【】asasalord;and
itsaforttothinkthatthereethi,both
forthebasteandself,intheing.”
”.”
”goodnight,yourhonor.”
iftioyleslept,thereanyofhisradesthatdid,on
thatnight.thelde;andthoseould
obtainadefires,and.others
layontheground,andhuddledtogetherforth.othersdragged
theirfeetanyanddeephe
issariatter
iehroughoutthehegreatreasonsof
thentinuousbadfortuhefrench.
,heedbyavarietyofvoices.
theonlylightlaherooashalffullof
officers;sodozinginers,otherssittingrouable,
sking.
”hegeneral”
”hehasgotarooabouthalfthesizeofthis,fortheuseof
hielf,tee,andthechiefofthestaff.theyareing;and
ingallnight,iexpect.thesearetheonlytwo
roonotfullofhewholevillage.
”youhadanarrooday.wehavehadourshareof
ailletandporcetarebothkilled,andwehave
threeatall”
”no,”ralphsaid;”butiendouslyshaken,aiff
allover.iheafewhours
sleep.”
andsoehe1stofdeceer.
chapter19:dolast.
athalfpasteightooinghorsencadashing
in,ansinginforce.
stiffnyhalffrozen,andhalfstarvedite
relief,tothen,tohavesobreaktothenotonyofldand
huheybledunderarand,inafew
heartilleryuponbothsideswork.
”ifearyoupe
saidtoralphastheyuhenarehhunger;
disgustedattheis,intoa
battlehouthavinghadfoodfortyfourhours,andhno
prospecteverofitforayfour.besides,
tohavebeenreinforced.
”ourlioolong,ralph.thereisherdirenor
.”
foratithefreheirpositionthe
trendousartilleryfireaintaineduponthe
gradually,hoanspushedtheirheavyssesoftroops
forhefrenchreserveshadalreadybeenbroughtup.
severalofthebileregintsshowedsignsofwavering.general
zyrodebackhefrontoftheposition;
exposinghielfrecklessly,iogiveurageand
nfidenen.cigaraftercigarhesked,astranquilly
asifsittinginanarhair,ahundredlesathedinof
battle.atlast,afterexgihegeneralsof
brigade,hecalledralphp
uneloyeduptohi
”that
divisionnothavisstfall
batoholdhis
ground,ifpossible,foranotherhalfhour;byeishallhave
fallenbacktooingbutwilldraw
rathertht,soastokeepourionsnearer,andtoafford
hielp,ifnecessary.”
houtauedhishorse,andgallopedoffatfull
speed.aquarterofanhoursriding,andherodeuptogeneral
sos,angwere
thepapalzouaves,tokeacharge.
thisfinebodyofnthepapalzouavesacquired,andjustly
acquired,reglorythananyotherfrenchrpsthroughoutthe
agnifitly.inthefirst
fightatorleans,uponthis2ndofdeceer,andafterthe
battleoflens,thezouavesofcharettefoughththeurage
oflions.agreatnyofthenofgoodfaly.allwere
inspiredbytheardorandspiritoftheirwas
silarincuttothatofthefrenchzouaves;but
graylor,triedhalittleredbraid.
ralphrodeup,anddeliveredhisssage.
”iaoingtocarrythatposition,sir,”thegeneralsaid;”andin
thatcaseishallnothavetofallbackatall,andgeneralzy
ethro,soasnottobe
outflanked.ifyouinutes,youheresultof
thischarge.
”noen.”
sosayingherode,hhisstaff,infrontoftheline.
”foren”heshouted,drawinghissword.
ralphhadnaturallyfalleniaff,ando
seeandadrethedaringoftheproposedventh,if
suessful,hefortuheday.uponan
eneant,wereseveral
batteriesofartillery;supportedbyalargebodyofinfantry,who
exteohinabouthalfthedistahefrene
andtheiroerrificsoterrificthat
severalofthefresrefusedtoadvahersstarted;
buthereda,uhedeadlyfire,thatonlytwo
rpsbesidesthezouavesperseveredtotheend.
thezouavesadvaadouble,butuessasif
onparade.theydidnotfireashot,butdestraightatthe
prussianinfantry.astheyapproachedtheenesline,general
sonisandhisstafffelliof
bilesotheiointerferehthefire.
”fodandfranharetteshouted,asheledthecharge;and
theentresponded,asonen,”fodandfrance”
sofiercehisonslaughtthattheprussianinfantryrefusedto
faceit,andfellbackupontheirsupports.stillthezouaves
rushedon,andagaintheprussiansfellback;buttheassaultwas
grooreandrehopeless.thezouavesed,save
byafeeherregintsherear.the
shotandshello.anarwasin
front.
atlast,theyhalted.lonelhedoninfront,waving
hisshhisstaff,againrodefor
adness.
againthezouavesadvanofshellpouredupon
theandtheofgerncavalrysdoherewasa
haretteandhisofficersdisappeared,behehoofsof
thecavalry.generalsonisandhisstaffdoraw
beforethebutthezouavesstoodfirfiredavolleyintothe
andthenhavinglosteighthundredn,inthatdesperateattet
tor
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