egivenhibr>
up.heendedhisnotebysayingthathehadalreadyntionedhis
na,indispatches,andshouldnoakeafreshreport.
loeeorrathergeee,forhenondeda
brigade.oionofhisletter
ntainedbadiohattiadlostanarat
thebattleofthe8thdeceer,butthatheell.
thoseingdaysatdijon.theoryat
villersexel,follohefightiureof
ntbeliard;aheobstiestsnearbelfort,when
bourbakiinvainendeavoredtodrivebackthegerns,andto
relievethebesiegedtoentup,at
feverheat.
itfatedthatthehouttheboysseeing
serviorefor,upo,heavyfiringwasheardupon
thenorthofdijon.thebarclayshousehesouthof
thetohenorththegroundrisesinteep
hillsorratheroeephill,tsaboutale
apart.ohesesuitsiscalledtalant,theotherfontaine
lesdijon.behier,anduponevenhighergroundata
distailes,respectivelylaythevillagesof
daixandhauteville.
itoingthattheboysheardthe
faintboofaon.
”listen,papa,”percyshouted;”thereareon.theprussiansare
attagtheheights,oherside.”
captainbaraoutintothegarden,andlistenedforawhile
.theeakenuppositionsuponsoofthe
nurousheightssurrounding,aeries
attalant,fontainelesdijon,daix,andhauteville.thefrench
repliedvigorously;anditthattheyronger,in
artillery,thany.
”ifanaptainbarclaysaid,”thatitisnoattack.itis
rely,ithink,afireopeooupyourattention;inorder
thatabodyoftroopsypassalongtothenortho
falluponbourof
nationalguards.thereisnofearofanattack,atpresent;but
theysnodoubt.”
”hetohyou,papa.”
thefiringntiilfiveok,graduallydied
aairing.anhourlater,thegreaterportionof
thetroopsrktothetoy,theyreported,were
notover15,0hegaribaldiansand
bilizednationalguardsioo40,0.
thefrenhstrongerinartillery.
captainbarclayretuedhohtheboys.theysatuplate,
talkiheaffair,anditidnighthey
uptotheirroo.suddenly,theyartledbyafreshoutburst
offireupontheheights.inahehousehold
hegarden.
”itisanightattaaptainbarclaysaid;”andjudgingbythe
sound,theyarei.ihearsketry,aswellas
artillery.”
astheylisteearer.
”theyhavetakendaixandhauteville,”ralphsaid.”shallwe
do,papastayhere,quiet.itisourplaindutytogo
doourselvestogeneralpelissier.”
”ithinkyououghttodoso,”captainbarclayanswered,gravely.
theboyssforralphhadreplaced
theonehehadleftbehind,iagenearorleans.
”idonotthinkyouneedbeuneasy,lanie,”captainbarclaysaid
tohisisourdutytogo;butihardlythinkthatthey
havebeenreinforsuffitstrengthtoattackthe
town.”
theboysweresoondown.
”goodbye,goodbye,lly.dontbealardaboutus.wehave
nohorses,andtherebenoriskofourbeionany
perilousservice,tonight.”
tkisses,aherandsonshurriedaowards
thetown.
”theyhavetakenfontainelesdijon,”ralphsaid.”weshallsoon
seeiftheyarei.”
dijontheyfoundinutternfusion.untedorderliesgalloped
about.thetroopss.engineerswork,
elatingthehesidethreatenedh
attack.generalgaribalditinginhiscarriage,inreadiness
toveinanydire,instantly.generalpelissierwho
hebilizedguardsaff
officersandoutinutes.
theboysentered,andbrieflyreportedtheelvesforservice.they
hadalreadyreportedtheirpreseheplace,upontheir
arrival.
”thankyou,gentlen,”hesaid.”idonotthinkthatyoubeof
anyuse,justatpresent;butifthegerheattack,i
shallbegreatlyobliged.inthatcase,pleasedisuntthe
orderlies,andtaketheirhorses.”
thenightpassedoff,hoans,satisfiedh
theadvantage,reihepositionstheyhadtaken;andthe
frenbackagain,intheing.
atdaybreak,thetroopsbegantopouroutfrohetohe
encedhgreaterfuryonbothsides.the
orderlies,inobedieogeneralpelissiersaveup
theirhorsestothebarclays;hthegenerals
staff.theprussianshadevidentlybeenreinforced,inthenight;
butthefrehelessgainedground,gradually.afterseveral
hoursheavyobilisesotakethe
positionoffontainelesdijon,hthebayo.three
zouavesobepresenttooktheirplacesatthehead
oftheluand,atthedouble,theyidsta
storfshotahegernsdidnotatheassault,but
fellbackupondaix.
thespiritofthebilisesillledbythethree
zouaves,theydashedforancehereinate;
butthegernshgreatloss.thepursuers
gavetheorest;but
outofhautevilleatthebayospoint,thushe
positionslostinthenight.thebarclayshadlittletod
theaffairas,aftertheordershadoncebeehespiritof
thetroopscarriedthenovereverything.thelossuponboth
sidesong
theprisoakenbythefrench.
thefightover,theboysretuedhoforafeheir
fatherhadeinhalfanhourbeforethe
theiued,atdaybreak,todijon.the
prussianshadreents,inthenight;
andhadexeebythelangres
road,nearlyduenorthofthecity.theylefttheroadandtookup
theirpositionuponaplateau,hevillageofpouilly,about
threelesfroijon.thefrenchpositionsile
heto
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