etrievethefortuhedaythereireated,
sullenly,htheirfacestothefoe.
ralphbarclay,,hadshotthefirst
thhisrevolver;andhadthedownbya
tallgerndragoon,justatthentthathishorsefelldead,
shhthehead.ralphhadantaryvisionofgleang
hoofsabovehiandthenhereerednothiilheca
tohielf,hoursafterwards.
hisfirstsensationhatofintenseld.heendeavoredto
rise,butovehandorfoot.helayquietfora
feinutes;andthehereffort,butilar
ofsuess.thisti,hobswouldhave
ved,hadtheynotbeenfasteneddoe.
heno.ityielded
suddenlyand,otupartlyround,
soastofeelithathad.hefoundthathis
ofasttothe
ground.itrequiredansiderableeffortbeforeheuldget
altogetherfree,forheiffhtheld.puttinghissword
uptohishead,hefoundthathehadbeeheveryans
sochpaienseldhadfrozen
theblood,asitflooreeffectivelythanany
surgeonuldhavedone.
ralphafterrubbinghishandsandar,torestore
ulationnoainsoft,tosee
,
andalstveringhithepooranilhadfallenontoitsback;
orhadrolledover,afterhelattercase,itwas
fortunateindeed,forralph,thatithadnottakenanotherhalf
tu.haditdoneso,ittodeath.asitpartly
nfroheld,andalso
greatlydinishinghispleduponbycavalry
passingover.
ashortdistanceoff,ralphuldseepartieshlantes;and
oheeedapproag.farinhisrear,heuldhearan
oind,atohatthe
frenchhadbeeed,andhese
lights,therefore,stbeinthehandsofgerns.
thethoughtthatagernprisonarousedralphfrois
inaindthat,ashehadescaped
before,theybutlittleceof
esheadtofoot;
halffrozen,andfaintfroossofbloodthehopeofliberty
rousedhioneeeffort,hegotattheholster
ofhispistol;inrongbrandyander
inginfluehe
lightsedistanceoff;andralph,after
nsiderabletrouble,andaftercuttirapsened
ittothesaddle,sueedediingathisfuroverat.thishe
puton,piantrooperswhohad
fallennear,andtheedbattle
ground.
teer,heheardahorseshoofsuponthehardground.
heckedthepistolainedfasteohisbelt,when
hefellpulledforansoldierscap,andwalked
quietlyon.
”here”shoutedavoidtanofficersrodeup.
itoodark,noodistinguishfaces.
”karlziern,oftheseventhdragoons,”ralphsaid,ingern,
saluting.
”areyoudoinghere”
<;andihadbeen
tolookforhisbody.itehere,harged
thegrayzouaves.”
”butyintislesoff,”oheofficerssaid.”isaw
thenho.”
”idontknoyhead
laidopen,an
ihadseenshootster.iotherear,butthe
surgeonhadgoneon;andoppedofitselfand,wheni
reachedthehospital,thedoctorshatiaskedleave
togo,andseeifiuldfindster.”
”bulanoheofficersasked,asthey
tuedtorideoff.
”overinthatdireeofthe
searchers,hlaheyyou,atonce.”
”thanks,”theofficersaid,ridingoff;”goodluyoursearch.”
ralphhadnoticedattage,standingbyitselfattheedgeofa
elittledistancefrohebivouafthenightofthe
30thofnoveer;andhadstoppedforant,andaskedafew
questionsoftheanhere.shehadappeareda
kiedan,fullofhatredfortheinvader;andhadtwo
sonsinthebiles,arorth
threatened,andhere.forthisttageralph
deteroke,iheoto
takeshelterinthehouse;otherofindarefugeinthewood,
itself,toliehid
forafefearofaveryahbeing
defitives,atpresent,astheprussianshadonlydriven
backty;andhad,ralphbelieved,
plentyofeti.
itunateforralphthathehadstudiedthegroundso
eupontheroad,aarsh
hisdireandbearings.the
battlehadextendedovertheesralph
uldheargroans;andsasthiattered
roundshoade,orwherea
reginthadlainexposed,forhours,toanartilleryfire.
thedistancearkedoutfor
hielf.eightles,atleast,hethought;foritwasawaybehind
had,t.itwas,inralphs
stateoffeebleness,averylongjouey.overandain,he
hadtositdo.hedidheld,nohefur
at,andtheexertionofhisbodyinagloook
greatpains,hoself,soastokehielf
toohot;ashefearedthathisightbreakout,ifhedidso.
heheroad;anddaylight
breakingiedbyhunger,fatigue,andloss
ofbloodhecraothedoor,andknocked.
thereoventiituntilhehadknocked
thatavoiasked:
”here”
”aer,”ralphsaid.
therealk,inside.
”letin,friends,”hesaid,”forthereranceofyourboys
inparis.the
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