asifheadylegsshotoff.”
”youhadatrendousshake,”saidloeeh
tibythistikneelingbesidehiandyourhorseisblown
alsttopieces;butidontthink,asfarasisee,at
present,thatyouarehitanyakeasipofbrandy.it
unnedalittle,youknow.
”there,youarebetteow,”hesaid;asralph,havingdrunka
littlebrandy,satupandlookedround.
”iallright,ithink,lonel;dontstayanyloiill
here.idontthinkiunned,elseiuldnothavegiven
theorder.no,iigineihadanearesyneck.
”please,dontinutes.i
shorse,andjoinyouagain.tiupa
sketthereareplentyaboutanddoalittlefightingonhisown
at.”
loeejuedonhishorse,androdeoff.inanuteor
tounttihorse,andridesloothe
village,usketryfireillgoingon;butasno
shellorshotinginthedireinhralphwas,
itthatthefrenchhadtakentheposition,andhad
openedfireuporeatinggerns.thefightstillraged,
boththta;butinanotherquarterofanhourit
slaedalso,here,ahreevillageshehands
ofthefrench.
inaquarterofanhour,ralphfeltquitehielfagainand,seeing
oneofhisfellowherehe
uldfindthegeneral.
”heisatguillonville.butheihe
advaontinue.onneville,
villepani,andfaverolles.”
inhalfanhour,thetroopsovedfore
theresistanceoreobstihanbefore,theprussianshaving
reents.hourafterhourthefightntihe
shorterdayfaded,aheringdarknesso
theassailantsand,athalfpastfive,theycarriedthevillagesby
assault.
thescehe
incessantflashesofrifleandon.ireetsofthe
villagenfought,handtohand.soofthegerns,taking
refugeinthehouses,refusedtosurrehersthreheir
ar,ands,heers,the
explosionoffirearandtheingled,inonewild
andnfusingdin.aihe
handsofthefrendtheprussiareated,sullenly,into
thedarkness.
thereforthestaff,forhourstheyweregalloping
about,carryingordersbutatlastralphretuedtovillepani,at
ers.atthedoorof
thettageedout,asthatinhegeneral
ing.
”faith,yourhonor,ifthisis.”
””
”isit,yourhonorherehaveingallday,and
notablessedthiortodrink.nooneknoeof
theuuitto
ateandinsuchherasthis,too;andatleinthe
ing.”
”ay,tiitsbadenough,butthinkofthethousandsofpoor
felloodeath,onthesnow.”
”idothinkofthesterralph;andivebeenatwork,ever
sihe
gardensandfields.thereisnotahouseherethatsnotfull,frobr>
thetoptothebotto
”haveyoulosttheysaddle,yourhonor”
”no,tihat”
”idontknoakingup
ndthatyouherthatyou
shotoff,orthatyoudthroaoaisethehorse.now,we
shalldo.”
”why,”
”justabigkofbread,yourhonoritoable
oing;andisaidtoself,ity
beusefulbefht,andsojustslippeditintothe.”
inaethebreadakenout,andtotwo
portions.
”i,ifiwereyou,”ralphsaid.
”itisnotbyanyansteforsupper,butauthfulinthe
ingfort.isupposethereisnoceof
gettinganythingforthehorse”
”trust,yourhonorohefirstthingsidid,he
firingful
ofhay;andtakeitoutandhideitawas
luierhavegota
handful,if.”
””
”uhatsahedge,sterralph.thehorsealwaysliesdown;
airedhebreaktherule,tonight;soillgive
hialfthehayforhissupperand,
therestbetandthehedge,androllselfupincloak
andhthecloak,andthehorse,andthehedge,andthe
hay,nottontionthesupperishallbe
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